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Rick James

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    It's a celebration, bitches! Mondo Guerra wins Project Runway All Stars

    It must have been tough for Denver designer Mondo Guerra to keep a secret for so long, but on Thursday night, the reality-show contestant could finally let it out: He was the winner of Project Runway All Stars. In a watch party held at the Exdo Event Center, Guerra had gathered with a few hundred o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    As Black History Month comes to a close, we reflect on the influential Sounds of Blackness

    Black History Month 2012 has been a doozy. Beginning with the tragic and shocking death of Don Cornelius to dealing with equally troubling news of Whitney Houston's passing as the month wore on. Most interesting about this time is the ways in which the music healed us. When Whitney died, DJs played ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Neil Young's Harvest turns forty

    The year 1972 saw the death of the hippies -- or, at the very least, the decline of the movement from idealistic young go-getters playing with the fire of radical social change to an out-of-control inferno of hard drugs and failed dreams. Neil Young's Harvest wasn't the first to comment on these dar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Sounds of Blackness: I'm Rick James, bitch!

    Happy Black History Month! February has traditionally been the month when the contributions, traditions, and historical facts about African Americans are celebrated the most. This year's Black History Month started off a little heavy with the passing of Soul Train founder Don Cornelius. All month he ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2011

    Chromeo, Yo La Tengo, the Sword and Del the Funky Homosapien are among the headliners of the 2011 Westword Music Showcase

    Happy Black History Month! February has traditionally been the month when the contributions, traditions, and historical facts about African Americans are celebrated the most. This year's Black History Month started off a little heavy with the passing of Soul Train founder Don Cornelius. All month he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Five rap albums to take on the mothership when the government shuts down at midnight

    ​Tonight when the clock strikes midnight, you should expect calamity, destruction, and famine to sweep the nation, because word on the street says the government is shutting down. Word to Chicken Little: A bunch of awful things are supposed to happen...we think. They don't pay us the big bucks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    DJ Vajra wins Red Bull Thre3Style competition in Boulder

    Photo: Ru JohnsonDJ Vajra in Boulder last night.​ RED BULL THR3STYLE TOURNAMENT 04.07.11 | Boulder Theater Last night at the Boulder Theater, the Red Bull Thre3Style tournament was live and absolutely direct. Beyond the blazing marquis outside and the multi-Mini Coopers with the gigantic Red B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2011

    String Cheese Incident at 1STBANK - 3/10/2011

    Britt Chester​ STRING CHEESE INCIDENT WINTER CARNIVAL 03.10.11 | 1STBANK Center The String Cheese Incident has played eleven shows since partially disbanding in 2007. The few shows they have played since then -- six of which have been in Colorado -- have been received with mixed feelings fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Dear Charlie Sheen: An open letter

    A collaboration with Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, you say?​Dear Carlos Estevez, aka Charlie Sheen, How goes it, man? I saw you on Good Morning America and beyond the sweats, the wide red eyes, excessive talking, cigarette-smoking and orange liquid-consuming antics, you looked fucking ... More >>

  • Music

    February 17, 2011

    Walker Barnard, February 17 at Old Curtis Street

    A collaboration with Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, you say?​Dear Carlos Estevez, aka Charlie Sheen, How goes it, man? I saw you on Good Morning America and beyond the sweats, the wide red eyes, excessive talking, cigarette-smoking and orange liquid-consuming antics, you looked fucking ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Asstastic: 10 album covers celebrating the gluteus maximus inspired by Born This Way

    Gaga's nostalgia-inducing butt.​Although physical albums are on there way to being rendered completely useless, there was a time -- believe it or not -- back when telephones still had curly cords, that all recordings were only available in a tangible form. As such you developed attachments to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Trent Hix: JV Bandit allegedly lived with his mom, walked to the banks he robbed

    Trent Hix.​When members of the Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force dubbed a local bank robber the JV Bandit, they had no idea how appropriate the nickname would turn out to be. Trent Hix, the man now accused of being the crook in question, may be 38-years old, but he reportedly lives with h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Split Decision: Kanye West, young man. Or not.

