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It ain't easy being queen: Luke List on the "anti-masculinity" stigma of drag performance

A relative newcomer to the drag scene, Luke List has been performing as alter-ego Zoe O. for a little more than a year -- but that was long enough for him to win Charlie's Mr. July and Man of the Year 2011. And he's ready for Saturday night's Queen of Aces pageant and fundraiser for the Colorado Ga ... More >>

FML, white girl sitcoms and other things that can stay in 2011

R.I.P. FML 2008-2011​Yes, 2012 is creeping up on us like my 32nd birthday (no need to send presents -- I will only be accepting fan letters as gifts and creepy Facebook messages of adoration from high school stalkers). Since the world is not going to be ending as some of us maybe thought it wa ... More >>

Could Katy Perry's new single break MJ's record, or merely be "The One That Got Away"?

Katy Perry won't let another number-one single get away.​This Friday, on the magical, mystical date of 11/11/11, Katy Perry is planning to premiere the video for her sixth single, "The One That Got Away," from Teenage Dream, the album that keeps on producing hit singles. In an attempt to break ... More >>

Review: CSS at the Bluebird Theater, 10/13/11

​CSS at BLUEBIRD THEATER | 10/13/11Just to be clear, no one has as much fun at a CSS show as the band does. Led by four tiny Brazilian women, the electronic heavy punk-pop band must be the cutest living badasses. Three albums and eight years into a career spent dancing to their own music as mu ... More >>

Tim Tebow doesn't have a fatal disease -- so why is he being treated that way?

Tim Tebow.​These Denver blog posts lined up in single file. Mile High Report fan poster Alexander Wall thinks Tim Tebow is being treated like he has cancer -- but he's certain Tebow's career has plenty of life left in it. Elephant Journal's Brent Binder tells the true story of a bicycle cras ... More >>

Our Idiot Brother teaches wayward white folks to be better people

Tim Tebow.​These Denver blog posts lined up in single file. Mile High Report fan poster Alexander Wall thinks Tim Tebow is being treated like he has cancer -- but he's certain Tebow's career has plenty of life left in it. Elephant Journal's Brent Binder tells the true story of a bicycle cras ... More >>

Your Highness is a dirty-joke blooper reel set in EverQuest land

Tim Tebow.​These Denver blog posts lined up in single file. Mile High Report fan poster Alexander Wall thinks Tim Tebow is being treated like he has cancer -- but he's certain Tebow's career has plenty of life left in it. Elephant Journal's Brent Binder tells the true story of a bicycle cras ... More >>

Five artists begging to be riffed on by the new Beavis and Butthead

​We're sure you've heard by now that Beavis & Butthead, the staple of '90s-era MTV, is returning in a new series to help break up the monotony of the reality-show based programming choices on the network. While MTV hasn't yet officially confirmed what the NY Post reported two months ago, they ... More >>

M. Ward

Sunday, August 16, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, 800-624-2422.

Summer Film Preview

Sunday, August 16, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, 800-624-2422.

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

Over 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. Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records t ... More >>

Yes Man

Over 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. Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records t ... More >>

Last rites on the Rocky Mountain News's Twittering

Over 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. Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records t ... More >>

DNC Music Cheat Sheet

Over 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. Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records t ... More >>

DNC Cheat Sheet

Over 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. Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records t ... More >>

The DNC cheat sheet: From Rage to Flav, Backbeat has you covered

Over 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. Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records t ... More >>

Update: Silversun Pickups, Cold War Kids and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! to perform during DNC

Over 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. Picking the best folk and Americana records of the year isn't nearly as hard as discarding those great records t ... More >>

Summer Movie Preview

The season of big budget bangs uses its brain.

She & Him

Volume One
Merge Records

This Time, It's Serious

Volume One
Merge Records

Oh, Grow Up

Failure is Matthew McConaughey's perfect movie.

Jokes? What Jokes?

The Hitchhiker's Guide is harmless -- well, mostly harmless.

Green Achers

Undertow pulls in the pain and beauty of a reclusive Southern family.

Into the Woods

A child's prank goes awry in the riveting drama Mean Creek.

Tights Fit

Elf has all the trimmings of a holiday standard.

Free Will

Another SNL vet may be the next Bill Murray. Seriously.

How Good Can It Get?

A Friend portrays a voracious cracker everywoman.

Listen to the Movie

Almost Famous rings in your ears -- and heart -- long after it's over.

Mr. America

Simple answers are Mumford's specialty.