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Prince (Musician)

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Review: Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso UFO at Larimer Lounge, 4/8/12

    ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE @ LARIMER LOUNGE | 4/8/12 It would be a tough to pinpoint a specific climax of this show, but a true high point of feeling for the band -- and probably the crowd -- came with the last number of the set when Kawabata Makoto used some kind of white, plastic object that looked lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Review: Blues Traveler and Ruthie Foster at Boulder Theater, 2/26/12

    BLUES TRAVELER / RUTHIE FOSTER @ BOULDER THEATER | 2.26.12 Apart from the band's annual Fourth of July show at Red Rocks, it's tough to imagine a better local setting for a Blues Traveler show than the eTown radio concert series on the Boulder Theatre stage. The intimate feel of the venue, the conv ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2011

    The best national music releases of 2011

    BLUES TRAVELER / RUTHIE FOSTER @ BOULDER THEATER | 2.26.12 Apart from the band's annual Fourth of July show at Red Rocks, it's tough to imagine a better local setting for a Blues Traveler show than the eTown radio concert series on the Boulder Theatre stage. The intimate feel of the venue, the conv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Doomsday countdown, day two: Kim Miller jumps off the deep end and never comes back

    When Christ returns, it's going to be weird.​In late December 1999, while the artist then known as the artist formerly known as Prince was preparing to party, and while the rest of the world was shoveling canned goods into their bunkers in preparation for the would-be-apocalypse of Y2K, Kim Mi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    Review: Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All at the Ogden Theatre, 10/9/11

    ODD FUTURE at OGDEN THEATRE | 10/9/11Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All does not give a fuck. Clearly. These cats are out to pillage, plunder and wreak mass hysteria and mayhem. Judging from the crowd's frenzied reaction at the Ogden last night, which included some kids flinging themselves from the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    James Valentine of Maroon 5 on being a broke musician and finally achieving success

    Maroon 5 guitarist James Valentine​Since releasing Songs About Jane, its breakthrough album in 2002, Maroon 5 (due tonight at Red Rocks with Train and Gavin Degraw) has earned four Grammy Awards, been nominated for five more, toured the world and made young girls (and probably boys) fall in lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Katy Perry's "Kathy" the latest rockstar alter-ego

    Is that you, Katy Perry?​It's no secret Katy Perry has a wicked sense of comedic timing. Remember when her Sesame Street appearance didn't air and she donned a skin-tight Elmo t-shirt and bounced around on Saturday Night Live as Maureen the sixteen-year-old who just hit puberty (and hard)? No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2011

    The Deftones at the Ogden Theatre, with Funeral Party and the Dillinger Escape Plan, 4/22/11

    Aaron ThackerayChino Moreno of the Deftones up close and personal. See more photos from last night. THE DEFTONES With Funeral Party and Dillinger Escape Plan 04.22.11 | Ogden Theatre See the photo slideshow Funeral Party got the evening started, and after enduring its set -- one in which ear plug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Erykah Badu offers a window seat to her soul at the Fillmore

    ​ Erykah Badu • Janelle Monae 06.16.10 | Fillmore Auditorium Before Erykah Badu's set, a DJ was spinning and doing live mixes of pop hits of yesteryear, stopping or slowing down the music every now and then to let the crowd enthusiastically fill in the blanks. During "Poison" by Bell Biv D ... More >>

  • Music

    August 27, 2009

    The Kissing Party's music is emotionally engaging and fun without a hint of irony

    ​ Erykah Badu • Janelle Monae 06.16.10 | Fillmore Auditorium Before Erykah Badu's set, a DJ was spinning and doing live mixes of pop hits of yesteryear, stopping or slowing down the music every now and then to let the crowd enthusiastically fill in the blanks. During "Poison" by Bell Biv D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    When Rock 'n' Roll meets Hollywood: Ten Awful Decisions

    ​ Taking Woodstock is in theaters Friday. Maybe it will be really good, or maybe taking a stand-up comedian and sticking him in a semi-dramatic movie about Woodstock that doesn't feature any -- any! -- musical performances is a terrible idea. Still, rock 'n' roll and Hollywood have been ugly, ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2009

    Black Kids' Reggie Youngblood is a product of his contradictions

    ​ Taking Woodstock is in theaters Friday. Maybe it will be really good, or maybe taking a stand-up comedian and sticking him in a semi-dramatic movie about Woodstock that doesn't feature any -- any! -- musical performances is a terrible idea. Still, rock 'n' roll and Hollywood have been ugly, ... More >>

