Inside every one of us, there is a zombie waiting to get out. I’ve just finished watching thirty zombie movies in a thirty-day span of time, and that’s the key thing I’ve learned. Whether because of a voodoo curse or radiation from space, a man-made virus or an alien parasite,…
Every year, Dare 2 Share Ministries trains tens of thousands of Christian teens across the counry to be evangelists (see this week’s cover story). Started in Arvada by born preacher Greg Stier (pictured), the non-profit uses stadium conferences and high-quality media — like a reality series recently filmed in Hawaii…
Teen fashion correspondent Sarah Bolliger brings us the teen view of the latest summer fashion trends. I’m just back from a vacation in California, where a bizarre visit to Hollywood inspired this blog. I was in a world where fashion seemed completely influenced by the celebrities you might stumble into;…
View larger image This week’s Worst-Case Scenario takes a look at the ubiquitous denizens of summer festivals. This is the last of four bonus festival folks from Kenny Be, presented in full color. Use the comments section to tell us about your favorite festival denizens that we might have missed,…
View larger image Vermont Total Number of Delegates: 23 Pledged: 15 Unpledged: 8 How to Recognize a Vermont Delegate: Vermont has a reputation as a haven for hippies and trust-funders, but loaded wannabes are only fooling themselves if they think they can be a Green Mountaineer simply by relocating and…
View larger image This week’s Worst-Case Scenario takes a look at the ubiquitous denizens of summer festivals. Each day through Tuesday, Kenny Be will bring a bonus festival-goer to the web, in full color. Use the comments section to tell us about festival folks that we might have missed, and…
View larger image This week’s Worst-Case Scenario takes a look at the ubiquitous denizens of summer festivals. Every day through Tuesday, Kenny Be is bringing a bonus festival-goer to the web, in full color. Use the comments section to tell us about your favorite festival folks that we might have…
View larger image This week’s Worst-Case Scenario takes a look at the ubiquitous denizens of summer festivals. Starting today through Tuesday, Kenny Be is bringing a bonus festival-goer to the web, in full color. Use the comments section to tell us about any favorite festival folks we might have missed,…
Here’s a wrap-up of all the great coverage you missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were digesting the news that Amy Winehouse’s emphysema may end her singing career (and, eventually, her junkie career as well…)…
Want to dig deeper into the tangled web of Mike Zinna’s ongoing conflict (chronicled in this week’s cover story by Alan Prendergast) with the powers-that-be in Jefferson County? These PDFs of court documents are a good place to start. First, check out this 21-page summary of the CBI’s investigation of…
This week’s cover story on the ongoing conflict between Mike Zinna and various Jefferson County officials is full of self-serving personalities, corrupt politicians and lurid accusations. To get a feel for at least one of those personalities, have a listen to this 20 minute clip from a recent Zinna radio…
The dead will walk tonight when Film on the Rocks presents Shaun of the Dead, one of the finest zombie movies ever made. The film takes the standard tropes of zombie filmdom — the chaos that ensues when dead people start inexplicably walking around, hungry for human flesh — and…
Although he shies away from the label these days, Paul van Dyk is one of the undisputed masters of trance. His music is like the aural version of Utopian visions from the ’70s of a sterile, computer-controlled future populated by people in white jumpsuits and flowing robes, gliding from place…
The convenience and portability of MP3s may make the them the de facto music standard, but vinyl, despite its weight and relative fragility, is making a big comeback. Maybe it’s the warmer sound, the reassuring physicality of it, or maybe it’s just simple nostalgia. Or maybe, just maybe it’s absolutely…
It’s an experience most every guy can relate to — spotting an absolutely stunning girl hanging off the arm of, well, a complete and utter douchebag. You know the type: overly gelled hair, fugly tattoos, spray-on Cheeto-hued tan, ridiculous bling hanging everywhere… Well, one man has made the study of…
View larger image Utah Total Number of Delegates: 29 Pledged: 23 Unpledged: 6 How to Recognize a Utah Delegate: Based on national news stories, most Americans would think it was easier to get a second wife than a second drink while visiting Utah — as if residents of the Beehive…
After 75 years of continuous operation, Billy’s Inn closed early this year — but now it’s coming back! The building at 4403 Lowell Boulevard started life as a service station in the ’20s, and then Billy and Judy Smith turned it into Billy’s Inn in 1933. The kitchen closed in…
Here’s a wrap-up of all the spectacular coverage you missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were transfixed by Ice T’s calling out Soulja Boy for ruining hip-hop and telling the young star to “eat a dick” …..
Everyone knows that a good pair of jeans is a girl’s best friend, and more than a few of us also know how hard it is to find that elusive grail. But if you can’t chance upon the perfect fit this weekend off the endless racks at the Warehouse Sale,…
First of all, deep down inside, every mom knows her baby is beautiful. The tot could have two heads and, yes, it would still be beautiful. But the real question here is this: Is your child a rock star? Perhaps the only way to find out is to call hipster…
When samurai-inspired performance group OdAm fEI mUd takes the stage tonight for a Blood Sucking Feast, there will be blood. Lots of it. Gallons. “We’re rigging up the warehouse venue to bleed fake blood,” explains group founder Daniel Crosier. “It’s non-toxic, so it’s not going to irritate you. It’s washable,…
Despite its name and status as the unofficial kick-off party for PrideFest, Gay on Santa Fay isn’t really that gay. Rodney Wallace of 4 Art Studios, one of the founders and organizers of the event, says it’s about celebrating diversity and about the arts community giving back to the gay…
