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Manchester (England)

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    R.I.P. Robin Gibb, 12/22/49 - 5/20/12

    Robin Gibb's musical genius stood out in a crowded field of competitors. It was about taking existing musical ingredients and creating a sound that was entirely new. Gibb, the Bee Gees co-founder who lost his long battle with cancer on Sunday at the age of 62, had a key role in defining the music, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    The Smiths' Louder Than Bombs turns 25 years old today

    Tony Wilson (the Andy Warhol of Manchester, England) once made the hackneyed statement "Morrissey is a woman trapped in a man's body," to which the dandified frontman of the Smiths eventually replied, "Tony Wilson is a man trapped in a pig's body." The two were friends and icons of the Manchester mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Tenacious D at Red Rocks July 26. Tickets on sale this Friday, March 30 at 10 a.m.

    Tenacious D at Red Rocks on Thursday, July 26. This is not opinion. This is fact. The dudes are back and touring in support of Rize of the Fenix, their new album and purportedly the greatest album of all time. This, apparently, is not opinion either, but rather fact. The tour kicks off on May 23 in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Odd Future at Fox Theatre in Boulder on 3/11

    Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All has announced its upcoming North American tour dates. The act is returning to the scene of the crime, as it were, on Sunday, March 11, to the Fox Theatre in Boulder, which as you might remember, was the first place the act played in Colorado last fall. The Fox appe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Plastic army men struggle with PTSD in British artists' ode to Colorado Springs soldiers

    ​We've all seen those molded green plastic soldiers; they're a staple of every kid's childhood and, thanks to the Toy Story series, heroes of the big screen. But we've never seen plastic soldiers like this -- begging for money, assaulting women, placing a rifle under their chin. It's the arr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Ten best divorce songs for Tiger Woods, or anyone else headed for Splitsville

    Turn up the Tammy​Our long national nightmare is over. On Monday, the divorce between Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren was made official. While Tiger will likely continue to pull strange ass on the road and Nordegren will likely get a dumptruck-load of cash, we're going to suggest these songs to the ... More >>

  • Music

    June 24, 2010

    King for a Day

    The Light is On and Shining Brightly for the Masses
    Metaphor

  • Film

    October 9, 2008

    Body of Lies, Ridley Scott's latest, is the post-9/11 tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve

    The Light is On and Shining Brightly for the Masses
    Metaphor

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2008

    Live Review: James at the Ogden

    The Light is On and Shining Brightly for the Masses
    Metaphor

  • Music

    September 7, 2006

    King for a Day

    Exchange Tavern

  • Music

    May 25, 2006

    The Fall

    Friday, May 26, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    New World Order

    Peter Hook has found a new way to move the masses -- as a DJ.

  • Music

    June 2, 2005

    Scratching the Surface

    Andy Rourke

  • Film

    March 17, 2005

    Finder's Fee

    In Millions, a little boy finds cash, and faith, in a duffel bag.

  • Music

    June 3, 2004

    Smith and Lessons

    Two decades later, Morrissey is still influencing a ton of bands that sound nothing like him.

  • Music

    February 21, 2002

    Carl Cox

    Carl Cox Global (FFRR/Strictly Rhythm)

  • Culture

    May 10, 2001

    In the Name of Science

    An Experiment With an Air Pump proves thought-provoking, if a little slow.

  • Dining

    February 15, 2001

    Life in the Slow Lane

    The Slow Food movement spreads its message, one bite at a time.

  • Music

    November 4, 1999

    Cocked and Loaded

    British punk pioneers the Buzzcocks invade America -- again.

  • Music

    February 8, 1995

    THEY BELIEVE THE HYPE

    THE MEMBERS OF OASIS GRACIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.

  • Music

    September 28, 1994

    CRITIC'S CHOICE

    THE MEMBERS OF OASIS GRACIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.

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