William Shatner

Five McAwesome vintage Happy Meal toys

On a recent visit to McDonald's I spied a Hello Kitty toy in a Happy Meal, and I was almost inspired to order a kid's meal myself. The McDonald's Happy Meal was by far the most brilliant marketing idea to ever light up the golden arches -- luring kids, and their parents' disposable incomes, into the ... More >>

The ten best concerts in Denver this week

Ready for another solid week of shows? Good. There's plenty to look forward to this week, a diverse batch of offerings from the jammier side of things with the Disco Biscuits, who's setting up shop in Colorado for three nights, to the long and eagerly awaited Denver appearance of Cat Power to a floo ... More >>

Ben Folds

Wednesday, January 23, Ogden Theatre, 888-929-7849.

Falcon "Balloon Boy" Heene and his brothers are flying high in a heavy-metal band

See also: Richard Heene, Balloon Boy's dad, invents crazy stuff, makes crazier infomercials

Joseph Wandell revisits history in Mekong Joe

Shit Justin Halpern says: The Twitter phenom dishes on his dad, his wife and his latest book

As it turns out, a good Twitter account doesn't necessarily make a good television show. Nonfiction funny man Justin Halpern learned that lesson the nationally televised way when real-life anecdotes from his hilariously crabby father translated poorly from social media into a cheesy, laugh-grabbing ... More >>

Reader: William Shatner fans should follow you with a howitzer rather than on twitter

William Shatner came to town last night to perform his one-man show, Shatner's World: We Just Live In It. To help introduce newbies to the delights of the versatile Star Trek/TJ Hooker/Boston Legal/Priceline commercial star, Jenn Wohletz offered her guide to five things Shatner hasn't done. Some fa ... More >>

Five things William Shatner hasn't done -- yet

Everyone's favorite eccentric Renaissance man, William Shatner, is in Denver for his one-man performance of Shatner's World: We Just Live In It this evening at the Buell Theatre. For Shat-nerds, seeing this show will be a lot like making it with an alien hottie. And for everyone else who needs a fr ... More >>

By Hook or by Kirk

Who said it: Andrew W.K. or William Shatner?

Party-obsessed rocker Andrew W.K. and bargain-obsessed actor William Shatner are both going to be in Denver on the same night, March 20. Let that soak into your cerebellum for a second. Do you drop acid and let James motherfucking Kirk expand your mind? Or do you soak your noggin in so much beer and ... More >>

Top ten Twilight Zone references in pop culture

​The groundbreaking sci-fi series The Twilight Zone is still socially relevant, and it's also inspired much social satire since it first appeared on television sets in 1959. The homage and spoofs range from many Simpsons episodes to a Melvins song to the Theater Company of Lafayette's Return t ... More >>

Mile Highlights: Denver/Boulder area concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

Here's what's happening in music on the Front Range this week: On the concert front, December shows by Beats Antique and Pretty Lights were announced. On local radio specialty shows, Veronica, Vices I Admire, INCA and Hazel Miller all got some spins. Meanwhile, at our local record stores, new and re ... More >>

Five (more) terrible holiday parody songs

​Last week we took a look at five terrible holiday song parodies that took existing holiday songs and turned them into something else altogether. That's all well and good, but it's actually not the worst of what we found. Nope, that honor is reserved for those that turn existing pop songs into ... More >>

Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer of the Posies talk about fame, Shatner and Big Star

Julian Ochoa​The Posies (due tonight at The Gothic Theatre) had the good fortune -- or bad, depending on your perspective -- of being a non-grunge rock band in Seattle that came into its own during the era when, for far too many people, "alternative" became synonymous with "grunge."

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 >>

William Shatner has a sci-fi themed social networking site

Social networking Geeks Internet. Not sure how no one has done that math until now, but the void has been filled. Oh has it been filled. Meet the newest social networking site on the block, backed by "Rocket Man" singer and all around rad dude William Shatner. It's called MyOuterSpace.com and ... More >>

Recast: If Hans Zimmer had a clue, this is what The Rock's soundtrack would've sounded like

​Let's just go ahead and get this out of the way from the get-go: we love The Rock. We can't explain it but there it is. That said, we also hate Hans Zimmer with a passion usually reserved for evil dictators and ex-patriots. So what better example of Recast then to add a soundtrack to this beloved ... More >>

Q&A with Adrian Belew

​Adrian Belew has lead something of a charmed existence as a musician for the last thirty years, from his first high-profile gig as a guitarist for Frank Zappa in 1979 to his later work with Talking Heads, Trent Reznor, David Bowie and King Crimson. Though possessed of preternaturally able technic ... More >>

Mouth by south of the border at the new Fresko

Lori Midson​Fresko is Mexican casual cuisine, a unique place, an experience, and a taste only known in Mexico. Fresko is honored to be in Colorado. Fresko is genuine, culture, quality, passion, freshness, ambiance, with a staff that loves to share. Experience metropolitan Mexican dining for a fast ... More >>

Barron Christian has a small role in Eddie Murphy's Imagine That and a lifetime of out-of-this-world stories

How to describe the voice of Colorado-based Barron Christian, who has a small part in Imagine That, an Eddie Murphy movie shot partly in Denver that opens on Friday? It's a deep baritone delivered warmly and confidently -- and there's a cadence to his vowels that gives his sentences incredible ric ... More >>

Star Trek

Q&A With Tom Tancredo

Her One Little Secret

Pause & Effect

A truly universal remote leads to Sandler's best movie in years.

Your Show of Shows

Shell Game

Over the Hedge wants you to feel bad about what it's selling, which is everything.

Rug Rat

Vin Diesel wigs out as a mobster on trial.

Campo de Fiori

Making sacrifices

Hanukkah Songs

Wherein we find the coining of our new favorite word: Jew-pergroup.

Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan

Esquire Theatre’s Midnight Madness series

Henry Rollins

Saturday, November 5, Macky Auditorium, Boulder, 303-492-8423.

Come Together

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

Star Date

Captain Kirk leads the charge at Starfest 2005.

Adrian Belew

Side One (Sanctuary)

Dorkula

Blade confronts the ultimate vampire, and geeks everywhere rejoice.

Wrong Wayans

Do the right thing: Avoid White Chicks in bad masks.

Cannes Do

Art and commerce do a nasty mating dance in Cannes.

Feel His Pain

Billy Bob has a simple plan: to sing about life and lovin' his wife.

Deep Bloat

The Farrelly Brothers take a churn for the worse in Osmosis Jones.

Boldly Going, Again

Seeking closure, Robert Wise finally finishes Star Trek: The Motion Picture -- 22 years later

Dogstar

Happy Ending
(Ultimatum Music)

Letters to the Editor

From the week of May 4

The Man You Hate to Love

The toughest executive in Denver radio pleads his case.

Beam Me Up, Scotty!

A Phish Tale

Bassist Mike Gordon explodes some myths about Phish--and confirms others.

The Spice of Life

Scary, Sporty, Posh and Baby may not mean jack to you--but the little girls understand.

Bard Copy

Star Power

Keanu Reeves's band, Dogstar, isn't very good--but since he's in it, who cares?

THRILLS

STAR DRECK