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The Postal Service at Red Rocks on May 30, presale tickets on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Brace yourself, my aging hipster friend: If you haven't heard, your favorite band from nearly a decade ago is back together and playing shows again. While the Coachella date is the one that got everybody hyperventilating, the Postal Service's tour actually kicks off a few days earlier in Reno. After ... More >>

On the front lines of the costliest battle in the high-tech world

If Mitt Romney won't tell you about these tax loopholes, we will

Furthur at Red Rocks, three nights, September 21, 22 and 23. Tix on sale next Friday at 10 a.m.

Furthur is making its way back to Colorado for a three-night stand at Red Rocks Amphitheater that kicks off on Friday, September 21. Pre-sale tickets ($55-$60) go on sale this Monday, April 16, at 10 a.m. through Furthur's fan page and will be available until 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, after whic ... More >>

Photos: Occupy Denver takes an anti-ALEC tour of downtown Denver

The 16th Street Mall was temporarily shut down Wednesday, when Occupy Denver staged a march against the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC is a conservative nonprofit that favors large corporations, demonstrators said, and its membership includes over 2,000 state legislators. The protest un ... More >>

Mark Cuban: HDNet rebranding as AXS TV won't impact Denver operation

What a difference a few years makes. In 2006, Mark Cuban, the billionaire behind HDNet, partly based in Denver, was touting the service's inking of past CBS anchor Dan Rather. Now, he's psyched about hooking up with American Idol host Ryan Seacrest and AEG Entertainment, owned by local moneybags Phi ... More >>

Village Voice Media responds to clergy

​Today, 36 clergy affixed their names to a paid ad and open letter to Village Voice and the classified ad site Backpage.com. The full page ad was published in the New York Times. The religious coalition demanded that we close down our legal, adult classifieds.

ISPs agree to six strikes copyright enforcement

​Internet users beware: you've now got six strikes against copyright infringement before your account can enter a "mitigation phase." Major Internet providers, including Comcast, Verizon, AT&T and others, have agreed to saddle up with the music and movie businesses to finally start cracking do ... More >>

Big Boi and Rusko join the Disco Biscuits for Bisco Inferno

Jon Gutwillig of the Disco Biscuits on Red Rocks, the pop-up store, Bisco Inferno and Big Boi

If a three night run culminating at Red Rocks isn't enough to show the height of The Disco Biscuits success, then opening a pop-up store to release the two-disc DVD will make it so. We wanted to find out more about this guerrilla marketing campaign, so we went straight to the source and spoke with g ... More >>

Henry Rollins on National Geographic gig and other adventures in work

​Henry Rollins (appearing at the Soiled Dove Underground this Sunday, April 3) began his career fronting Black Flag, an endeavor he won a Grammy for chronicling in the audio book Get in The Van. He went on to front The Rollins Band and appeared in numerous films.

Qwest, CenturyLink merger on the line for Colorado Public Utilities Commission

​Colorado's Public Utilities Commission is slated to sign off on Qwest's merger with CenturyLink today, a day after Montana became the fourteenth state to okay the deal, pushing memories of Mountain Bell even further down the line. The PUC was initially scheduled to approve the merger last we ... More >>

Pinalcchio

Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County, Arizona deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up

RU-Buzzed? or are you going to get a DUI?

​There were a lot of new iPhones opened on Christmas Day, and that was a big present for the Colorado Department of Transportation, which created its own iPhone application in November to help people measure whether they are too drunk to drive.

Dodger Talk host treats Denver like a joke

Ken Levine.​Ken Levine, the host of the Los Angeles Dodgers post-game radio show called Dodger Talk, is a comedy writer whose TV credits include Cheers, Frasier and The Simpsons -- good shows all. But Denverites may not be terribly amused by his latest offering, a blog headlined "Things To Do ... More >>

Qwest Wireless sets a death date

​Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio received good news when he learned that the U.S. Justice Department had decided against appealing the reduction of his original six-year jail sentence for insider-trading violations. But many Qwest Wireless customers will probably be less excited upon leraning the ... More >>

A band-by-band guide to the 2009 Westword Music Showcase

Baji wants to announce your calls

If you're looking for some new music and in need of a new ring tone for your phone, have a listen to Baji. This pop/rock outfit reminds me a lot of the Heyday: similar radio-ready sound, same big, soaring choruses and hook-filled tunes. As a promotion, they're offering free ringtones to Verizon pho ... More >>

HDNet finally available on Comcast

This 2006 Message column "HDNet Gains" profiled HDNet, billionaire Mark Cuban's high-definition television network. At the time, Cuban and his Denver-based partner, Philip Garvin, were thrilled about adding longtime CBS anchor Dan Rather to HDNet's family. But Garvin remained frustrated that the p ... More >>

Q&A With the Jonas Brothers

Dave TV!

Dave Navarro’s chat show is part of a new ManiaTV! strategy to let the pros, not the people, program the site.

Lobster Sex Champagne, July 30

Ad it Up

Fergie takes celebrity-endorsing to the next level.

Way to Go After Joe

Panhandle With Care

We're all just a home away from homeless.

Al Right Now

Is "Weird Al" Yankovic an American pop genius?

The Case of the Missing License

Congress is putting on the squeeze, but Colorado's private investigators still can't agree how -- or if -- they should be regulated.

No Sale

The Go! Team doesn't have TV-commercial aspirations.

Sorry, Wrong Number

The city's new service blows smoke.

Nelly Furtado

Loose (Geffen)

Caught Mapping

How MapQuest helps the lost generation find itself.

Off Limits

A Real Horse's Ass

Letters to the Editor

From the week of 7/28/2005

Getting Their Bell Rung

Tim Wirth dials in on the telecom wars.

Waltz of the Cannibals

How to demolish the telecom industry, in six easy steps.

OutFoxed

If you loaned money to this former Fox News staffer -- and many did -- you may be out of luck.

Liars on the Line

While US West delayed service for months, the company stockpiled millions.

Bells Are Ringing

US West put service on the line so it could make the deal.

Disconnected

As US West pulls strings at the legislature, it could cut the lines to competition.

Off Limits

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