  • Music

    January 8, 2009

    From Akon to Usher, today's R&B is a shadow of its former self

    ​ Taking Woodstock is in theaters Friday. Maybe it will be really good, or maybe taking a stand-up comedian and sticking him in a semi-dramatic movie about Woodstock that doesn't feature any -- any! -- musical performances is a terrible idea. Still, rock 'n' roll and Hollywood have been ugly, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2008

    Q&A with Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson of the Roots

    ​ Taking Woodstock is in theaters Friday. Maybe it will be really good, or maybe taking a stand-up comedian and sticking him in a semi-dramatic movie about Woodstock that doesn't feature any -- any! -- musical performances is a terrible idea. Still, rock 'n' roll and Hollywood have been ugly, ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 8, 2007

    D Note

    You'd think I'd hate this place. But you'd be wrong.

  • Music

    September 21, 2006

    Motet City Soundtrack

    The Motet has no problem finding fans everywhere it plays.

  • Music

    September 14, 2006

    Making Adjustments

    What do Justin Timberlake and Thom Yorke have in common?

  • Music

    July 27, 2006

    Shine On

    Jeremy Enigk's Sunny days may be over, but his music is as bright as ever.

  • Music

    June 15, 2006

    Westword Music Showcase 2006

    Be there or be square!

  • News

    May 4, 2006

    Peter Knobel, Phone Home

    Interesting developments in a developer's background.

  • Music

    December 22, 2005

    Nationalistic 2005

    The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

  • Music

    July 28, 2005

    Sound Bites

    The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

  • News

    June 23, 2005

    Westword Music Showcase 2005

    The rest of the planet generated some good CDs this year, too.

  • Music

    February 17, 2005

    The Hustler

    DJ Clinton Sparks has become a rising star by working harder than anyone else.

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    Trend-Spotting

    In a scandal-ridden election year, the year's top ten music stories were all about winning the popular vote.

  • Music

    December 30, 2004

    On the Down-Low

    Shovel away all that Usher, Prince and Lil Jon you've been jamming and dig this year's buried black-music treasures.

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2004

    Rock of Ages

    Richard Thompson gives a lesson in pop history

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    Fingered Prince

    You can't keep a good con man down.

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    Magda

    Friday, May 28, Two AM, 303-830-9324

  • News

    April 22, 2004

    The Message

    Nip/Tuck

  • Music

    January 15, 2004

    Soul Survivor

    Through injury, adversity and obscurity, Orlando Terrell struggles to keep his music alive.

  • Music

    April 24, 2003

    Prince of Darkness

    Having moved away from Palace, Will Oldham breaks down as Bonnie Prince Billy.

  • Dining

    January 23, 2003

    Bite Me

    Star Trek

  • News

    December 5, 2002

    Off Limits

    Space case

  • Music

    October 24, 2002

    Survival of the Chillest

    As occupied with spirits as with sounds, Heavyweight Dub Champion has mass appeal.

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Gone Again

    Pop-punk prototype Pinhead Circus calls it quits after ten years in the ring.

  • Culture

    February 28, 2002

    Panavision

    The Denver Art Museum turns recent design history every which way but loose.

  • Music

    September 6, 2001

    Going It Alone

    Grant-Lee Phillips returns with a new solo album, ready to Mobilize.

  • Culture

    June 7, 2001

    The Great Escape

    Baz Luhrmann makes movies--and audiences--in his own image.

  • Music

    January 6, 2000

    Raves for the Raven

    The local punk club spreads its wings, and a local Hooligan says goodbye.

  • Music

    December 30, 1999

    Judgment Day

    Backbeat contributors offer up their favorite recordings of 1999.

  • Music

    July 8, 1999

    More Songs of the Century

    Part two of a pre-millennial trek through a hundred years of pop music.

  • Music

    October 2, 1997

    Feedback

    Part two of a pre-millennial trek through a hundred years of pop music.

  • Music

    July 3, 1997

    Feedback

    Part two of a pre-millennial trek through a hundred years of pop music.

  • Film

    May 29, 1997

    Reelin' in the Summer

    Part two of a pre-millennial trek through a hundred years of pop music.

  • News

    April 24, 1997

    Culture: It's a Good Thing

    Part two of a pre-millennial trek through a hundred years of pop music.

  • Music

    February 13, 1997

    Quiz Show

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

  • Film

    May 3, 1995

    SLICE OF LIFE

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

  • Music

    November 16, 1994

    HUMP DAY

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

  • Music

    August 3, 1994

    PLAYLIST

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

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