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NPR previews a whopping fourteen hotly anticipated albums, including Of Montreal, the Walkmen and Chromeo

​NPR has been quietly building a reputation as the best place to get a peek at hotly anticipated new albums a week or two before their official releases (welll, for those of us who prefer to avoid leak sites and torrent servers, anyway). Today, it got a lot louder, with a crazy fourteen album ... More >>

Illegal immigrants moving here from Arizona, reports NPR: Sorry, Tom Tancredo

Look how close they are!​Today, National Public Radio reported that Arizona's new immigration law -- parts of which are on hold -- is having the effect of causing some illegal immigrants to leave, which no doubt cheers local politicians backing it. But reporter Jeff Brady says at least a dozen ... More >>

Fort Carson revelations: 40 percent of soldiers may have undiagnosed brain injuries

A Flickr photo​Here's possibly the best evidence yet that something very, very wrong is occurring at Fort Carson, the giant Army base in Colorado Springs: A joint NPR and ProPublica investigation into how the military handles brain injuries has found that as many as 40 percent of Fort Carson ... More >>

Pretty Lights slated to be featured on All Things Considered later this afternoon

Aaron Thackeray​ The Pretty Lights onslaught continues. After a string of sold out dates here at home and a gig at SXSW this past weekend, Derek Vincent Smith, who performs under the Pretty Lights moniker with Cory Eberhard, has attracted the attention of NPR. The broadcaster included the act ... More >>

The ten most cringe-worthy/awkward interviews

Celebrities get lucky with interviews most of the time. Networks cut down strange content, or if the interview is too weird, they never make it into print. Regardless of studio and agent watchdogs, countless interviews have made us uncomfortable enough to cringe, even if we couldn't pull our eyes an ... More >>

Hey, Colorado Bands, fame and fortune await.

Didonet​Okay, so the fame and fortune part is a stretch. But that certainly shouldn't stop our glorious local bands from showing the world their songwriting and recording prowess in the Fifth Annual RPM Challenge. The premise for this thing is simple enough: musicians have 28 days, from the ... More >>

Hearsay bits: Meese reads, Aloft in the Sundry gives it away, Life In Electric car crash, Paper Bird on NPR and Vices I Admire moves its listening party

​Of Meese and Spin: You know what we love about life? We learn something new every day. Today, for instance, we learned that the members of Meese are literate -- well, at least Nathan Meese, anyhow. And we also learned that Spin files the band under up-and-comers. We discovered this thanks to a Sp ... More >>

Westword's hunt for a pot critic makes the talk-show circuit

Balloon Boy gets highbrow, thanks to NPR

And we thought Balloon Boy coverage was beneath NPR.​At last, the Balloon Boy saga has reached metaphysical ubiquity, with the last national media outlet seemingly immune to the appeal of little Falcon Heene -- National Public Radio -- finally surrendering. Of course, NPR being NPR, the appro ... More >>

As scrapers in Longmont go, so goes the economy

A Flickr photoScrape this.​What does a heavy equipment auction say about the U.S. economy? Plenty, according to a report by Colorado Public Radio producer Zachary Barr that's airing on National Public Radio stations across the country today. At the event, which took place in Longmont, there we ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 6 edition

​Would you like to sniff the cork? Today in Cafe Society: • Grapes and grilling tonight at Strings. • Guess where I'm drinking? • Martini Ranch and Hiccups III dry up. • And the new, New York Times restaurant critic is... • Tonight's shochu dinner at Elway's Cherry Creek could be th ... More >>

Cooking Dirty: A peek inside

Guess who?While I have spilled gallons of virtual ink over the shameless self-promotion of my new book, Cooking Dirty, one thing I haven't yet managed to tell anyone?  What the damnable beast is actually about.  What, in fact, someone willing to lay down a little dough might get for their ... More >>

NPR previews Björk's latest in its entirety

Just in case you're interested -- and we're assuming this applies to just about everybody, as generally it seems you're pretty hard pressed to find anybody who hasn't swooned over her music at some point -- NPR is streaming Björk's latest effort, Votaic, in its entirety before its release next Tues ... More >>

Colorado Public Radio announces pay cuts, salary freeze despite successful fund drive

Photo by Anthony CameraMax Wycisk, in a 2002 photo. Colorado Public Radio met its $1.6 million goal at the (blessed) end of its recent Drive to Thrive campaign. But that doesn't mean the organization is done with cutbacks. The network has just issued a press release announcing 3 percent pay reducti ... More >>

Colorado on NPR's bucket list

Boulder's Karl Hanzel, as seen in a photo by NPR correspondent Jeff Brady. National Public Radio has told a couple of prominent national stories through a Colorado prism in recent days. Last week, the service offered "News For Sale?," a report about the growing movement to charge for online informa ... More >>

Colorado Public Radio story goes national

This morning, National Public Radio broadcast a first-rate report about mortgage scams. Yet its source was more surprising than its content -- because it's a product of Colorado Public Radio. The appearance of a CPR package on the national broadcast shouldn't be that rare. After all, the service ... More >>

Colorado State University smells like... deer and locker rooms?

Yesterday, National Public Radio aired a story about Masik Collegiate Fragrances of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which is developing a line of scents that are supposed to capture the essences of specific universities. Thus far, the firm has only come up with fragrances for Penn State and the Universi ... More >>

The Flobots get a nod from NPR's All Songs Considered

Walsh, Colorado is NPR's prototypical American small town

Colorado ballot becomes NPR punchline

NPR Resurrects the Colorado Bridge Troll

Colorado Public Radio Plans Two-Hour Weekday Info Block

National Public Radio Segregates Republicans, Democrats

Colorado Public Radio Boss Max Wycisk Running for NPR Board

Colorado Public Radio News Initiative Finally Bearing Fruit

Beard House Blues

Big Beliefs

OK Go

There’s plenty of smarts behind this outfit’s stupidity.

More Messages: Tuned In

More Messages: The Right Direction

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 8, 2006

Group Study

The Hold Steady holds court at Littleton High School.

Dressed to Kill

Apparently, Dressy Bessy is electrifying compared to Coldplay.

Tasting Menu

Theatre Night In is a pu-pu platter of Colorado stagecraft.

Believe It

Come to Big Papa's for great baby-back ribs.

Salsa Picante!

The Latin Giants of Jazz are ready to blow audiences away.

Fresh Ear

Terry Gross brings a breath of Fresh Air to Denver.

Best Compilation Disc

Bluegrass Roots: The Best of Bluegrass and More, Live From etown

True Lies

The Wait is over for local fans to see NPR’s comedy hit.

Going Public

Colorado Public Radio is selling itself as a kinder, gentler network. But its critics aren't buying it.

All God's Children

When terrorists breed hatred among us, they've already won the war.

Hit Pick

Lynn Patrick

Backwash

This band lives -- and performs -- in a van down by the river.

Grounded

Wings soars on the strength of the human spirit.

Broadcast Noose

A Denver firm that transcribes TV and radio shows has a hard time getting in the last word.

Survey Says

Are Denver listeners getting the radio they deserve? A Backbeat investigation.

WARNING: BAD AIR AHEAD

NPR, IN A SLASH-AND-BURN MODE, CUTS E-TOWN ADRIFT.

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