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Star Trek Into Darkness is basically Paradise Lost in Space

Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers is a trip!

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Girls Gone Godard

Beer calendar: Star Bar runs the Avery gauntlet and Dry Dock takes it in the can

Several Denver breweries and restaurants will serve as mini art galleries between now and February 10, displaying the work of more than twenty artists who use recycled skis and snowboards as their canvases. The displays are part of Art of Winter, "a snow-inspired exhibition featuring Colorado artist ... More >>

The five best concerts in Denver this week

Another week, another swell roster of music in the Mile High City. From the bacchanalian throwback debauchery of the Darkness, who will be invading the Summit Music Hall, to the lyrical thriftiness of Macklemore, who is set to headline Icelantic's second annual edition of Winter on the Rocks, there ... More >>

Ellie Goulding on how she'd be a personal trainer if she wasn't making music anymore

For almost three years now, Ellie Goulding has been steadily taking over the airwaves. Whether it be vocal features on the hottest new EDM tracks, dominating on her own with singles from one of her two platinum albums or appearing on remixed tracks from the world's biggest producers, the Brit-pop st ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival Thursday must-see: Brit Withey on Starlet

Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Here, he shares his Thursday pick, Starlet.

Starz Denver Film Festival Wednesday must-see: Brit Withey on The Revisionaries

Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Here, he shares his pick for Wednesday, The Revisionaries.

Starz Denver Film Festival Tuesday must-see: Brit Withey on Teddy Bear

Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Here, he shares his Tuesday pick, Teddy Bear. See also: - Pho ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival's Monday must-see: Brit Withey on Somebody Up There Likes Me

Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Here, he shares his takes on Monday's Somebody Up There Likes Me ... More >>

Crossing Color Lines

The ten best concerts this week: October 15-19

Hope you got good and rested this past weekend, because you're going to need to tap into your energy reserves for the insane amount shows going down this week. We have all of them listed in our concert calendar, of course, if you'd like to get the full view. Otherwise, below, we've narrowed it down ... More >>

Threesomes at the Toronto Film Festival: Critic Karina Longworth weighs in

Editor's note: Village Voice media film critic Karina Longworth is currently at the Toronto Film Festival, from where she'll be writing regular blog posts. This is her first in the series. This is a blog post about two movies that were screened for the press within the first 24 hours of the Toronto ... More >>

The British Bulldog finds strength in its Brit staples and brawny beers

Slide show: Inside the British Bulldog

Photos: Inside the British Bulldog, this week's food review

In this week's food review, we dished on the British Bulldog, the Pakistani-Brit hybrid located in a building on Stout Street with a considerable history of its own. Cafe writer Jenn Wohletz trekked down to the Union Jack-wrapped restaurant and tried bangers, mash, curry, fried pickles and aloo gosh ... More >>

The British Bulldog: A Pakistani/bangers and mash mashup

A century ago, the building that now houses the British Bulldog was a popular boxing club called the Punch Bowl. When the place was transformed into a beer-and-burger joint, it kept that name -- and a loyal clientele of cops, lawyers and other downtown denizens -- for decades. But during the 1990s, ... More >>

Barracho beans on toast for breakfast, lunch or dinner on Meatless Monday

No one's saying you have to go meatless just because it's Monday -- but as incentive to join the growing movement, every week we're offering an animal-free recipe. This recipes blends two cuisine styles for the best of both worlds: We're taking the English tradition of eating baked beans on toast a ... More >>

Lipgloss moves from La Rumba to Beauty Bar

Lipgloss is changing locations. After an award-winning, eight-year run at La Rumba, one of Denver's longest-running dance nights is on the move from the Golden Triangle to Capitol Hill, where it will land at Beauty Bar.This Friday, June 1, will be your last chance to experience Lipgloss as you've kn ... More >>

Idol recap: The Top 5 take on '60s and Brit Pop; Skylar Laine and Hollie Cavanagh shine

