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December 27, 2011
Video: The five best bands that broke up in 2011 -- paired with five of their saddest songs
Bands break up all the time. This is an established fact, and depending upon how many of your favorite band's original members are alive, sane or producing concept albums, it can be a welcome one. The only difference this year is the purely unfair share of fallen rock soldiers that will have ended w ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2011
Download Marcus Church's Minutiae free
Marcus Church's newest EP, Minutiae, is up for a free download right now on Bandcamp. The record, recorded sporadically over the last year or so, features a much fuller sound then we're used to from this once-one-man act, and it's fused with perked up pop sounds, the occasional driving riff a ... More >>
Music
September 29, 2011
True to form, even R.E.M.'s breakup was boring
Marcus Church's newest EP, Minutiae, is up for a free download right now on Bandcamp. The record, recorded sporadically over the last year or so, features a much fuller sound then we're used to from this once-one-man act, and it's fused with perked up pop sounds, the occasional driving riff a ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2011
R.E.M. calls it quits after 31 years and fifteen Colorado shows
After three decades together, the guys in R.E.M. announced today in a statement on the band's website that they're throwing in the towel.
Blogs
May 13, 2011
Gaga's "Judas" isn't controversial! It's been done. Better.
Bruno MedinaDelicous religious cleavage. We live for releases of controversial and eye-opening videos that cause a stir. And we're personally offended when one comes out that claims to be groundbreaking but just rips someone else off. We know it's hard for these new popstresses to come up wit ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2011
Mile Highlights: Shows announced/on-sale this week, local radio playlists and top local sellers
Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week. On the concert front: The Flaming Lips have announced a co-headlining date with Primus this August at Red Rocks. Kenny Chesney is also at the Rocks in July, and Panic! at the Disco is due at the Ogden in June. Meanwhile on local radio, Air ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2011
The Decemberists at the Boulder Theater, 2/9/11
Editor's note: Two of our writers were at the Decemberists show last night in Boulder, and so today we present you with two different accounts of the show from two different perspectives. Two for the price of, uh, none, as it were -- well, unless you count the cost your Internet connection. Adam Pe ... More >>
Music
February 3, 2011
The Decemberists
Wednesday, February 9, Boulder Theater, 303-786-7030.
Blogs
October 19, 2010
The National at Fillmore Auditorium, 10/18/10
Jon Solomon THE NATIONAL 10.18.10 | Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO In a New York Times piece written on the National last April, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe explained how he took his bandmate Mike Mills to see the group in London. It took half a song for Mills to say it was the most amaz ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2010
Signal Path, Of Montreal and Emancipator filled our playlists this past week
As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2010
Ten songs proven to make you cry -- if you're British
Hey, ladies, think your male friends are resilient to emotion? Perhaps you've never seen them tear up, save for that lone teardrop that forms at the end of Rocky IV. Well, if you're looking to evoke a little emotion from a partner, a recent study suggests you can do it with a song. The stu ... More >>
Music
June 17, 2010
Ghostland Observatory tops a stacked bill at this weekend's Westword Music Showcase
Hey, ladies, think your male friends are resilient to emotion? Perhaps you've never seen them tear up, save for that lone teardrop that forms at the end of Rocky IV. Well, if you're looking to evoke a little emotion from a partner, a recent study suggests you can do it with a song. The stu ... More >>
Music
June 10, 2010
Strange Lights
Light Bright
Self-released
Music
June 3, 2010
Distance Engine
Songs in Alphabetical Order
Self-released
Music
April 15, 2010
The Bedsit Infamy
Made of Music
Self-released
Blogs
December 19, 2008
In case you missed it: Backbeat's ten most-read blogs of 2008
The Mile High Music fest drew a lot of interest from local music fans in '08. This blog churned out more than 1,400 posts in 2008, about life, death, plastic surgery, and even some music. Here, in case you just joined us or are really taking stock of your year, a quick-clicking guide to the ten mo ... More >>
Blogs
December 5, 2008
I love a cover
I love a good cover. Today, I ran across this list of the best and worst covers of all time and it got me thinking about the art of covers. I know people who hate them, regardless of quality and a lot of people just don't seem to get the point. To some degree it goes back to that punk ethos of DIY, ... More >>
Calendar
August 28, 2008
Flick Pick
I love a good cover. Today, I ran across this list of the best and worst covers of all time and it got me thinking about the art of covers. I know people who hate them, regardless of quality and a lot of people just don't seem to get the point. To some degree it goes back to that punk ethos of DIY, ... More >>
Music
June 26, 2008
Johnathan Rice
Wednesday, July 2, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.
