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    March 30, 2012

    Five reasons why you should buy your coffee at Starbucks

    Starbucks' outspoken support of same-sex marriage prompted the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) to create an international campaign to "Dump Starbucks," an attempt to persuade people to stop buying coffee from Starbucks because, according to itsDump Starbucks website, "it has taken a corpora ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Peyton Manning reportedly chooses Broncos, Tim Tebow to be traded

    Update: Just over an hour after our post, on view below, about rumors that Peyton Manning was leaning toward playing for the Tennessee Titans next season comes very different news. ESPN is reporting that Manning has chosen to sign with the Denver Broncos next season.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Tim Tebow's fate to be determined on 3-16? Ask Peyton Manning

    It's 3-16 -- digits more closely linked to Tim Tebow than No. 15. Back in the day, he daubed them into his eye black as a salute to the Bible verse John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." But Tebo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Videos: Make Kony Famous group, fans want Tim Tebow to denounce Joseph Kony

    Right now, Tim Tebow is watching the Denver Broncos' attempt to sign Peyton Manning -- a deal that would supplant him as the team's starting quarterback. But many YouTube watchers want him to watch something else -- videos exhorting him to help make murderous Ugandan strongman Joseph Kony famous. An ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Tim Tebow trade rumors: Legit or wishful thinking by Tebow bashers?

    'Tis the season for trade rumors, so it's no surprise that Tim Tebow's name has surfaced in respect to potential deals. After all, anything related to the Chosen One is news right now, including his reported dinner date with Taylor Swift earlier this week. Is there anything to such gossip? Doubt it, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    2012 Grammy Awards: Adele sweeps, Bon Iver surprises and Kanye West missing in action

    As anyone and their mother could have (and, ahem, did) predicted, it was Adele's show at last night's 54th Grammy Awards. The singer, who absolutely swept the awards, took home six Grammys -- meaning she won in every category in which she was nominated, including the big three: Song of the Year, Rec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    The 54th Grammys: who will win (Adele) and who won't (Lady Gaga)

    From power pop to power ballads, rock anthems to rap staples, the nominees of the 54th Grammy Awards, which airs this Sunday night, sees no dearth of great music. There's little doubt that it will be Adele's night, but others, like Kanye West and Mumford & Sons, could win big too. Continue reading f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Nicki Minaj's "Stupid Hoe" takes aim at Gaga and other fellow pop stars

    Forget Lil Kim. At this point in her career, Nicki Minaj's only enemy is herself and "Super Bass." That track, which catapulted Minaj into a mainstream as cross-genre artist and onto the iPods of Taylor Swift fans everywhere, will be her "Lose Yourself" -- the song that defines Minaj's career until ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Nicole Scherzinger's debut album delayed again, plus a breakdown of this week's charts

    Despite being a judge on the American version of X Factor, Nicole Scherzinger has had a rough go in the music industry ever since leaving the Pussycat Dolls. This week, word came down that the release date for her debut album Killer Love, originally slated for November 15, has been pushed back to so ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Shel moves forward after parting ways with Republic Nashville with new five-songEP

    ​Paging Alexandra Patsavas: Have you met Shel (due at the Bluebird tonight with Elephant Revival) yet? If not, you should definitely make their acquaintance. The music these lovely ladies make genuinely sounds like it was painstakingly crafted in a lab specifically to be played in an episode o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2011

    Review: Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger at Comfort Dental, 10/1/11

    JOURNEY at COMFORT DENTAL AMPHITHEATRE | 10/1/11Eric GruneisenJourney last night. More Journey in Denver photos.​Night Ranger, Foreigner and Journey? And all together? Hellz yeah they were! Last night, these three "ready to rock" bands appeared at the Comfort Dental Amphitheatre and reminded u ... More >>

  • Music

    February 24, 2011

    Denver musical acts to watch in 2011

    JOURNEY at COMFORT DENTAL AMPHITHEATRE | 10/1/11Eric GruneisenJourney last night. More Journey in Denver photos.​Night Ranger, Foreigner and Journey? And all together? Hellz yeah they were! Last night, these three "ready to rock" bands appeared at the Comfort Dental Amphitheatre and reminded u ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Comedy Central's Comedy Awards: Due recognition or sideshow?