Last night's episode of Idol saw the top five performing '60s hits and Brit pop. For some, it was a swing and a miss; for others -- hot damn! Hollie Cavanagh had an energy on last night's show that leads the pack this week. She's no Tina Turner , but "River Deep Mountain High" may have been ... More >>

Is One Direction ready for Saturday Night Live? More than Lana Del Rey, but less than Karmin

With a slew of odd choices for musical guests lately, it's not much of a surprise that Saturday Night Live has booked boy-band explosion One Direction to perform on Saturday, April 7. At this point, it's not a question of why -- as the group of male Brit heartthrobs is like a Justin Bieber five-pack ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, March 23-25, 2012

Spring is finally here, and that means that more people are touring this way, more patios are opening, and there are plenty more ways to get out and have fun. But just because you'll be going out more doesn't mean you have to part with your hard-earned cash. From '80s-themed burlesque to punk-art sh ... More >>

Review: Los Campesinos! at the Bluebird Theater, 1/31/12

LOS CAMPESINOS! @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 1/31/12 Los Campesinos! is a band weathered by fine lines. By attending one of the Welsh septet's shows, you are, whether you know it or not, crossing one of your own in the sand. You are saying that you prefer precociousness to pretense, that you listen to blun ... More >>

Readers: Gabor's is closing? Noooooooooooooo!!!

The news broke yesterday that Gabor's, the beloved joint on East Thirteenth, will close a few months from now to make way for the Marion Street Tavern, a new bar by Sam Roots, who owns the Providence Tavern in Edgewater. "I don't want to give too much away right now," Roots told Lori Midson, "but I ... More >>

Backbeat and Radiohead make it on CNN -- for all the wrong reasons

Some things, guys, are just too good to be true. Backbeat discovered the perfect example of this fact this morning when, while watching TV, we saw the blog on CNN and wondered what the hell was going on. The story behind that story involves Radiohead, a bakery, the major media outlet, the Internet a ... More >>

We Bought a Zoo isn't for cynics; it's a sweet, affable kids' movie

Merry Christmas from Radiohead: Lost track potentially called "Putting Ketchup in the Fridge" resurfaces online

Hold onto your hats!​Whichever one of you asked for a new Radiohead song for Christmas, thank you. To be honest, you should have been a bit more specific, but we at Backbeat are counting our blessings regardless. According to the epic Brit rockers' obsessive fansite, Atease.com, the long-lost ... More >>

Shag reunion set for December 23 at Beauty Bar

Shag reunion on 12/23 at Beauty Bar​Here's a nice little Christmas present. Remember Shag (the club night, not the bar)? It's returning for one night (two, if you count shhh-ag -- more on that in a minute) at Beauty Bar on Friday, December 23. In the mid '90s before Lipgloss, there was Quid, o ... More >>

Readers: The naked truth on Padma, Nigella, Nadia -- anyone but Mario Batali!

Padma should show off the family jewels.​Inspired by the nakey pictures of Anthony Bourdain that have surfaced on the web, last week we served up the "Five celebrity chefs we'd love to see naked," starting with Rachel Ray and ending with...Mario Batali? Why not? Batali had already exposed his ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival must-see pick for Thursday, November 10: You've Been Trumped

Video below.​Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Here, he shares his choice for tonight: You'v ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Fest must-see pick for Nov. 8: "Close Encounters of the Animated Kind"

Video below.​Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Here, he shares his choice for tonight: "Clos ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival 2011 must-see pick for Monday, November 7: Tyrannosaur

Video below.​Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Here, he shares his choice for tonight: Tyran ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival: Artistic director Brit Withey previews opening night's Like Crazy

Trailer below.​Again this year, Starz Denver Film Festival artistic director Brit Withey is offering his must-see picks for each day of the fest -- including many flicks that movie lovers might otherwise miss amid the flood of silver-screen goodies. Today, he shares his take on the fest's ope ... More >>