Blogs
June 4, 2008
Last Night...R.E.M., the National and Modest Mouse @ Red Rocks
Wednesday, July 2, hi-dive, 720-570-4500.
Music
May 29, 2008
R.E.M.
Michael Stipe and company’s latest is filled with a renewed sense of vitality.
Music
April 24, 2008
R.E.M.
Accelerate
Warner Bros.
Blogs
April 17, 2008
This Just In: Flobots Hottest Brand Going
Accelerate
Warner Bros.
Blogs
March 10, 2008
Alan Parsons as Living History and Other Assorted Goodies
Accelerate
Warner Bros.
Blogs
March 5, 2008
Q&A With Julian Dorio of the Whigs
Accelerate
Warner Bros.
Blogs
August 29, 2007
Swift Response
Accelerate
Warner Bros.
Music
July 5, 2007
Interpol
Our Love to Admire
Capitol
Music
April 5, 2007
Modest Mouse
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Epic
Music
January 25, 2007
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Who will be inducted next? Gaze into our crystal ball.
Music
January 4, 2007
Singles Going Steady
The best end-to-end albums from a single-driven year.
Music
October 5, 2006
The Long Winters
Monday, October 9, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.
Home Entertainment
September 14, 2006
Turning Tricks
Monday, October 9, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.
Music
October 20, 2005
Days in December
Getting dramatic with the Decemberists frontman.
Music
February 10, 2005
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Worlds Apart (Interscope)
Music
December 30, 2004
Marrying the Mainstream
White men learned to dance, and the emoting was as thick as the eyeliner on the year's best pop-rock records.
Music
September 30, 2004
R.E.M.
Around the Sun (Warner Bros.)
Music
September 23, 2004
Strike Anywhere
Saturday, September 25, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.
Music
September 5, 2002
Still Scorching
Jason Ringenberg embraces his title as alt country's architect.
Culture
December 6, 2001
Hunger Strike
Can a non-9/11 benefit album make any noise?
Music
September 6, 2001
Going It Alone
Grant-Lee Phillips returns with a new solo album, ready to Mobilize.
Music
June 21, 2001
R.E.M.
Reveal (Warner Bros.)
Music
December 2, 1999
Instrumental Asylum
Swingin' Sting? Bluegrass Bruce? Rhapsodic R.E.M.? CMH Records has given Eighties faves a musical makeover.
Music
December 3, 1998
The Major and the Minor
A roundup of big-name recordings that live up (or down) to expectations.
Music
July 9, 1998
The Buck Stops Here
As part of Tuatara, R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck heads in new musical directions.
Music
February 26, 1998
Dangerous Waves
Thirty minutes in the life of Denver radio.
Music
September 26, 1996
Playlist
Thirty minutes in the life of Denver radio.
Calendar
June 13, 1996
Thrills for the week
Thirty minutes in the life of Denver radio.
Music
September 20, 1995
UP FROM THE UNDERGROUND
WHY THE VELVET UNDERGROUND MATTERS, WHETHER YOU'RE HIP TO IT OR NOT.
News
June 7, 1995
LETTERS
WHY THE VELVET UNDERGROUND MATTERS, WHETHER YOU'RE HIP TO IT OR NOT.
Music
October 12, 1994
PLAYLIST
WHY THE VELVET UNDERGROUND MATTERS, WHETHER YOU'RE HIP TO IT OR NOT.
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