The Beatles

The ten most noteworthy music publicity stunts

Sometimes flawless technique, inspired lyrics and a devoted fan base aren't enough. Sometimes you've gotta do something outlandish to step up your game and grab the world's attention. Some would say that getting on a stage and saying, "Hey! Watch what I'm doing!" might be considered attention-seekin ... More >>

A White Album Christmas

Ten essential albums of the 1960s

If someone wanted to learn more about the sixties, but didn't know where to start, these are the albums we'd recommend. While they aren't necessarily the best selling, or the most critically acclaimed, they are certainly the ones that float to the surface all these years later, providing a rough blu ... More >>

It was 45 years ago today... The Beatles' Sgt Pepper inches toward the half centry mark

By the summer of 1966, the Beatles sucked. Or at least that's the way they felt for the band. "Performance, for us, it's gone downhill," Paul McCartney said of his band at the time. "Because we can't develop if no one can hear us; so for us to perform...it gets difficult each time." The pressures of ... More >>

It's Wonderful To Be Here

"I buried Paul" and other Beatles blasts from the past, tonight at the Boedecker Theater

Faced with the postponement of two screenings of the highly anticipated film The Beatles: The Lost Concert, Boedecker Theater manager Glenn Webb didn't cry in his kidney pie. Instead, he secured a replacement reel: Paul McCartney Is Really Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison, a comic mockume ... More >>

Deconstructing the Beatles: Scott Freiman on how "A Day in the Life" is like Frankenstein

Besides blowing the mind of everyone who ever heard it, Sgt. Pepper broke a lot of ground: The album radically expanded the concept of what pop music could be, in the process inventing the studio technology needed to make it happen. There's probably not another person alive who can articulate what t ... More >>

Another Clue for You All

A Grateful Dead musical would be as entertaining as staring at a brick wall

Mini Mansions at Moe's, 12/4/10

Mini Mansions. Photos by Kiernan Maletsky​ MINI MANSIONS Wire Faces • Action Friend 12.4.10 | Moe's Original Barbecue Mini Mansions is defined by comparisons. First, to Queens of the Stone Age because Michael Shuman is a member of both. And while the two bands have little in common musical ... More >>

YouTube is a secret motherlode for mashup makers and remixers

Click play on that video. What do you hear? Why, it's the classic Oasis track "Wonderwall," sans any musical backing. Now, upon hearing that, you will have one of two reactions -- you will ask yourself, "Why do I care about this?" or you will say, "Wow! I could totally remix that and/or get my mas ... More >>

Nowhere Plans for Nobody

Just a little too short for this one

​ Hey there! Welcome back to our completely irregular and totally random feature, Guess Where I'm Peeing. If you can guess the location correctly, you win, well, nothing -- but at least you'll have the satisfaction of being right at least once today.

IT’S A BEATLES UNIVERSE

Finally taking a look at Giraffes in My Hair: A Rock 'n' Roll Life

​It's probably no secret at this point we're a bunch of dorks, nerds and geeks here, and luckily, every once and while these tendencies happen to collide with our love for music. Such is the case with Giraffes in My Hair: A Rock 'n' Roll Life, a graphic novel released last year by Fantagraphi ... More >>

Playlist Roulette: Ten "love songs" for your super sweet Valentine's mixtape

Courtesy of shankar,shiva's FlickrIn the last two days I have overheard three different people discussing their carefully crafted Valentine's Day date playlists. Once I stifled the gag reflex, I started to wonder when the hell dates started requiring customized, more importantly, premeditated soundt ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of January 4, 2010

​As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. F ... More >>

Fab Fete

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of November 2, 2009

​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we'r ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of October 5, 2009

​​As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list ... More >>

Rainy Day Beatles

Musicianship and pageantry bring back the Fab Four.

Beatles albums dominate top sellers at Twist and Shout

​There was a whole a Beatles mania happening at Twist & Shout last Wednesday when the remastered versions of the Fab Four's catalog were released. People lined up before the store was open and the store was sold out of the The Beatles Mono Box Set fifteen minutes after opening. "Then, througho ... More >>

Jay-Z grabs top spot at Independent Records

​Blueprint 3, Jay-Z's highly anticipated follow-up to his two previous Blueprint albums, grabbed the top spot at Independent Records while Raekwon's latest effort, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 came in second for the week ending September 13. Insane Clown Posse's Bang! Pow! Boom!, which was the top se ... More >>

Phish top seller at Bart's CD Cellar

​Joy, Phish's eleventh studio album and first release in five years, nabbed the top spot at Bart's CD Cellar while six Beatles re-issues (including Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper's and the Stereo Box Set) dominated the store's top ten for the week ending September 13. Yo La Tengo's latest, effor, Popular ... More >>

Deuce's Kellie MacMullan has a brain -- some-where?

Kellie MacMullan, at a bowling event wih the Flobots, proves she's got balls.​Ever since News on the Deuce debuted in late March, local viewers have known they're likely to see something unintentionally funny (or at least uncomfortably lame) within seconds of tuning in. But few moments have be ... More >>

Q&A with Joe Bithorn of Beatles tribute band Rain

Joe Bithorn as George Harrison​New York City native Joe Bithorn plays the role of George Harrison in Rain, one of the most popular and well-known Beatles tribute bands in the country (appearing September 22 to 27 at the Buell Theater. Raised with a steady diet of classical, jazz, blues and psy ... More >>

Beatles Mania

When We Were FaB takes you away to another time.

Wil Swindler's Elevenet at Dazzle

Wil Swindler's ElevenetSunday, November 30, 2008Dazzle Restaurant & LoungeWil Swindler's weekend show at Dazzle helped me recover a lost memory. I must have been three years old at most. My mother was rifling through my parents' vinyl collection at our suburban home in Aurora, and the Beatles' " ... More >>

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Pop Symphony

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra covers Abbey Road.

The Disorienting Post Modernity of Rutlemania and Other Assorted Goodies

Thoughts on Five Songs While I Quietly Freak Out and Try to Work

Thoughts on Five Songs While I Pretend to Work

Beatle Mania

Join in the annual Beatles Memorial Singalong.

The Ladybug Transistor

Tuesday, August 14, the hi-dive, 720-570-4500.

The Beatles

Love
Apple

Scissor Sisters

Ta-Dah (Universal/Motown)

Freestyle Fellowship

Awesome live bands sometimes make magic in the studio, too.

King's X

Friday, November 25, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

Come Together

Les Fradkin brings back the Beatles with a little help from his friends.

Critic's Choice

Wanker

Fan Fare

Retrace the Beatles' steps at the Brown Palace

The Loner

Daniel Johnston ventures into the wicked world with a batch of new music and a blank slate.

The Pernice Brothers

The World Won't End (Ashmont), Maroon (Atlantic)

Still Fab After All These Years

A spiffed up Hard Day's Night continues to dazzle, with its jump cuts, slow motion and sped-up Beatles antics.

Sounds Like Fun!

Beatle Mania

Instrumental Asylum

Swingin' Sting? Bluegrass Bruce? Rhapsodic R.E.M.? CMH Records has given Eighties faves a musical makeover.

He Carries That Weight

Julian Lennon returns to music with a new album and new light to shed on his famous father.

THE PREFAB FOUR