Though it’s hard to begrudge a man the chance to make $1 million solely because he was in the right place at the right time, I hereby call for the revocation of Boulder resident Jameson Sutton’s right to call himself a Rockies fan. At a March 13 press conference organized…
Elliot Spitzer’s career is exploding in New York. But even before it was revealed the soon-to-be-former governor had repeatedly utilized the services of a super-duper high-priced escort service – prostitutes with Emperors Club VIP reportedly charge as much as $5,500 per hour – Colorado has been at the cusp of…
The Denver wing of the anti-DNC anarchist group Unconventional Action has released a tentative schedule for direct action protest strategies for the convention this August. Rather than taking on the heavily-guarded Pepsi Center directly, Unconventional Action “will target a variety of the 1,500 proposed fundraisers, countless delegate hotels, and designated…
Just when I think I really know the Denver music scene, something happens to humble me and make me realize how much I have to learn. As Depeche Mode said, it’s a lot like life. Last weekend, I had the honor of participating on a panel at the third annual…
Paul Benton Grey Bridgetone Records 01:00-01:45 of “I Only See You” I think the lyrics “I only see you in all that I do, to the rest I am blind,” clearly exemplifies Mr. Benton’s knack for writing crap lyrics where he is that friend that we all have that gets…
This week, the Spiral catches up with Big Timber while they work on some new material at the Furnace Room. Download the episode , or listen to the stream below…
Demolition is underway at the Dunes Motel on East Colfax Avenue, the beginning of the end for a line of motels that once stood as the gateway to the great American West, but has more recently become known as a string of flops for drugs, prostitution and homeless families. The…
With the NBC debut of quarterlife, the web-originated series by the thirtysomething team of the capital-letter hating team of Herskovitz and Zwick, entertainment has taken a big step. Whether that step is forward or backward has yet to be determined (being the first to move from web to TV is…
Chrysalis, a social services program managed by Lois Clayton (pictured) that tries to get drug-addicted prostitutes off the streets and off drugs (profiled in this Westword feature), will graduate two participants from its intensive program today despite recent financial woes. Until recently, the program — which consists of psychotherapy, addiction…
Xiu Xiu, Thao Nguyen, Slight Harp Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Hi-Dive Better than: The Cure When Xiu Xiu were first starting out, some interviewer asked frontman Jamie Stewart to describe Xiu Xiu sound. With tongue held firmly in cheek, Stewart described the band as a “combination between Black Sabbath, Sandy…
After many months of on-stage joking that he was going to name his child “Borat,” Josh Blue, Denver comedian and winner of Last Comic Standing , balked. He named the kid Simon instead. Simon Blue was born happy and healthy on Monday, March 10, and Daddy Blue is pleased to…
“Young Americans” David Bowie Singles You already have an opinion of this song. Hell, most hipsters have probably held at least three opinions of this tune over the course of their lives, and may be formulating a new one even as they read this. You probably ignored it as a…
The Sound of Color isn’t your usual ad campaign. It doesn’t feature the company’s product, a slogan or even its name. It’s not on TV, radio or in newspapers and magazines. In fact, if you didn’t know that Sound of Color, the brainchild of Denver-based film and video production company…
Birdman is back. Two years after being kicked out of the NBA for violating the league’s drug policy, Chris “Birdman” Andersen signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans Hornets. After being reinstated earlier this month, Birdman said that he was grateful for the second chance. Before his suspension,…
Another weekend gone, another caucus in the books, another Obama win. If you blinked you missed Wyoming’s twelve pledged delegates, but you’d have to be asleep to miss two Democratic presidential candidates stumping in our northern neighbor, a state whose delegation made JFK the nominee in 1960 but hasn’t elected…
View larger specimen In order to make more sense of the world around us, illustrator and public house naturalist Nate Stone is compiling here a taxonomy of different barflies. While you’re out and about in Denver, if you spot any of these specimens please add your observations about their habitat…
View larger specimen In order to make more sense of the world around us, illustrator and public house naturalist Nate Stone is compiling here a taxonomy of different barflies. While you’re out and about in Denver, if you spot any of these specimens please add your observations about their habitat…
View larger image New Jersey Total Number of Delegates: 127 Pledged: 107 Unpledged: 20 How to Recognize a New Jersey Delegate: New Jersey is the only state in the union to have started out as a turnpike. It was built in 1776 by an organized-crime syndicate to take advantage of…
As we first reported in our February 28 cover story, Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney Carol Chambers has found an unusual way to fund half of the six death-penalty prosecutions her office is now pursuing. She’s billed the Colorado Department of Corrections hundreds of thousands of dollars for those efforts, using…
Another Friday night, another eating competition at Olde Tyme Draft and Dawgs. This time, though, it wasn’t hot dogs on the line on March 7, but cookies. Now, my friend Micah has an amazing capacity for sweets. Actually, he has an amazing capacity for just about any food, but he’s…
If you missed any or all of these art shows this weekend, you missed out. But fear not, Denver, you can get a taste of what went on this weekend right here. Friday was First Friday. Here’s a slide show sample of some of the great work on display…
Why do you argue? These were the words that may have killed CNN’s Crossfire, which was cancelled not long after. Jon Stewart’s now-legendary appearance on that show took not only conservative bow-tied Tucker Carlson to task, but also spanked democratic strategist Paul Begala. Begala no doubt thought that he was…
