Phil Collins

The ten biggest assholes in rock

Feuds, tantrums, threatening to kill the president -- if you've been following rock music for the past few decades, you know that dickish behavior comes with the territory when your job involves a stage and adoring fans. Here we've assembled the reprehensible cream that has risen to top, highlightin ... More >>

The ten best concerts in Denver this week

ELECTRIC SIX @ LARIMER LOUNGE | TUES, 2/19/13 Electric Six has been bringing the party to the unwary for a decade. The group's songs combine '80s rock, disco and New Wave into a cranked-up, ultra-catchy sound all its own, with lyrics that mix a David Lee Roth-esque bravado with surreal barrages of i ... More >>

Brian Eno's Before and After Science turns 35

Brian Eno's 1977 album Before and After Science marks the end of an era. In the four years before it came out, starting in January of 1974, Eno released no fewer than three solo pop albums, and this, his fourth, was to be his last for almost thirty years. By the time he returned to song-oriented voc ... More >>

9th Wonder on how hip-hop is like pills in the applesauce, a gateway to knowledge and history

A revered hip-hop producer who got his start with Phonte and Big Pooh in the North Carolina-based group Little Brother, 9th Wonder has worked an array of top shelf artists from Jay-Z and Destiny's Child to Mary J. Blige and Ludacris, among many others. Known as one of the best samplers in hip-hop, w ... More >>

The five best concerts in Colorado this week

There's some stellar music on tap this week to look forward to no matter your flavor. The week kicks off with an absolute bang this afternoon at the Summit Music Hall with Cannibal Corpse, which headlines the Summer Slaughter tour with Between the Buried & Me, Job for a Cowboy, Exhumed, Goatwhore an ... More >>

Weekend's best live music bets: Fun., Gotye, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, SP Double and more

Welcome to the end of the work week! Unsurprisingly, your musical options are plentiful this weekend: Gotye packs the Ogden tonight for a sold-out show with Kimbra, Fun. is at the Fox Theatre, John Scofield returns to Colorado after the successful three night stand with Phil Lesh not too long ago, B ... More >>

Gotye

Friday, April 6, Ogden Theatre, 888-929-7849, SOLD OUT.

How can we miss Phil Collins when he won't go away?

Phil Collins parade in Brooklyn: Five musicians more deserving

​Brooklyn's Greenpoint held a Phil Collins parade as an antidote to Valentine's Day (and sincerity, presumably). More than 250 people showed up, and the revelry got so out of hand that the cops had to show up and explain what was acceptable behavior for these sorts of things. Dancing on the ro ... More >>

Canada bans "Money for Nothing," but still missed a few offensive songs

​Yesterday the Canadian equivalent of the FCC decided to ban the Dire Straits' song, "Money for Nothing" from the radio because of the use of a certain slur. Fair enough, but it seems like they might be a little late to the party, as we're pretty certain Mark Knopfler and Sting could really ca ... More >>

Chromeo on the new album, Business Casual, and the importance of humor in its music

Tim Saccenti​ Formed by pair of childhood friends, Chromeo first began gaining notoriety with the release of its second album, Fancy Footwork in 2007, and before long the Canadian duo, individually known as P-Thugg and Dave 1, garnered coveted slots at major festivals such as Coachella. The o ... More >>

Drake's "Fireworks," Thank Me Later's latest leak: Does it live up to its name?

​ With close to six months of postponed release dates under its belt, two official videos already out in advance of its supposed release on June 15, and almost every one of its tracks leaked all over the internet, Drake's much anticipated first full-length, Thank Me Later, has generated a ton ... More >>

Top 10 weirdest musical duets

A couple of nights ago, we had the absolute pleasure of seeing William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun do a rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on Lopez Tonight that made our hearts cream with loving ecstasy. We have no clue what to actually think of Lin Yu Chin (other than that the internet seems t ... More >>

Hey, DJ! Q&A with boyhollow

Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats (and kittens) behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half co ... More >>

Phil Collins is okay by me.

Just take a look at me now. ​It's not everyday you're struck with eternal truth while watching a sitcom, but it does happen. And while watching a rerun of 30 Rock the other day, it happened to me when one character offered to make another a mixtape and asked, "You like Phil Collins?" and was a ... More >>

An evening rolls smoothly at the Squeaky Bean

Dino Costa joins The Truth

​For the past several weekends, The Truth, at 101.5 FM, has broadcast music, as opposed to offering the sort of right-wing syndicated blather that dominates its airwaves Monday through Friday. But this particular aspect of its format has already gone through as many personalities as the famous ... More >>

Helping you express how you feel on love's biggest holiday

The Elm

Guys with guitars.

Thoughts on Five Songs While I Pretend to Work

Almost Famous

It's never been easier to start your own (fake) band.

Last Night: Rilo Kiley, Jonathan Rice and Grand Ole Party @ The Ogden Theater

Daft Punk Diversifies

From filmmaking to furniture design, this French duo is multi-faceted.

On the Download

Linking you to the best in legitimate, artist-approved exclusives.

Pot of Gold

Joseph Brodsky has a nose for great coffee. It led him all the way to Ethiopia, in search of the Geisha.

Undercover of Night

Violent shootouts and dangerous love in Michael Mann's visceral cop-series update.

Beat It

Meat Beat Manifesto's Jack Dangers prefers different strokes.

Quiet Riot

The Very Hush Hush come back to Denver with music to die for.

Yin-Yang Sisterhood

The Dearly Beloved strike a balance between fringe folk and Buddhist blues.

Westword Music Showcase 2005

In Bloom

Blusom was never intended to be a band, but it grew into one anyway.

The Message

Nip/Tuck

For the Record

For national releases, 2003 wonked as much as it rocked.

The Strokes

Room on Fire (RCA)

Pop Quiz

Blame Conifer!
April 10, 2003

Bearly Necessary

Jungle fever fails to catch hold in this routine sequel.

Art and Soul

Martin Sexton, rock music's black sheep, strikes out on his own. Again.

Peter Frampton

Frampton Comes Alive!: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (A&M)
Peter Frampton (Legacy)

A Vine Time

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Off Limits

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Grade C

Craig C is taking Denver house music to the masses.

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Quiz Show

Before you declare yourself a Grammy expert, let Backbeat test your skills.

A Good Rap

Exploring the mindstate of the hip-hoppers in Denver's nGomA.

PRODIGAL SON

EARTH, WIND AND FIRE'S PHILIP BAILEY RETURNS TO HIS HOMETOWN EAGER TO TURN YOUR FROWN UPSIDE DOWN.

DIAL "M" FOR MEDIOCRE

WE'VE JUST LISTENED TO EVERY RADIO STATION IN DENVER--AND BOY, DO OUR EARS HURT.

GETTING THE LED OUT

THE IN-CONCERT MELLOWING OF JIMMY PAGE AND ROBERT PLANT.

THE GRANDMA AWARDS