View larger image Kentucky Total Number of Delegates: 59 Pledged: 50 Unpledged: 9 How to Recognize a Kentucky Delegate: Kentuckians insist that they live in the south, even though the majority of the state’s population lives along the northern border, mainly in Louisville and the suburbs of the solidly Midwestern…
I’m no meteorologist, but I do know this: it was really, really cold out this weekend. We would have more for you this morning, my fellow Denverites, but several of us, after having bundled up to head out to enjoy the amazing culture of this town, decided that the roads…
It’s become something of legend, of course, even if YouTube has stolen some of its mystery these days. Only a few years ago, all you could find of the Star Wars Holiday Special were bootleg tapes traded at comic-book and sci-fi collections, sold like contraband spice. (This transaction was even…
Here’s a selection of the best of last week’s music blogging from around the Village Voice chain: The magic of a Melt Banana set is put into these words: “reminded me of the sound FX on that old Atari game Asteroids, hopped up on speed” and “knows how to assault…
Iron & Wine December 8, 2007 Paramount Theatre “Well, there’s good news and there’s bad news,” I say to Maggie as she comes out of the balcony bathroom at the Paramount. “The good news is that, according to this [computer-printed sign taped to the wall], Nick and Tom from DeVotchKa…
When I clicked on my television Sunday afternoon, December 9, I thought all I’d see was football. Instead, I got a crystal-clear lesson in TV priorities, as assorted stations covered and/or didn’t cover a pair of local shootings — one at Arvada’s Youth With a Mission center, the other at…
In National Public Radio’s December 10 story about the previous night’s debate, a Republican presidential candidate forum in Miami sponsored by Univision, Tom Tancredo was mentioned first. How did the double T pull off this long-awaited coup? By not showing up — ostensibly because appearing at such a “Spanish-speaking” event…
I came late to the UGK party. I was out of the country for much of their rise from 1992-1995, and then I lived in Nashville, where their legend had not yet spread, until the end of 1997. Even after moving back to Houston, it took me a few years…
Next summer, you can expect the above scene to be replicated across the country if kids outside our area code take to the tomfoolery of Nathaniel Motte and Sean Foreman like the ones here have. The pair, known in these parts as 3Oh!3 (and due tomorrow night at the Gothic…
The past couple of weeks have certainly been eventful for the members of the Photo Atlas. Late last month, the band parted ways with drummer Devon Shirley in the middle of an East Coast tour. And this past Monday, word came down that Rob Stevenson, the head of Stolen Transmission,…
Too bad we don’t have an IKEA in this town, because I can’t tell you how often this happens to friends of mine with kids. — Sean Cronin…
View all the fabulous fashions in this comprehensive slide show by Jim Narcy. The Cat’s Pajamas and friends were out in force at last night’s Frock Out: Independent Designers Challenge at the Central Library. All things considered, the event was a smashing success with nary a runway tumble or wardrobe…
Most newspapers have a weekly feature in their Entertainment section that highlights the upcoming television worth watching. It’s a vestigial remnant of the old days when TV grids used to run daily, with a small bit recommending something good that evening. But now, with the strike, the Rocky Mountain News…
Even Hillary Clinton does not rank in the Top Ten Queen Bitches of History. Here, in ascending order, is our list…
Let’s be honest, your friends… well, they’re not “grown-ups.” Sure, they’re technically adults, but they know how to have fun. Here are 25 awesome toys to entertain, torment and tantalize your favorite big kids. — Chelsea Ide & Michelle Mathews of the Dallas Observer…
Ali & Aj Insomniatic Hollywood Records 02:00-02:45 of “Potential Breakup Song” I think I might have stumbled into some strange tween land because I’m a little embarrassed to have this in my hands. Perhaps even more embarrassed that I’m nodding my head and tapping my toe. I mean, they’re right,…
For those of you discontent with the hip-hop scene, Ghostface Killah released an excellent album this week along with this accompanying video. Veteran rapper Pimp C dies in L.A. Rapper Pimp C, of the veteran and legendary Houston rap group UGK (Underground Kingz), was found dead in a Los Angeles…
Early on in the season, Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan reminded everyone that coaches can effectively “ice” a kicker. And with that, he ruined football. Ok, maybe he didn’t ruin the game, but that move has since become more played out than Peaches this season. We used to worship the…
In 1992, Westword published its ninth Best of Denver issue, a celebration of the city that saluted everything from Best Last Stand (the Denver Zephyrs, about to be supplanted by the Colorado Rockies) to Best Bail Bondsman (Duane Chapman, before he became known as “Dog”) to Best — and Sometimes…
Scene One: Setting the Stage All right, who wants to make out? No pushing. No shoving. Just take a number, form an orderly line, and let’s do this! Welcome to the first installment of Mile High Makeout, a Westword Backbeat Online exclusive weekly column that lip-locks with anything and everything…
On December 5, the University of Colorado Boulder announced that it would pay a total of $2.85 million to two women, Lisa Simpson and Anne Gilmore, whose claims of having been sexually assaulted in 2001 launched what became popularly known as the CU recruiting scandal. The decision finally closes a…
The Denver Post has been on a columnist search ever since word leaked that longtimer Diane Carman would be moving on — the topic of this blog. Moreover, Post editor Greg Moore made it clear in the October 25 Message that he was hoping to find a strong internal candidate…