    ​Comedy Central announced an awards show devoted to comedy today. It will be called The Comedy Awards and will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, TV Land and Nick at Night on March 26. On one hand, comedy does tend to get boned in the other major awards, particularly the Oscars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    How poop is smarter than Jesus: Google Reading Level ranks 100 random things

    ​​ Google introduced a new way of filtering search results last week: By reading level. You type something in and it tells you how many results fall into one of levels. Fair enough: if you're writing a research paper on sexual health or something, and thoughtful information would normal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Susan Boyle vs. Ke$ha: Pick your champion

    We'll take Ms. Dollar Sign, thank you.​With two weeks left in the year, Billboard has posted it's 2010 year-end charts. The top single of 2010? Ke$ha's "Tik Tok." Wouldn't necessarily have been our guess, but fair enough -- seems like one of a handful of 2010's defining singles. The album ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    10 Christmas songs we never want to hear again

    ​Dear stores, we get it: It's Christmas time. It only comes but once a year -- yadda, yadda, yadda. That's great and all, but being bombarded by Christmas music while searching for the perfect gifts is driving us nuts -- it's like being a mouse in an endless maze with no buttons to push. And, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    How the Grammy Sausage is Made

    ​The Grammy nominations are out. You're welcome to see the list, but we don't recommend reading much into it. The major awards are all more or less their respective industries sitting in a circle for a giant back-rub chain, but none is less indicative of what is actually happening than the Gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Susan Boyle is an unkillable sales machine

    Susan Boyle's number two is a very special gift.​It's officially the Holiday season, which is why Poptimystic is finally ready to address the Christmas albums on the charts. Even though they've been there for at least three weeks. Two of Billboard's top ten albums are seasonal, and Billboard, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Scott McInnis: Top five apologies he can borrow

    Scott McInnis​Scott McInnis still doesn't quite get how he went from a governor's office shoo-in to a political pariah. He's back in the spotlight, engaging in an act of premature rehabilitation in the Denver Post, vowing to clear the air over this silly plagiarism scandal that derailed his ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Elton John & Leon Russell, Lil Wayne, Bob Dylan, Women top sellers at local stores

    ​Elton John and Leon Russell's The Union , released October 19 on Decca, took the top spot at Albums on the Hill and came in second at Twist & Shout for the week ending October 31. Lil Wayne's latest effort, I Am Not a Human Being, continues to stay on top at Independent Records, while Hed P.E ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2010

    Fueled by venture-capital funding and a love for unknown bands, can Boulder's Next Big Sound predict the next rock star?

    ​Elton John and Leon Russell's The Union , released October 19 on Decca, took the top spot at Albums on the Hill and came in second at Twist & Shout for the week ending October 31. Lil Wayne's latest effort, I Am Not a Human Being, continues to stay on top at Independent Records, while Hed P.E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Last Night: John Mayer at Red Rocks Amphitheatre - 09.01.10

    Brian Landis Folkins​ JOHN MAYER With special guest Owl City 09.01.10 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre You ever been around somebody who's had a near-death experience? Notice how they're just a little more gracious than the rest of us, and perhaps a little more sincere? Or how they don't take life's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Eminem's Emwow and five other (potentially) record-selling spoofs

    The genius of Vince Offer's sales-pitch send-up of Eminem's Recovery -- and of most parodies, really -- is that it forces the record into a ridiculous context (a thing to "put on your hose," among other uses). And though the video may or may not actually help Marshall Mathers' sales figures, it d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Top 10 weirdest musical duets

    A couple of nights ago, we had the absolute pleasure of seeing William Shatner and Lin Yu Chun do a rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" on Lopez Tonight that made our hearts cream with loving ecstasy. We have no clue what to actually think of Lin Yu Chin (other than that the internet seems t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    And now, presenting thirty craptastic minutes with thirty different iPhone band apps

    ​ Sometimes we have to wonder if folks that program for Apple's App Store are hell-bent on wasting people's time. We spent an evening with as many artist-specific iPhone apps we could get our hands on and found a few amazing things, a few interesting things and a plethora of pure and total cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    Shel inks a deal with Republic Nashville

    Scott Borchetta. Name ring a bell? Not really? How about this: Remember the record exec who came to Taylor Swift's defense a few weeks ago when the whole world was up in arms over her supposed catastrophically pitch-friendly performance at the Grammys? That guy? Yeah, that's Scott Borchetta. He's th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Twitterpated: the scene shares its mind 140 characters at a time

    ​The Twittervese has become one of the most entertaining and insightful places to catch a glimpse inside the lives of some of the most outspoken members of our community -- 140 characters at a time, of course. We never ceased to be entertained by the tweets of various members of our scene and susp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2009

    Top 10 Country Albums of 2008

    Photo by Michael Alan GoldbergOver 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. Two young blondes with toothy smiles and hard-core work ethics, Taylor Swift and Car ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2008

    Beyond Playlist: The Offspring and More

    Photo by Michael Alan GoldbergOver 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. Two young blondes with toothy smiles and hard-core work ethics, Taylor Swift and Car ... More >>

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