Elway, Krayzie Bone, Aesop Rock & Kimya Dawson and more on tap this weekend

​Taking its name from a Colorado pop culture behemoth like John Elway could be a blessing or a curse for a band. But Elway, making an appearance tonight at the Hi-Dive with Michael Dean Damron, St. Fall Apart and The Holy Mess, gets the joke, and fans do too. Besides, a name is just a name, an ... More >>

Tyler Jacobson unveils Casual, a new Brit pop dance night at the Meadowlark, August 20

Todd Roeth​Tyler Jacobson can't stay away from the turntables for too long. The local DJ and tastemaker has been keeping busy since his 2009 departure from Lipgloss (a night he co-created) with his semi-regular throwback night, Mile High Soul Club. But on Saturday, August 20, at the Meadowlark ... More >>

The MCA trumps logistics to present an intriguing group exhibit

Pints Pub has the largest selection of single-malt Scotch in Denver

Over the weekend: Rockin' the British Car Boot Sale

​In the beginning, there was the Ballpark Market, a singular urban flea with a European ambiance. And not long after that, sisters Kim Dahlquist and Stacey Johnson begat A Paris Flea Market in downtown Littleton, bringing a similar concept to the the southwest 'burbs. And then, and then, and t ... More >>

Hearsay bits: Lipgloss turns ten, Royal Talons formed from the Skeleton of God and Joe Thunder prepares Lazy Sundayz 5

Aaron ThackerayMiike Snow at Lipgloss April 2010​ Once upon a time about a decade ago at 60 South -- in the space now occupied by the almighty 3 Kings Tavern -- a trio of DJs got together and launched a night that happened one Monday a month and was devoted solely to playing their favorite so ... More >>

Lady Gaga's tour chaperoned by Ma'ga: Other acts who could use the watchful eye of mom

​In case you haven't heard, Mama Gaga is going on tour with Lady in hopes of preventing her from going on the "drinking diet." Apparently, Ma'ga, concerned about her egg-dwelling offspring, demanded she accompany her daughter on tour. We love the idea. Frankly, we think more parents should tak ... More >>

A Brit as Superman? It could be a little karmic retribution

This is Constantine. John Constantine. Asshole. ​Superman, the ideal representation of truth, justice and the American way, is now being portrayed by Henry Cavill, a Brit. While I don't think it's xenophobic to have a problem with that, I do think that if it's a punishment, it's one we deserve ... More >>

Britney's "Hold It Against Me" -- currently number one on iTunes -- is all right, we guess

​Unless you've been sleeping on your gay friends' Facebook status updates, Britney's back. Again. Her new single "Hold It Against Me," was exposed last week with substitute diva Bonnie McKee's vocals acting as a placeholder, but yesterday, a glossy, radio-ready version (complete with Britney's ... More >>

Moovers and Shakers: Our favorite Denver music releases of 2010

10 things to do for $10 in Denver this Christmas 2010

3 Kings Tavern, Christmas night.​Just because it's Christmas this weekend doesn't mean there aren't plenty of activities to take part in on the cheap. Whether you're looking for something to do on Christmas day or if you're interested in getting away from the family this weekend, we've got you ... More >>

ZOMG keeps rolling at Milk Bar on Thanksgiving

​If you're looking for a handy way to snap out of your tryptophan-induced coma tomorrow evening, Tim Alexander, aka DJ Tower, will be holding down his regular slot at Milk Bar for ZOMG Thursday. Tower has been running the weekly electro-heavy event for the better part of a year, bringing the l ... More >>

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Four books, three films, and one very rotten Yorkshire in Red Riding trilogy

Paris Wine Bar has added music — but stamped out smoking

Brit's Picks for the Starz Denver Film Festival: Movies with Colorado connections

Joan Soriano is "The Duke of the Bachata."​Editor's note: This year's Starz Denver Film Festival, November 12-22, features more than 200 films. To help navigate this cinematic abundance of riches, we asked fest artistic director Brit Withey to highlight some worthy selections off the beaten sc ... More >>

Boulder Blahs

The Kitchen puts the flat in the Flatirons.