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The 50 worst rock/pop lyrics: The Complete list

Well, here we are, at the end of the road of lyrical idiocy. As our countdown to crappiness finally culminates, we've trained our eye on some of the greatest lyricists in rock, who during select moments, greatly disappointed us with their valueless verse. These lyrics are all bad on their own terms, ... More >>

The 50 worst rock/pop lyrics of all time: 30-21

Just when you think the suck factor has been turned all the way up, here comes another batch of songs to push the needle further in the red. Today as the countdown of total crappiness continues, we've got tunes by Kid Rock, Nickleback, Michael Jackson, Sublime and more. Keep reading to see which son ... More >>

Photos: Denver Now showcases Mile High businesses -- as of 1982

Back in 1982, the Mile High City-set series Dynasty was the most popular show on TV, but only establishing shots were regularly filmed here. So what was Denver really like back then? We stumbled upon a regular time-machine of a book that shows us: Denver Now, described as "Denver's Business Showcase ... More >>

Falcon "Balloon Boy" Heene and his brothers are flying high in a heavy-metal band

See also: Richard Heene, Balloon Boy's dad, invents crazy stuff, makes crazier infomercials

Top ten things non-sports fans need to know about Peyton Manning

Editor's note: With Peyton Manning's regular-season debut for the Broncos set for Sunday, we offer this (hilarious) (and helpful!) Peyton primer by Melanie Asmar that first appeared last March. Hello, Denver sports noobs. Perhaps you've heard of a new man-about-town named Peyton Manning. No, no -- ... More >>

Peyton Manning: Top Ten things non-sports fans should know about him

Hello, Denver sports noobs. Perhaps you've heard of a new man-about-town named Peyton Manning. No, no -- he's not the guy who won Project Runway All Stars. He's a football player. A quarterback. In other words, Peyton Manning is the new Tim Tebow. Except less overtly Christian and better at doing t ... More >>

R.I.P. Davy Jones of the Monkees

The Monkees started as an experiment in pop music and television, a musical outfit whose image was precisely controlled and whose music drew freely on formula. Davy Jones played a big role in the look, feel and sound of the 1960s musical act whose Saturday morning television would refine the marriag ... More >>

Artopia through the eyes and ears of a virgin

Aaron ThackerayYonnas Abraham of BLKHRTS at Artopia 2012. Looking over the schedule for Artopia, it quickly becomes clear that it is impossible to see everything. Choices must be made and none of them are easy. To wait until the end of the set; or make sure that you catch the beginning of the next ... More >>

Could Katy Perry be as "Bad" as Michael Jackson? It's certainly looking that way

Perry's "Friday Night" is the next "Dirty Diana"?​"Katy Perry breaks another record" -- how many times have we heard that this summer? Not enough, apparently. Perry, whose last two singles, "E.T." and "Firework" have both been certified 4x-platinum, may claim yet another chart record title wit ... More >>

Nick Jonas kids' talent search headed to Denver

A Flickr photo.Nick Jonas.​Miley Cyrus's opinion aside, is there anything more wholesome than Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers -- the Disney Channel success story turned legit boy band -- and Quaker Oats? We think not. And now, Nick Jonas has scheduled a trip to Denver to find a childhood sup ... More >>

Balloon Boy's band needs a name -- allow us to, uh, float a few suggestions

​The Heene family is still doing its best to extend its fifteen minutes as long as possible. The latest effort: A new boy-band featuring all three kids. It's not the first time balloon boy and his brothers have ventured into the world of pop music. Who can forget "Not Pussified"? Yeah, didn't ... More >>

Top Chef All-Stars, second course: Is Jen a dinosaur?

Jennifer Carroll is going, going, gone.​Jennifer Carroll's meltdown when she got eliminated from last night's episode of Top Chef All-Stars was spectacular. She was graceless, almost out of control, so angry she clearly didn't know whether to laugh, cry or hit someone. She'd done a lot of brag ... More >>

Mac Lethal on Justin Bieber, outlandish egos and his Black Clover gang

​ Mac Lethal has been reppin' the Midwest for the past twelve years, ever since he started entering battle raps in high school. Quickly acquiring a reputation as a fearless competitor, he earned a spot at the 2001 Scribble Jam and took second place, which catapulted his career in a new direct ... More >>

Yo Gabba Gabba! co-creator Christian Jacobs on making kids TV fun for everyone

The beating heart of Yo Gabba Gabba!: Scott Schultz (clockwise from left) DJ Lance Rock and Christian Jacobs​As co-creator of the children's television show Yo Gabba Gabba!, Christian Jacobs has a simple agenda: Create entertainment that engages both parents and their kids through really aweso ... More >>

Jonas Brothers cancel Denver show

​While Jonas Brothers released a new world tour schedule today that includes additional shows in Latin American and Europe, the band also removed a number of American dates from the current routing, including including their September 11 show at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre. "The Jonas Brothers ... More >>

Andrew Romanoff: "A great deal of misinformation was filling the void"

Andrew Romanoff feels he's getting attention for the wrong things.​Andrew Romanoff's confirmation that the White House floated three jobs past him after he announced his intention to challenge Senator Michael Bennet in the 2010 Democratic primary isn't his favorite subject, and he admits that ... More >>

American Idol: Lilly Scott discusses her Idol experience

​ Lilly Scott isn't going to be the next American Idol. Not tonight. Not ever. And that's baffling. She should be. In spite of her undeniable talent, though, she wasn't even chosen to be among the final dozen contestants. Early on, before she was even cut, there was no shortage of folks (ours ... More >>

Vampire Weekend, Alice in Chains, Jonas Brothers shows announced

​After selling out the Ogden Theatre in March, Vampire Weekend returns to the area for more spacious digs at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Friday, September 3 with Beach House and Dum Dum Girls opening. General admission tickets ($39.50) go on sale Friday, May 21 at noon.

