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May 14, 2012
The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Are You Experienced turns 45
When he came storming onto the scene, Jimi Hendrix made weepy children out of the world's best guitar players, bringing a primal sexuality and grace to his playing that only a true master of the craft could muster. Guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Pete Townsend had spent nearly the whole ... More >>
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May 4, 2012
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has died
Adam Yauch (aka MCA of the Beastie Boys) has died. He was 47. Forming the Beastie Boys as a teenager in Brooklyn in the late '70s, Yauch was part of a pivotal assembly of artists that defined rap music for the radio. Early incarnations of the group shifted genres and changed members, but Michael "Mi ... More >>
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April 20, 2012
R.I.P. Levon Helm, 5/26/40 - 4/19/12
See Also: At the Helm - A throat cancer survivor, the Band's Levon Helm can't sing anymore -- but the beat goes on Levon Helm, iconic drummer and singer extraordinaire of the Band, died yesterday at the age of 71, after a long and strenuous battle with throat cancer. Helm's imaginative drumming and ... More >>
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January 20, 2012
R.I.P. Etta James
RIP Etta James, the Genuine Article indeed.A definitive, earnest and passionate voice in the history of American pop music has gone silent today. Legendary R&B chanteuse Etta James died this morning at the age of 73 in Riverdale, California, reportedly from complications tied to leukemia. Alo ... More >>
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December 6, 2011
Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales
Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, shows from Neil Diamond, Garland Jeffreys and Sophie B. Hawkins were announced; BLKHRTS, American Tomahawk and Driftwood Fire got spins on local radio; and new releases from Drake, Kate Bush and Sigur Ros wer ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
Sarah Palin vs. Lady Gaga: Battle of the attention-grabbing sideshows
Flickr photoFlickr photoSarah Palin: You Betcha!, Brit filmmaker Nick Broomfield's documentary-slash-hatchet job, opens today at the Denver Film Center. In the film, Palin is seen as a polarizing, sideshow personality in the world of politics -- the equivalent of Lady Gaga in the rea ... More >>
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August 8, 2011
Jonny Barber putting Velvet Elvis to rest with one last gig and a candlelight vigil next week
Since birthing Velvet Elvis on Elvis Presley's birthday in 2004, Jonny Barber has gone on to sing at both Graceland and Sun Studios, he's met members of The King's band, as well as Larry Geller, Elvis's hair stylist and spiritual adviser, and he's had the pleasure of hearing first hand storie ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Bree Davies attempts to Justify My Love of R. Kelly
Terry RichardsonOkay, we all have some skeletons in our closet, shit we dig -- be it music, movies or television shows -- that we'd just as soon nobody else knew about. "Guilty pleasures" is what most people term these sort of inclinations. Well, here at Backbeat, there's no shame in our game ... More >>
Music
May 5, 2005
Torn in the USA
The Boss is a legend to some and a laugh to others. To me, he's been both.
Music
March 31, 2005
Against the Grain
D.biddle's folk-style hush belies its hardcore pedigree.
Music
September 2, 2004
The Beatdown
All hail the return of royalty.
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July 1, 2004
The Message
It's Alive
Culture
July 4, 2002
Ice Ice Maybe
A decade after Vanilla Ice melted down, he's back with the man who made him.
Music
October 11, 2001
Stop Your Sobbing
In the wake of September 11, Ray Davies reconsiders his past and looks to the future.
Music
May 31, 2001
At the Helm
A throat cancer survivor, the Band's Levon Helm can't sing anymore -- but the beat goes on.
Music
October 19, 2000
Pickin' Up the Pieces
Richie Furay found something unexpected on his way to country-rock stardom: salvation.
News
March 9, 2000
Off Limits
Suite irony...
Music
October 21, 1999
Getting Out of the Led
Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones goes it alone.
Music
June 10, 1999
A LaFave Rave
Jimmy LaFave upholds American musical tradition one song at a time.
News
May 27, 1999
The Hair Apparent
Jimmy LaFave upholds American musical tradition one song at a time.
Music
August 20, 1998
Native Intelligence
Robbie Robertson digs into his past so he can move into the future.
Music
December 19, 1996
To Buy or Not to Buy
Reviews of 23 recent superstar recordings--just in time for your holiday purchasing pleasure.
Music
August 29, 1996
Green's Day
Al Green no longer separates church from state of mind.
Music
January 10, 1996
PLAYLIST
Al Green no longer separates church from state of mind.
Music
October 4, 1995
POLLY JEAN, GIANT
TINY P.J. HARVEY HAS A MIGHTY BIG TALENT.
Music
June 8, 1994
BACK TO THE BEACH
THE BEACH BOYS' MIKE LOVE ON MUSIC, MONEY AND SUING COUSIN BRIAN.

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