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Sound Recording Industries

  • Music

    April 26, 2012

    Jeff Mangum

    Thursday, April 26, Ogden Theatre, 888-929-7849.

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    The ghost of Denver's hair metal past visits and comes bearing a holiday gift that keeps on giving

    ​In the hierarchy of things that happened in the pop metal world after Nirvana's Nevermind was released, this one has to rank pretty high in the pantheon, at least locally. The year was 1993: The music industry was booming, hair metal was fading and a handful of Denver rock enthusiasts were ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Live Nation and Universal Music form super-company

    ​Live Nation Entertainment, which now houses Ticketmaster, House of Blues and Ticketweb has announced a partnership with the Universal Music Group to create a joint-venture management company for managing and strengthening the label's acts. This is the first time a major label has teamed up di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    As the music industry circles the drain, Netflix tops torrents in traffic. When is the music industry going to catch up?

    ​Earlier this year, a report surfaced detailing current BitTorrent usage, with porn being the number one most torrented media and music sinking to a miserable 2.9 percent. Now, Sandvine company has detailed the biggest data hogs of the past year, and Netflix's streaming is on the top. When is ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2011

    American Idol is giving us a ticker-tape parade of the same boring B.S.

    ​Earlier this year, a report surfaced detailing current BitTorrent usage, with porn being the number one most torrented media and music sinking to a miserable 2.9 percent. Now, Sandvine company has detailed the biggest data hogs of the past year, and Netflix's streaming is on the top. When is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    What's killing the music industry? Auto-Tune? The Internet? American Idol? All of the above?

    ​The music industry has been marked for death for a long time now, but amazingly, nobody has managed to come up with a concrete reason as to why. Sure, it's easy to assign blame, but the real reason the music is dying is still a mystery to most people in the industry. Thankfully, plenty of sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Guitar Hero franchise overdoses and dies

    ​In a statement alongside it's quarterly and annual fiscal report, Activision, the company behind the Guitar Hero series, effectively put the axe on the series. Over the course of the last two years, the series has seen dropping sales due to a market that's completely saturated and an expensiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Rihanna, Gareth Emery, the fickle internet and the problem with Next Big Sound's Social Charts

    Gareth Emery: Next big sound?​Billboard recently debuted a pair of new charts compiled by Boulder-based company Next Big Sound, the subject of a recent Westword feature. The charts, called the Social 50 and the Next Big Sound 25, track bands' online presence, whether it's Facebook "likes" or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Meet Nathan Reid, studio wiz extraordinare

    ​Many people in Denver may not know Nathan Reid by name. Just the same, over the course of his career, which spans three decades, he's had the chance to work with a host of prominent acts from Ghostface to Damien and Stephen Marley. Currently operating out of Mercury Sauce, his private produ ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2010

    Accordion Crimes/Lion Sized

    Accordion Crimes/Lion Sized 7-inch
    Cash Cow

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    It's 2010, and some members of the music industry still have no clue

    ​This magical Internet machine has been up and running for a while now, transmitting music from the ether to our ears using a mix of faerie dust and marketing panache. It seems, however, that there is still a decisive split on what this new mystery machine means for the future of music. You' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Westword Music Showcase headliners: Catching up with Tickle Me Pink

    Darren Mahuron / Summit Studios​ Tickle Me Pink's young career has already been filled with setbacks and shrouded by controversy. From the heartbreaking loss of original bassist Johnny Schou in 2008 to the recent parting with their label, Wind-up, the boys still had time to release an explici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    Matt Morris is no longer a Tenmann Recording artist?

    ​Yeah, that headline threw us for a loop as well. "Dear Family, Friends & Fans," begins Matt Morris's Tumblr post yesterday. "There's some news I have to share. It's pretty big, so Mom - if you're standing, you better sit down. As of today, I am no longer a Tennman Records Artist..." WTF? Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2008

    Flobots nominated for Music Choice awards

    If the Flobots are bummed with the recent bad show review they got, maybe the news from Music Choice will excite them. The band's video, "Handlebars," was nominated in two categories in the channel's Most Demanded: Music Choice Video On-Demand Awards '08. The first was "Alternative Video of the Year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008

    Matson Jones Returns for Pair of Shows In Denver and Ft. Collins

    If the Flobots are bummed with the recent bad show review they got, maybe the news from Music Choice will excite them. The band's video, "Handlebars," was nominated in two categories in the channel's Most Demanded: Music Choice Video On-Demand Awards '08. The first was "Alternative Video of the Year ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    Vintage Q&A With Lil Jon

    If the Flobots are bummed with the recent bad show review they got, maybe the news from Music Choice will excite them. The band's video, "Handlebars," was nominated in two categories in the channel's Most Demanded: Music Choice Video On-Demand Awards '08. The first was "Alternative Video of the Year ... More >>

  • Music

    November 1, 2007

    Taking the World On

    After five months of interest, Meese signs with Atlantic Records.