This Justin Bieber thing is out of control, as proven by the Free Scooter movement

Before we get into the whole Free Scooter thing, which is mind-blowing on a couple levels and takes a little explaining, let's take a second to think about Justin Bieber, who is probably a stranger pop star than Lady Gaga. Above is a video of Beiber performing his hit "Baby" on, of all places, The ... More >>

Eight acts we'd pay to not release a new record

The music industry has fallen upon hard times, and hard times call for innovation. Now, we don't know enough about the licensing difficulties behind streaming music, or the revenue share of digital downloads or any of that to suggest a business model based on how people want to listen to music these ... More >>

We Are the World 25/2010 performers pull off impressive performance

All right, so we were admittedly skeptical of how this whole "We Are the World" remake was going to turn out with the seemingly random cast of characters organizers assembled. When we first glimpsed the initial list of those present the night of the recording, there were some head scratchers in the ... More >>

We Are the World 2010: List of performers seems a little underwhelming -- the idea is to get people to buy the song, right?

Our friends over at CNN just posted a partial list of performers appearing on the "We Are the World" remake. From the looks of it, we put more thought into this whole thing than the organizers did. Okay, sure, there were a handful of bona fied stars that took part -- and we're assuming they've be ... More >>

This Just In: Nick Jonas cancels show tonight at Paramount Theatre

​Brace yourself: We just learned that Nick Jonas -- he of the Jonas Brothers fame -- has canceled his show this evening at the Paramount. Jonas is reportedly under the weather. If you purchased tix through TicketHorse on your credit card, you can sit tight. An automatic refund is headed your w ... More >>

The Weekend Showdown: Do the Snake Rattle Rattle Snake

We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we've decided to run down three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us -- and the rest of the world -- what we missed in the comments. ​ This week, we're a ... More >>

Our top draft picks for Tony Romo's new girlfriend

Tony Romo.​Your 3-0 Broncos face their biggest test this Sunday, when they take on the Dallas Cowboys and Tony Romo, a talented but erratic QB who's prone to distractions, as demonstrated by his high-profile relationship with buxom, brain-challenged Jessica Simpson. Unfortunately, Romo has bro ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 26 edition

Photo by Aaron ThackerayBy the time you get to see Phoenix.... So far today, all of America's remaining pop-culture icons seem to be hanging in there.... Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night's Show: Phoenix at The Bluebird. • Polytoxic drummer Chadzilla hitches a ride with Slim Cessna's Auto ... More >>

Tori Amos, Blues Traveler, Pretenders shows announced

As previously reported, Tori Amos will stop at the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, July 21, in support of her new album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin, which was released last week. Blues Traveler, who's made an annual tradition of playing Red Rocks on July 4, returns again this year. Tickets for both s ... More >>

Altared States

A new production features the world’s top Christian boy band.

Lady Antebellum

Friday, April 24, Grizzly Rose, 303-830-8497.

Jonas Brothers, Offspring, 311 shows announced

The Jonas Brothers will stop at the Pepsi Center on Wednesday, June 24 as part of the trio's 44-city North American leg of its world tour. The Offspring, Alkaline Trio, the Vandals, Street Dogs and Frontside Five, meanwhile, hit Red Rocks on Thursday, May 28 as part of Punk Rocks 2009, while 311 and ... More >>

Denver Blogs: The story behind the unfortunately named Jonas Bros. building

Photo from Buckfifty.orgOMG! The Jonas Brothers! Our daily slog through the blogosphere. Send tips. Wait, what? Some politicians have interests other than their constituents? Say it ain't so! (Face the State) Expect a little touch-up work for some Denver hotels. (5280) The Jonas Brothers are in ... More >>

Denver named the fifth-manliest U.S. city by the guys who make cheese-filled pretzels

This man hails from either Denver, Nashville, or the Hunk-O-Mania Striptease group. Denver's abundance of sports teams, love of tools, and shunning of minivans and window treatments rank it among the country's five manliest cities, according to a study released this week by the makers of cheese-fi ... More >>

What's So Funny weighs in on this year's Grammy nominations

What's So Funny is back in Westword. You're welcome.

The idea of Shaquille O'Neal as a Nugget becomes an inaugural-concert laugh line

During last night's Kids' Inaugural concert, a Michelle Obama-hosted bash for military families and Washington, D.C.-area children that was nationally broadcast on the Disney Channel, performers such as Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers shared spotlight time with an extended video package shot in ... More >>

Beyond Playlist presents Xmas-rated, part four: Variety Packs

This year, we've wrapped our roundup of holiday albums a bit differently. Instead of delivering it to you in one big lump (like coal), we're parceling out the reviews online, with a blog each weekday through December 24 devoted to recordings in a different category. Part four features "Variety Pac ... More >>

Despite Rainn Wilson, The Rocker is more childish pop than hard-core funny

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Rearview: The Week in Review (8/9/08-8/15/08)

Going My Way

Meet us on Alameda, where cultures collide. In a good way.

Raising the Bar

The Shelter gets a makeover.

The Sugar Pop of the Jonas Brothers

Hannah Montana’s homeboys meet the press.

Q&A With the Jonas Brothers

Miley Cyrus

Thursday, October 25, Pepsi Center, 303-830-8497.

Miley Cyrus

Shelter

Behold the Renaissance

The Beatdown

It’s a jungle out there when you’re trying to open up a new club.

Fur Real

Meet taxidermy's hair Jordan, the man who brings dead animals to life.

Off Limits

Stuffed and mounted