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Happy 75th birthday, Superman!: Remembering Man of Steel's trip to Boulder

Exactly 75 years ago today, the first Superman comic was published -- and to mark the occasion, the City of Cleveland, where Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created the Man of Steel, is officially designating April 18 as "Superman Day." We don't know of similar festivities planned in Boulder, but perh ... More >>

Photos: Here's why Boulder is the least obese American city for third year in a row

Do you think people in Boulder get tired of having the city ranked the best this or the top that? If so, they must be relieved to discover that Boulder finished second in a list of the most-content cities -- although that reaction may only make them feel more satisfied, risking a possible number-on ... More >>

Morrissey cancels Denver date along with the rest of the dates on his North American tour

Welp, it's a wrap. No Morrissey, Denver. That's the word. Whoever said they were just waiting for the word "postponed" to follow word of the new date to make up for his twice previously postponed Denver dates, you should start buying lottery tickets or something. Well, except that the date hasn't be ... More >>

Morrissey's new Denver date is April 26

It's all Morrissey all the time on Backbeat apparently. In what can only be explained as the universe being charter member of the Cult of Moz (or just seriously coincidental timing), we've just received word that the one and only Steven Patrick Morrissey has rescheduled his upcoming Denver date. Pos ... More >>

Todd Snider on how he thinks of acoustic guitars and mandolins when he thinks of Colorado

It's not that tough to get Todd Snider to tell a story. The folksinger/guitarist is all about the power of a good narrative, and it's no wonder considering his influences. Even before issuing his 1994 debut album, Songs for the Daily Planet, Snider followed the path of legendary folkies like Ramblin ... More >>

New Morrissey Denver date: Moz now due at the Temple Buell Theatre on Thursday, February 21

Here's some news that ought to brighten your day -- assuming of course that you're suffering from a case of the Mondays like the rest of us and it needs brightening: A new date has been announced for Morrissey, whose previous date at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the beginning of November was po ... More >>

The Denver Roller Dolls finish second in the West Region Playoffs

The Denver Roller Dolls' Mile High Club destroyed the Sacred City Derby Girls 339-86 in quarterfinals and edged out tournament hosts, B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls, on their way to finals at the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's West Region playoffs over the weekend in Richmond, California. They also ... More >>

Growing numbers of veterans are becoming addicted to gambling

Where's the military when the chips are down?

Mike Peshek, exec chef of Lou's Food Bar, muses on social-review sites, roadkill and customers who toss out skewering threats

Mike Peshek Lou's Food Bar 1851 West 38th Avenue 303-458-0336 www.lousfoodbar "See the spaghetti and meatballs?" asks Mike Peshek, pointing to a vat of fat orbs glossed with an herby tomato sauce. "That's one of our favorite dishes -- and one of our most popular staff meals." A dishwasher, who's ju ... More >>

Ian Cooke uninjured in van wreck near Sterling, Colorado at the start of a short Midwest tour

Bigger picture below​Ian Cooke's gotta be breathing a sight of relief today. Yesterday morning, the lauded local songwriter, who was driving by himself, was involved in an accident in which his van flipped. Somehow he escaped injury. According to Ian O'Dougherty, his longtime friend and manage ... More >>

Boulder is America's happiest city, Colorado 5th happiest state, says Gallup Well-Being survey

More pics below.​The Daily Beast recently dubbed Denver America's angriest city -- but there's a lot of happiness nearby. Last year, Boulder was dubbed the happiest U.S. city in a Gallup Well-Being Index survey, and the community has repeated the feat. But that's not all. Look below to see oth ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, a show at the Paramount Theatre featuring Puscifer was announced, along with a Kulwicki Twins Foundation benefit at the Bluebird Theater in January being headlined by Mudhoney and The Fluid. On local radio specialty ... More >>

Summer's Ending: 8 Great Weekend Roadtrips You Need to Take Now

National Park Service​It's the first week of August, so it's likely that many of you are experiencing Endofsummeritis. You may think there's nothing you can do but watch the slow creep to winter, and before you know it, you will be shoveling your car out of six feet of snow while icicle tears form ... More >>

James Valentine of Maroon 5 on being a broke musician and finally achieving success

Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine​Since releasing Songs About Jane, its breakthrough album in 2002, Maroon 5 (due tonight at Red Rocks with Train and Gavin Degraw) has earned four Grammy Awards, been nominated for five more, toured the world and made young girls (and probably boys) fall in lo ... More >>

Denver's ProJect Aspect wins Waka DJ Classic

Photo: Britt Chester​ProJect Aspect and friends made the trek to Lincoln, Nebraska last night for the Waka DJ Classic. The difference between Aspect and everyone else who entered is that he left with two artists passes to Wakarusa -- and the opportunity to play an hour-and-fifteen-minute set a ... More >>

Kyle Kvasnicka, Concordia volleyball coach, busted for Internet child luring in Colorado

Big pics below.​Kyle Kvasnicka, thirty, served four years as an assistant for the Concordia University Irvine volleyball squad before working his way up to head coach. In his second year at the helm, he was ready to put his own mark on the program. But now, the school has stripped him from its ... More >>

Superman nearly strips Boulder naked after Flash turns town into ancient Krypton (PICS)

Pics below.​Boulder's played host to plenty of ordinary celebrities over the years: Take James Franco's recent Boulder International Film Festival appearance and introduction by 127 Hours inspiration Aron Ralston. But that's nothing compared to a super-celebrity -- and there's no celeb more su ... More >>

Kyle Dyas: Memorial service set for KUNC music director who took his own life

Kyle Dyas.​Update: A memorial service for Kyle Dyas, music director for KUNC, who took his own life earlier this month, has now been scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, March 18, at the First United Methodist Church in Fort Collins; click here for more information. The event is dubbed "a celebration ... More >>

Social networking: Denver ranked 3rd in U.S. by Men's Health (eat our hashtags, Portland!)

​Congratulations, Denver: You have officially been swallowed up whole by the Matrix. Men's Health recently came out with its list of the country's most socially networked cities, and Denver, of all places, came in third. Do we get a prize for this? Like a new FarmVille animal or something?

Ears are good eating: Coppers called for felony choppers

You can eat this ear.​In Lincoln, Nebraska, there are numerous homegrown items to sink your teeth into, including steak, pork and corn. Anna Godfrey has now put another item on the menu: human ears. According to this report, Lincoln's finest were called to a local hospital after receiving a ... More >>

Havok's bus breaks down in midst of tour

Local thash metal titans Havok, who's in the midst of an extensive cross country tour in support of its Candlelight Records debut, Burn, had to cancel its show in Minneapolis last night due to engine problems the band experienced with its bus after a show in Lincoln, Nebraska this past Saturday ni ... More >>

Did the spontaneity-free climate-change rally in Greeley have a Mr. Burns touch?

As we pointed out yesterday, a climate-change rally in Greeley on Wednesday didn't exactly qualify as a grassroots uprising, given the participation of EnergyCitizens.org, an affiliate of the American Petroleum Institute, which opposes legislation to cap greenhouse gases recently passed by the U.S. ... More >>

Members of Savage Henry involved in bus crash in Missouri

Photo: KMBC-TV, Kansas CityYesterday afternoon, the members of Savage Henry and Chris Blochinger from Potcheen Folk Band were involved in a bus accident in Lee Summit, Missouri. According to Samantha Hanson, Savage Henry's booking agent and former manager, the band, who was in between dates on a six ... More >>

Yes Man

Saved By The Bra

Thongs for the Memories

Letters to the Editor

From the week of September 22, 2005

The Beatdown

Corruption's new CD displays metal moxie of the best kind.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 12, 2003

From China, With Love

One man’s autobiographical journey from China to America carves a new reality.

Reality Bites

The CVA's two-part exhibit is a divine look at the human form.

Trickle-Down Economics

Out on the plains, water is Colorado's most liquid asset.

Deep in the Woods

The new Foothills show is a chip off the old block.

Hearts and Plowers

Singles in Agriculture helps farmers make hay while the sun shines.

A Crying Shame

First-time director Kimberly Peirce distinguishes herself and her real-life subject with Boys Don't Cry.

Waiting Room

Colorado’s nurses are sick of a system that ruins careers over minor complaints.

Filling the Cup

The Wheel Thing

Slay It With a Smile

Paul Cameron's mission to stop homosexuality is hard to swallow

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