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Tipper Gore

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    Vibrators: A pop-culture history of this buzzed-about device

    Like gay marriage, marijuana use and tattoos, public perception of female sex toys is not what it used to be. While male sex toys still weigh heavy on the shame scale, a female pleasure device is mostly seen as a cute novelty. Encountering one while snooping is comparable to finding a rutabaga in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Prince's Sign of the Times turns 25

    There is very little argument to make against the suggestion that Prince ruled the 1980s. The decade was jam packed with memorable pop artists making music to treasure for generations to come, but none came close to the eclecticism, the energy, and the downright strangeness that was Prince Rodgers N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Four years after break up, Drug Under gets offered indie record deal with Down Boys Inc.

    Chris Romero ​Chris Romero has been a member of the scene for more than two decades, from his early days playing in bands like Tipper Gore to fronting hard rock acts like Sick, one of the first unsigned Denver bands to be added to regular rotation on local radio, and its offshoot, Drug Under. ... More >>

  • Music

    May 12, 2011

    Glenn Beck's crazy but surprising, while My Chemical Romance is just predictable

    Chris Romero ​Chris Romero has been a member of the scene for more than two decades, from his early days playing in bands like Tipper Gore to fronting hard rock acts like Sick, one of the first unsigned Denver bands to be added to regular rotation on local radio, and its offshoot, Drug Under. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Ten Songs about masturbation

    ​Hanging the Hamster. The Five Digit Disco. Jerking the Johnson. There's a million terms for the ingratiating act of self-love. Look, if we're being real here, there's no shame in the game. After all, not everyone can be pleasured by super-fantastic lovers all day, everyday, and sometimes this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Top ten political thefts of music

    ​ There's a certain political group that pays a lot of lip service to individual property rights -- raise your hand if this sounds familiar: Lower taxes, gun ownership, capitalism! As it turns out, there seems to be one aspect of individual property that certain group does not seem to respect ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Is Parental Advisory sticker still being affixed to albums these days? If so, how effective is it? Actually, was it ever effective?

    ​ "Parental Advisory. Explicit Content." Remember that little sticker? The little black and white one that used to rest in the corner of only the most bad-ass of cassette tapes? The first albums I remember seeing with this warning were Danzig's self titled album, Soundgarden's Louder than ... More >>

  • Film

    January 10, 2008

    First Sunday

    Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan get religion in First Sunday.

  • News

    December 6, 2007

    A Real Bitch-Hunt

    Hillary Clinton's run has made it open season on powerful women.

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    Truman Tale

    Inside a courtroom drama playing at a theater near you.

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    The Beatdown

    After more than two decades, Blackie is still lawless.

  • Music

    June 30, 2005

    The Beatdown

    The Golden Triangle was really golden during the Westword Music Showcase.

  • News

    November 18, 2004

    Off Limits

    Name blame

  • Music

    August 5, 2004

    Retroactive

    Name blame

  • Culture

    May 29, 2003

    Dem Blues

    The left, turning right, was plain wrong.

  • Music

    December 12, 2002

    White Riot

    Jewish potty-mouth MC Paul Barman makes a brilliant hip-hop oddity.

  • Dining

    November 1, 2001

    God Bless America

    Time to kick back and get comfortable at Tom's Home Cookin'.

  • News

    August 2, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 2, 2001

  • Music

    June 7, 2001

    Tony Rebel, Chaka Demus & Pliers, and Angie Angel

    Realms of Rebel, Help Them Lord, and Life (RAS Records)

  • Music

    February 8, 2001

    Backwash

    Get 2 Da Point takes hip-hop to the classroom.

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    Leftoverture

    Alternative rockers are getting behind Alternative Radio.

  • Music

    August 10, 2000

    Play It As It Slays

    Slayer hasn't stopped giving the devil his due.

  • News

    November 25, 1999

    Son of Stern

    Bisexual pudding wrestlers aside, Denver shock jock Rover MacDaniels says he's a true original.

  • Music

    October 14, 1999

    Playlist

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

  • Music

    July 22, 1999

    The Wide World of Rap

    Exploring the endless variety of today's hip-hop.

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    Letters

    Exploring the endless variety of today's hip-hop.

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    Off Limits

    Exploring the endless variety of today's hip-hop.

  • Music

    April 29, 1999

    Feedback

    Exploring the endless variety of today's hip-hop.

  • Music

    December 25, 1997

    And the Winners Are ...

    Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

  • Music

    October 9, 1997

    Feedback

    Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

  • Music

    November 28, 1996

    Staking Their Pain

    Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

  • Film

    August 2, 1995

    CHILLIN' AND ILLIN'

    Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

  • Music

    February 22, 1995

    THE LORDS' PRAYERS

    Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

  • Music

    October 19, 1994

    THEY CALL HIM MISTER MANSON!

    THE LEADER OF MARILYN MANSON WANTS TO BECOME EVERY PARENT'S NIGHTMARE.

  • Music

    April 13, 1994

    BURN THIS ARTICLE

    THE LEADER OF MARILYN MANSON WANTS TO BECOME EVERY PARENT'S NIGHTMARE.

  • Music

    February 23, 1994

    CRITIC'S CHOICE

    THE LEADER OF MARILYN MANSON WANTS TO BECOME EVERY PARENT'S NIGHTMARE.

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