The fastest person in the world. The most career home runs. The best Donkey Kong player of all time. These achievements may seem inconsequential to outsiders, but to the people who pursue them, they can mean everything. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters follows the heated rivalry between…
Soviet socialist realism meets dada at the birth of America for a look at the “founding father” myth in the Komar & Melamid: American Dreams exhibition. The show features eight large paintings and a series of forty works on paper that recast strikingly familiar patriotic imagery of both the U.S…
The highlight of this year’s Skylab party (slated to take place this Saturday, September 15) is Lee Burridge, who’ll be headlining the Beatport stage. Burridge helped create a dance-music scene in Hong Kong during the ’90s before returning to his native U.K. and rising to prominence as part of Tyrant,…
I never really think of our stuff as that depressing,” says Matt Berninger, “so when I’m asked it over and over again, it makes it obvious to me that our records must sound depressing to so many people, and I’ve never really wanted them to or thought of them that…
Old people and young people have a natural rivalry, like cats and dogs. Except cats don’t turn into dogs eventually, so it’s not quite the same. Anyway, at least since lawns were invented, old people have been yelling at kids to get off theirs. And kids have been wishing old…
Here’s a brief look at some of the items America is desperate to learn about today: Leave Britney alone Video blogger Chris Cocker completely loses it and goes on shrieking, sobbing, incoherent tirade inveighing people to just please, please leave poor Britney Spears alone. Looks like Britney’s remaining fans are…
First off, don’t worry. No animals were harmed in the creation of this video. This is just some good, clean, all-American fun in the form of a bowling-ball shaped dog used as a bowling ball. It actually looks like the dog is sort of enjying itself. If there’s any better…
Here’s a brief look at some of the items America is desperate to learn about today: General Petraeus The general leading the U.S. war effort in Iraq testifies before Congress, reporting that we may be able to withdraw 30,000 troops by next summer. At that rate we should be out…
For those poor souls that don’t care about football, the next five months are going to be excruciating. Broncomania is in full swing again. Everyone else is talking in a language you don’t understand. You feel left out, isolated – alienated, even. It’s okay, we’re here to help. Every week…
Here’s a brief look at some of the items America is desperate to learn about today: iPhone rebate In conjunction with the just-announced $200 price drop on the iPhone, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced a $100 rebate for people that picked one up in the short time it was available…
This faux-log-cabin tomb is found in Denver’s Riverside Cemetery. It makes you wonder what Davy Crockett’s grave looks like – hopefully he’s as well taken care of as Mr. Drake here. This picture was taken by Eric Purkalitis in October of 2005. He has a bunch more of the same…
A young boy stripped of his birthright by a cruel and avaricious uncle sets out to gain the magical powers that will allow him to reap vengeance. Armed with black magic, he returns and kills his uncle and his uncle’s family. In a typical Hollywood film, the movie would end…
Telefon Tel Aviv spoons up heaping portions of warm, soothing synth tones over light, crisp breakbeats and blippy, chirping percussive sounds. Along the way, the act touches on some light classical influences and a hint of the soulful, synthetic R&B that’s become such a big part of the chill-out sound…
Underworld is the rare dance-music act that has it all: a distinctively idiosyncratic sound composed of a progressive house backbone spiked with elements of techno, breakbeat, ambient and splashes of pop and rock and roll. To that, Underworld adds genuine songcraft, ending up with great tracks that complement its monster…
If you take your name from a Syd Barrett song, your music had better be memorably catchy and downright weird. And it wouldn’t hurt if your singer sounded like he was constantly on the verge of sailing off the edge of reality. Italian group Jennifer Gentle has nailed these requirements…
In honor of the epic post-Labor Day hangover I’m nursing (the kind of hangover Wagnerian song-cycles are written about) I present to you this YouTube funny about hipsters competing at the only thing they can do — being hipsters. At just over eight minutes it technically violates the first rule…
Here’s a brief look at some of the items America is desperate to learn about today: Dana Perino Dana Perino, raised and educated here in Colorado, is taking over as White House spokeswoman in the wake of Tony Snow’s resignation. Congratulations, Dana, and hopefully all that spinning won’t make you…
Here’s a brief look at some of the items America is desperate to learn about today: Britney Spears no pants I think the reasons for searching the phrase “Britney Spears no pants” are pretty self-explanatory. In case I’m wrong, I’ve included the photograph and a link to a press release,…
Alex Komarnitsky is a Boulder resident who likes to post things to the Internet (he was briefly famous for his Christmas light webcam). He posted this grotesque and incredible photo of a wasp defending “its” territory on a peach (apparently he grows peaches, too!), along with a bunch of other…
Mothers and mothers-to-be, now is the time to be BOLD, at Birth on Labor Day, which aims to improve the quality of maternity care. The day starts with the women-only Red Tent Event at 1 p.m. to get together and share birth experiences, create “birth art,” be hennaed and join…
I like the simple pleasures in life. A day off from work, girls, beer and rock and roll are some of my very favorite things. How fortuitous, then, that Panties at the Bar is happening tonight at 3 Kings Tavern, 60 South Broadway. From 9 p.m. on, Fanny and Kitty,…
Andy C. has been a pioneer of the jungle/drum-and-bass sound since the beginning of its evolution from the early-’90s hardcore techno/breaks scene in his native U.K. As a teenager, he co-founded Ram Records in 1992 with Ant Miles and released a series of influential cuts, including the mega-anthem “Valley of…