    ​Kanye West is about as polarizing a figure as there is these days. The mere mention of his name inspires a variety of reactions, everything from exasperated eye rolls to passionate rants or equally passionate raves girded with an apologetic undertone for all of his often inexplicably brazen b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Curren$y at Marquis Theater, 10/21/10

    Britt Chester​ CURREN$Y Big K.R.I.T. • Smoke DZA • Corner Boy P 10.21.10 | Marquis Theater It was little testy last night at the Marquis. Things got off to a tense start with a heavy-handed security presence combined with a restlessness on the part of the crowd as they waited for the sho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Red Bull Thre3Style: magMANimous from Denver takes home bronze

    ​ RED BULL THRE3STYLE 10.09.10 | Beta, Denver, CO Red Bull has been steadily establishing a reputation for championing the artistic expressions of up and coming artists, and this evening was no different. At Beta this past Saturday night, the Red Bull Thre3Style brought ten DJs from across t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Whygee and Foe discuss Dispensary Music, drugs power and ancient civilization

    ​One of the most anticipated albums in local hip-hop circles this fall is Dispensary Music, the long awaited full-length collaboration between Whygee and Foe, slated to drop tomorrow on iTunes.The collaboration between these two rappers was inspired by sporadic features on various songs in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Lester Eugene Fowler, not Rick James, identified as Super Freak Bandit

    "Bitches..."​Last week, we told you about the latest bank robber named by the Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force: the Super Freak Bandit, named for his curly wig, not because anyone suspected the late Rick James. Now, the feds think they've got their man -- which explains why the holiday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Super Freak Bandit ain't Rick James, bitch

    "Sample this, MC Hammer."​The Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force has outdone itself this time. The office known for its clever names for at-large bank robbers has previously given us such memorable monikers as the H1N1 Bandit, the Tom Thumb Bandit, the Band-Aid Bandit and the recently cha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Last Night: Rock the Bells at Red Rocks

    Aaron Thackeray​Rock the Bells 2009 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Thursday, August 6, 2009 Better than: ringtone rap, anything associated with Auto-Tune or listening to the self-proclaimed newly anointed "King of Pop," Kanye West, talk about himself endlessly. Since 2003, Rock the Bells has been the pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Q&A with Jesse F. Keeler and Alex "Al-P" Puodziukas of MSTRKRFT

    Photo by Geoff McLean What began as a simple phone interview with Jesse F. Keeler for this week's profile of the dance duo MSTRKRFT turned into something considerably stranger, and more amusing. Yes, Keeler talked at length -- but when he had to use the primitive toilet in the group's new Toronto s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    Top Ten Pop Songs of 2008

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM.Pop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Ka ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    The end of KCUV

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM.Pop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Ka ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    Vintage Q&A With Lil Jon

    Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM.Pop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Ka ... More >>

  • Music

    March 13, 2008

    Justice for All

    An erstwhile hobby spells success for this Parisian duo.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2008

    Best of Denver Winners from 1999

    An erstwhile hobby spells success for this Parisian duo.

  • Music

    November 16, 2006

    Cred Sheet

    Stuff you need to know to avoid ostracism.

  • Film

    June 30, 2005

    Dance, Dance, Revolution

    Hip-hop, clowns, and war dances meet on the street in Rize.

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2005

    Comic Timing

    Comic Charlie Murphy has a way with words.

  • Dining

    March 10, 2005

    Drunk of the Week

    Ayja

  • Music

    May 13, 2004

    Bums Rushed

    DJ Chonz and his gang are going places. Just not today.

  • News

    April 1, 2004

    Silencing Radio 1190

    Rather than muzzle Barnett, CU clamps down on music.

  • Music

    October 9, 2003

    Club Scout

    DJ M3

  • Music

    August 15, 2002

    More Local Color

    Catching up with local releases, our music writers review local albums to the letter.

  • Music

    March 2, 2000

    Risky Business

    Rapper Dannell McNeil takes a chance with his own record label and a new album.

  • Music

    October 14, 1999

    Playlist

    Ol' Dirty Bastard, Richmond Fontaine, Basement Jaxx, Barbra Streisand

  • Film

    April 15, 1999

    The Hard Cell

    Ol' Dirty Bastard, Richmond Fontaine, Basement Jaxx, Barbra Streisand

  • Music

    November 19, 1998

    Feedback

    Ol' Dirty Bastard, Richmond Fontaine, Basement Jaxx, Barbra Streisand

  • Music

    November 5, 1998

    On the Good Foot

    Funkster Rick James learns how hard it is to remain hip.

  • Music

    November 20, 1997

    The Revenge of Guilty Pleasures

    Readers come up with their own list of songs that are so bad they're good.

  • Music

    October 2, 1997

    Rap Gets Puffy

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop.

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    OUR MOTOWN

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop.

  • Music

    February 1, 1995

    PLAYLIST

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop.

  • Culture

    August 3, 1994

    GUYS AND DOLLS

    Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs fathers a return to hip-hop pop.

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