In March, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will see the induction of Patti Smith, R.E.M., Van Halen, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, and the Ronettes. These blessed few will be inducted in an extravagant ceremony full of hirsute paunches, stale pot smoke and enough Ben-Gay to choke…
Joe Bonamassa is caught between the blues and a hard place. A nouveau bluesman, he favors a hybrid blues-rock sound that employs simple song structures and puts the emphasis on powerful fretwork. Such an approach was fresh back in the ’60s, when British players such as John Mayall, Jeff Beck…
Shhh. Don’t say the C-word. In the secular world, it’s like a scarlet letter. Just ask Alice Cooper. The venerable shock rocker was once quoted as saying, “Drinking beer is easy. Trashing your hotel room is easy. But being a Christian, that’s a tough call. That’s rebellion.” Indeed. Christianity truly…
Oh you broke my heart, but you saved my life that day that you walked right out the door. So just stay away ’cause I just can’t take the thought of you coming back for more. The saline-drenched mewlings of a jilted ex-lover, or a lament to unrequited love torn…
“The Mouth That Roared,” Luke Turf, January 18 Of Hipsters and Hip-Hopsters Oh, goody! In last week’s Off Limits, just what Denver needs: Another skin-and-bones hipster (who likes indie music, surprise! surprise!) and his hipster girlfriend sporting the haircut of a twelve-year-old boy are moving here. Who cares about Danny…
Dear Mexican: This November, a trusted employee of mine came out about his status as an illegal immigrant. Our big-box retail conglomerate’s policy clearly spells out the termination of my employment should I fail to report such an offense, but I love the mojado to death. He’s loyal, punctual and…
Commemorative items started appearing at 11th and Delaware just hours after news broke on January 1 that Darrent Williams had been shot dead early that morning. Flowers, candles, notes, stuffed animals and jerseys — all part of an unofficial homage to number 27 — were placed on and below a…
Today’s cars and tires are stronger, and today’s adventurers are every bit as fit, resourceful, and determined as we were, but because of the international situation, it just can’t be done today. Political animosities, civil wars, virulent ultranationalism, militant religious fundamentalism, and several fanatical dictators have closed the borders, severed…
he term “public radio” implies that stations operating under this banner conduct business in a more open and transparent way than do their commercial cousins. Nevertheless, the changes that have taken place at public signal KUVO/89.3-FM in recent months — including the resignation of the outlet’s general manager/co-founder and the…
The only thing better than a teenage girl’s body is a tan teenage girl’s body. Lao Tzu said that, and it makes perfect sense if you think about it. Would you rather sleep with Lindsay Lohan in Mean Girls or Lindsay Lohan in Herbie Fully Loaded? For Mean Girls, they…
If there’s one thing the Internet’s good for, it’s propagating endless amounts of useless gossip and slang about how wack and off the heezie it is for the paparazzi to be all up in Lindsay Lohan’s grill. To understand what all these gadflies were talking about — and how –…
That roll of pre-made cookie dough in the refrigerated aisle of the supermarket harbors a dirty secret: There’s a good chance it will be eaten before it ever reaches the oven. The numbers don’t lie. Of roughly 400 people who bought refrigerated cookie dough in a recent two-month period and…
Pining for that special Valentine? Try praying to Saint Dwynwen, Wales’s patron saint of lovers. As the legend goes, a fifth-century princess fell in love with a prince whom her father forbade her from marrying. Then, in a dream, an angel gave Dwynwen a potion to ease her heartache —…
“Where Art Is Made.” That slogan really sets the River North Art District, aka RiNo, apart from the rest of Denver’s arts communities. A true working-artist conclave, the once-quiet warehouse district northeast of downtown Denver is home to a burgeoning populace of artists who live, work and exhibit within the…
After Katrina, some of the hardest-hit public buildings were libraries. Entire collections were ruined by flooding and mold. When the American Library Association initiated a program encouraging libraries to help their colleagues in the Gulf Coast region, the Denver Public Library “adopted” the NOLA Public Library system and donated $15,000…
Despite what you see in the media, drinking is fun for a variety of people. Geeks enjoy the warm, pleasant buzz of beer just as much as any jock, frat boy, bombshell or sorostitute. And many of them enjoy being geeks. That’s why the Geeks Who Drink pub-quiz sessions have…
It’s a tough world out there for a woman with a career. What with the working hours, obligations at home, family and significant others, sometimes it’s damn near impossible to set aside a chunk of time to sit back, relax, get pampered and gossip with the girls. Fortunately, the Alliance…
Filmmaker Byron Hurt was watching Black Entertainment Television one day and noticed that all of the hip-hop music videos had the same formula — nice cars, cash money and plenty of hos backup-dancing in bikinis. That moment led to Hurt’s exploration and criticism of hip-hop culture: He examined the violence,…
I like to think of this year’s installment of the Design After Dark party as Burning Man meets black tie. It’ll be all fancy-shmancy — it is a fundraiser for the Denver Art Museum’s Department of Architecture, Design & Graphics, after all — but with real party people keeping it…
Jim Walsh of the Romero Troupe — whose latest production, 9/12, hits the stage tonight — didn’t set out to become a theatrical impresario. A history teacher at the University of Colorado at Denver, Walsh came up with the idea of helping his students learn about past events by having…
“The-e-e-e-re she is — Ms. Leather Colorado!” Bert Parks would be spinning in his grave at the thought of emceeing this contest. The Ms. Leather Colorado 2007 competition is a far cry from — and far more interesting than — the Miss America pageant. Let’s see: Predictable tedious questions about…
Whodunit? Was it Laura, the victim’s wife, found at the scene covered in blood? A deranged bibliophile with a penchant for murder? Mystery lovers who join the new Whodunnit Book Club at Miss Prothero’s Books won’t find out who killed Robert Marshall in John Dunning’s The Sign of the Book…
