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    April 21, 2012

    Coachella 4/20: Let's talk about weed

    See also: *The Best of Coachella: Friday, April 20 *Our Complete Coachella Coverage Yesterday was 4/20. It was also Coachella. And so, the percentage of festival-goers who were stoned rose from a paltry 75 percent to a full 98 percent. (These estimates come courtesy of our editor, Ben Westhoff, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Not-so-great moments in drunk tweeting

    See also: *The Best of Coachella: Friday, April 20 *Our Complete Coachella Coverage Yesterday was 4/20. It was also Coachella. And so, the percentage of festival-goers who were stoned rose from a paltry 75 percent to a full 98 percent. (These estimates come courtesy of our editor, Ben Westhoff, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    The 50 worst sports movies of all time

    Slap Shot 2: Number 28.​The sports movie is rarely versatile: an outsider, or group of outsiders (wrong race, wrong gender, wrong species), have uncanny talent in their field, but the old guard (typically, white, old men), don't like the change the new person represents. So the rebels have to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Curren$y Jet Life Tour at Summit Music Hall, Trademark da Skydiver and more, 5/21/11

    Photo by Kate LevyCurren$y at the Summit Music Hall this past Saturday night CURREN$Y Trademark da Skydiver • Young Roddy • Smoke DZA Fiend • Corner Boy P • Monstabeatz 05.21.11 | Summit Music Hall View Curren$y at Summit Music Hall slideshow To paraphrase Katt Williams: "If you don't mes ... More >>

  • News

    April 21, 2011

    Behind the controversial Anthology of Rap, co-edited by CU hip-hop professor Adam Bradley

    Photo by Kate LevyCurren$y at the Summit Music Hall this past Saturday night CURREN$Y Trademark da Skydiver • Young Roddy • Smoke DZA Fiend • Corner Boy P • Monstabeatz 05.21.11 | Summit Music Hall View Curren$y at Summit Music Hall slideshow To paraphrase Katt Williams: "If you don't mes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    The Anthology of Rap: The hip-hop soundtrack to go along with this week's cover story

    ​This week's cover story, "Word," tells the extraordinary tale behind The Anthology of Rap, released last year to high praise and a bit of heated debate. The Westword story focuses on Anthology co-editor and CU-Boulder professor Adam Bradley, a hip-hop academic whose own narrative is as compel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    The Anthology of Rap co-editor Adam Bradley on his background and compiling the book

    ​Making connections between Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Wonder Mike isn't such a stretch for Adam Bradley. As one of the editors of The Anthology of Rap, a newly released collection from Yale University Press, as well as the author of 2009's Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip-Hop, Bradley has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Ghostface at Summit Music Hall, 11/06/10

    Aaron ThackerayGhostface​ GHOSTFACE With Sheek Louch • Frank Dukes • Black Pegasus • Liquid Assassin 11.06.10 | Summit Music Hall Ghostface swooped through Denver over the weekend for a performance at Summit Music Hall with Sheek Louch, Black Pegasus and Liquid Assassin. The venue, wit ... More >>

  • Articles

    October 7, 2010

    Wiz Khalifa has a global outlook on life

    Aaron ThackerayGhostface​ GHOSTFACE With Sheek Louch • Frank Dukes • Black Pegasus • Liquid Assassin 11.06.10 | Summit Music Hall Ghostface swooped through Denver over the weekend for a performance at Summit Music Hall with Sheek Louch, Black Pegasus and Liquid Assassin. The venue, wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Last Night: Matt and Kim light up the Ogden Theatre - 9/24/10

    OMG, it's Matt and Kim! Last night at the Ogden.Matt and Kim • So So Glos • Picture Plane 09.24.10 | Ogden Theatre, Denver The hyper-positive drum-and-keyboard duo of Matt and Kim: From playing DIY art spaces to packing grand old joints like the Ogden Theatre, you have to wonder how much bigger ... More >>

  • Music

    May 24, 2007

    Girl Talk

    Gregg Gillis can’t understand what all the fuss is about.

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2007

    Remember Darrent Williams

    Gregg Gillis can’t understand what all the fuss is about.

  • Music

    April 27, 2006

    No Kidding Around

    Kid rocks, the Colorado Convention Center doesn't.

  • Film

    March 2, 2006

    Get Down With Dave

    Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party.

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Critical Fatwa

    Ja Rule

  • Calendar

    February 3, 2005

    Tupac's Mom Remembers

    Tupac’s mom, Afeni Shakur, makes peace with the artist’s legacy alive.

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of March 11, 2004

  • Music

    November 20, 2003

    Fade to Black

    Jay-Z hosts a listening party for his latest opus, The Black Album.

  • Music

    March 20, 2003

    Ready to Reload

    After five years, Gang Starr reclaims its place in the hip-hop pack.

  • Music

    July 11, 2002

    Living Out Loud

    After a difficult beginning, J-Live gives hope to hip-hop.

  • Film

    September 13, 2001

    Rough in the Diamonds

    Hardball doesn't hit a homer, but it's not a total strikeout.

  • Music

    November 23, 2000

    Universal Man

    Cultural awareness, positivity and groove are all part of the Common cause.

  • Music

    August 24, 2000

    The Need for Weed

    By aiming for the lowest common denominator, Up in Smoke went over like gangbusters.

  • Music

    August 10, 2000

    Diamond in the Rough

    Three urban luminaries make Lucy Pearl an R&B trio with star -- and staying -- power.

  • Music

    October 21, 1999

    Sweet Emotion

    Hip-hop rock-fusionist band Rainbow Sugar believes it's a Wonderful life.

  • Music

    October 7, 1999

    Playlist

    Puff Daddy, Leo Kottke, Prince, Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines

  • Music

    July 22, 1999

    The Wide World of Rap

    Exploring the endless variety of today's hip-hop.

  • Music

    December 24, 1998

    Year-End Close-Out

    We've got 1998's best albums in stock, but they're going fast.

  • Music

    December 3, 1998

    The Major and the Minor

    A roundup of big-name recordings that live up (or down) to expectations.

  • Music

    May 7, 1998

    Mob Rules

    The Goodie Mob is a hip-hop group with a higher purpose.

  • Music

    January 8, 1998

    The Return of Superfly

    One of the best albums of the Seventies is more timely than ever.

  • Music

    October 2, 1997

    Twenty Years and Counting

    Denver's Gary Givant has been DJing since the Seventies--and he's still going strong.

  • News

    May 15, 1997

    Letters

    Denver's Gary Givant has been DJing since the Seventies--and he's still going strong.

  • Music

    May 8, 1997

    Flop Mart

    U2 brings its carnival to Denver--and Denver shrugs.

  • Music

    April 24, 1997

    Feedback

    U2 brings its carnival to Denver--and Denver shrugs.

  • News

    April 24, 1997

    Culture: It's a Good Thing

    U2 brings its carnival to Denver--and Denver shrugs.

  • Music

    April 17, 1997

    Feedback

    U2 brings its carnival to Denver--and Denver shrugs.

  • Music

    January 3, 1996

    SPECIAL EFX

    DAS EFX TRIES TO KEEP IT GOING THREE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

  • Music

    July 5, 1995

    PLAYING IT COOLIO

    HOW DO YOU GO FROM BEING A JUNKIE TO A RAP STAR? COOLIO KNOWS.

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