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MGK on his time in Denver and how his live performance is the best hip-hop has ever seen

Machine Gun Kelly (named after the infamous early 20th Century gangster) is well-known for his rapid-fire delivery, rabid fan base, "Wild Boy" persona and crazy antics (during a performance for a Microsoft Store, he was stomping across tables, destroying several computers before getting shut down by ... More >>

On the front lines of the costliest battle in the high-tech world

Zombies! The Asylum and 13th Floor dare you to nut up or shut up

Zombies have never not been cool as f*ck, but thanks to the insane popularity of The Walking Dead, anything and everything zombie is what all the cool kids are into this Halloween season, and two of Denver's premier haunted houses are feeding some bwains into the trend with the "Undead" trapped-in-b ... More >>

Mountain2Mountain: Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea provided motivation, not money

This week's cover story, "Peak Performance," describes how the pull of past history and the power of publishing inspired Shannon Galpin to create Mountain2Mountain, an international nonprofit dedicated to educating women in conflict zones. Although Galpin was influenced most strongly by the fact tha ... More >>

Comedian Rob Delaney on Fran Drescher, labias and the comedy of sex

​This Sunday, comedian Rob Delaney will be at the Gothic Theatre bringing his unique blend of incredibly manly, slightly offensive humor to Denver. To prep for the big event, we talked to him about a few of the main points of his stand-up, which mostly boils down to sex, sex, sex and the occa ... More >>

Microsoft rumors update: Janet Jackson and Usher at Red Rocks on Friday? Not so much.

​Update (07/22/11): So here's the very latest word that we've heard. After Arts & Venues Denver spokesperson Kristin Rust debunked the rumors earlier this week that Janet Jackson, Usher and Red Hot Chili Peppers would be performing at Red Rocks tonight, there's word that Christina Aguilera and ... More >>

Reader: What a pity Jimi had to live among them, and die by them

​Yesterday, we brought you the long and strange story of Michael Fairchild, whose labyrinthine research we stumbled across when we were looking into the seemingly random slew of asteroid movies of the late '90s. Fairchild's theories -- which involve Jimi Hendrix, extrasensory perception, Micro ... More >>

Skype: A coming of age story

​Like all of us, Skype began as a mere twinkle in the eye of its creators. In less than ten years, it had matured into a beautiful adult. Skype has made its Swedish, Danish and Estonian parents proud, with its latest life accomplishment -- you guessed it -- being sold for $8.5 billi to Microso ... More >>

How to get my job: iPhone developer

​Matt Johnson is the owner of Mindful Software, LLC, an iOS developer that just released the app Group Trivia, a trivia game that hopes to bridge the gap between online and local play while providing a perfect way to waste a few minutes at a time. With iOS becoming such a popular medium for de ... More >>

Five greatest moments in unboxing history

#1​In this era of online ordering, getting stuff in the mail is much more common than it was a decade ago. No longer are consumers forced to wait in long lines, dealing with other people's smells and peanut gallery comments. Yes, we're in the midst of an unboxing trend that seems to gain stren ... More >>

To bing or not to bing: That is the question.

​ Looking for the best place to rock-out in Denver? You don't say. So are we. What a coincidence. Luckily, this morning we happened upon this helpful bing.com billboard, which promises to help make our daunting quests infinitely easier. The hunt, it seems, at least according to Microsoft's fl ... More >>

Crispin Porter Bogusky behind advertising ploy aimed at getting kids to eat vegetables

Crispin Porter Bogusky​Boulder-based advertising firm Crispin Porter Bogusky is renowned for using viral tactics and edgy (and sometimes controversial) campaigns to turn around floundering companies and proliferate products or ideas that, prior to their input, had little airtime.

Would you pay $625 for a cookbook?

​A quick perusal of Amazon shows that Thomas Keller's French Laundry cookbook regularly costs $50, the same price Grant Achatz charges for Alinea at Home. Heston Blumenthal's larger volume of recipes, the Big Fat Duck, weighs in at a hefty $250. And Ferran Adria, of the soon-to-close molecular ... More >>

Denvergov.org hacking: Site back up, search on for cyber-vandals unknown

The mark of the hacker.​Update, 9:47 a.m.: The Denvergov.org website is back up. Learn more about recent cyber-attacks on it in the item below, originally published at 9:21 a.m. Someone with impressive tech skills appears to have a grudge against the City of Denver. The official website, Denv ... More >>

Delegating Denver #53 of 56: Washington

Text Adventure

Words get in the way of an otherwise stellar Lost Odyssey.

Hype Machine

Does Halo 3 live up to its billing?

Déjà View

Thought Equity Motion is using old footage in new revenue-generating ways.

They've Got Game

Barbarians, brain-eaters, and beagles round out the best of 2005.

Dark Alleys

Chris Browne's bowling documentary has gloom to spare.

Off Limits

Patter Familias

Game On

Video-game journalists look for a little respect.

The Message

Stan's Plan

Young Blood

Rising political powerhouse Jared Polis is rich, tireless and filled with contradictions.

Home Field

The city bats cleanup.

Homeland Insecurity

House of Sand and Fog is a masterful meditation on belonging.

The Beatdown

After a six-year run, MP3.com is now eMPty3.com.

Pop Quiz

Venue Menu
October 23, 2003

Canned Heat

Stencil-graffiti artists fight the power with plastic and paint.

The Message

The Rah Expedition

The Message

The Denver Newspaper Agency has combined the city's dailies into a one-two punch.

PAC-ing a Punch

Clear Channel's formation of a political action committee shows it's ready for battle.

Off Limits

Off the hook

Flaming Wreck

Owen Wilson goes Behind Enemy Lines and lands on familiar terrain.

Off Limits

Singing his praises

On the Records

Backbeat contributors reflect on the releases that helped them survive the year 2000.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of November 23, 2000

The Old Aunt

While staff changes were smooth for Tante Louise, the Newsstand Cafe finds transition a little rough.

The Greeding of America

Boiler Room's first-time director follows the money.

It's in the Can

Afterthought Special

Think!

Use your brain: Make it rain. This is Neil Slade's big moment. Fifteen million people will be listening.

Mouthing Off

Aisle Be Seeing You

For insomniacs, Super Kmart is a gift that keeps on giving--24 hours a day.

Off Limits

Feedback

Game Over

Atari aficionado Rick Trotter finally faces reality: His beloved has joined the ranks of the eight-track and the Betamax.

Machine Politics

The bankruptcy of a tiny voting-machine company ensnares a gaggle of big names.

ONE'S COMPANY

BILL GATES--NOT THAT BILL GATES--HELPS HIMSELF TO SOME QUALITY TIME. READ ALL ABOUT IT.