  • Music

    October 18, 2007

    Hard Chargers

    Sox’s Place is the heart of Denver’s underground hardcore scene.

  • Music

    September 27, 2007

    Beatsource.com Sets the Pace

    The hip-hop arm of Beatport.com is ready for the big takeover.

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    It Was Free Cuz I Stole It

    The year in unfair shares.

  • Music

    October 26, 2006

    Coping Skills

    Citizen Cope has built a loyal following without much help.

  • Music

    August 24, 2006

    Coming Down the Mountain

    Thee Silver Mt. Zion blazes its own trail.

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Best Swan Song

    Antidote
    The Gamits

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Best New Band

    Matson Jones

  • Calendar

    November 11, 2004

    Music Tour Tunes Up

    Ropeadope blends musical styles while hitting the road.

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2004

    Best Prog Label

    ReR USA

  • Music

    October 30, 2003

    The Beatdown

    Kiss me, I’m a rock star -- at least for one night.

  • Music

    April 17, 2003

    Backwash

    Radio waves: Clear Channel clears the air about independent promoters.

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    Internet Interruption

    Web-radio legislation gets tangled in politics.

  • Music

    September 5, 2002

    The Lapse of Luxury

    After a four-year hiatus, Girls Against Boys is back in the high life again.

  • Music

    June 13, 2002

    Backwash

    Music everywhere: Music Lowdown 2002 and the Westword Music Showcase covered both the recording industry and live, in-the-flesh performances.

  • Music

    August 30, 2001

    Another Piece of the Rock

    Nuggets II strikes gold by mining new territory.

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    Radio Rumble

    Clear Channel takes on all comers, including the largest ratings service in the country.

  • Music

    March 22, 2001

    Backwash

    We remember the Alamo, but South by Southwest is now a blissful blur.

  • Music

    March 15, 2001

    Ace in the Hole

    Hip-hop's Aceyalone looks for ways to climb up from the underground.

  • Music

    October 12, 2000

    Seller's Market

    Jimmy Eat World doesn't have a record label, a distributor or a care in the world.

  • Music

    August 31, 2000

    The Bad Luck Club

    After years of struggle with record labels, Automatic 7 is slowly returning to the business of punk rock.

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best local kids' recording

    Wheeeeeeeeee: Songs & Stories for Kids by Front Range Artists

  • Music

    June 1, 2000

    Backwash

    Please, don't try to classify Tony Furtado.

  • Music

    December 16, 1999

    Backwash

    Dire predictions for music in the Y2K.

  • Music

    April 1, 1999

    Shine On

    Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse is running the race his way.

  • Music

    October 22, 1998

    Getting Big

    Ex-Denver DJ Big Jon Platt on how to succeed in business by really, really trying.

  • Music

    September 10, 1998

    Going to W.A.R.?

    The inside story of the little Boulder label that could.

  • Music

    July 23, 1998

    Keen Thinking

    Robert Earl Keen won't dumb down his music for country consumption.

  • Music

    March 12, 1998

    Hawkins Flies Again

    Two new CDs add to the legacy of the late Ted Hawkins.

  • Music

    December 25, 1997

    Feedback

    Two new CDs add to the legacy of the late Ted Hawkins.

  • Music

    September 12, 1996

    Feedback

    Two new CDs add to the legacy of the late Ted Hawkins.

  • Music

    April 19, 1995

    CHUNKY STYLE

    THE MEMBERS OF SUPERCHUNK CONTINUE TO LIVE AN INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLE.

  • Music

    August 31, 1994

    BUT WHAT ABOUT BETTY?

    THE MEMBERS OF SUPERCHUNK CONTINUE TO LIVE AN INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLE.

  • Music

    March 2, 1994

    THE GRANDMA AWARDS

    THE MEMBERS OF SUPERCHUNK CONTINUE TO LIVE AN INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLE.

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