Word is leaking, painfully, out of the Ron Paul commune today that the Good Doctor is ending his candidacy for the presidency, three days after he was mathematically eliminated from the Republican nomination. There’s nothing quite like choosing your own moment to exit, regardless of circumstance, and Dr. Paul holds…
LOCALS ONLY This year, Basementalism will celebrates 10 years of airtime. What started out as a small CU student-ran hip-hop radio show on KVCU 1190 AM in Boulder has turned into the must-stop show for hip-hop artists traveling through Colorado, and one of the only consistent radio shows (KGNU’s Eclipse…
District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel confirmed the merits of a lawsuit against Quiznos in Denver federal court yesterday, in a move plaintiffs’ lawyer Justin Klein is touting as a victory with nationwide implications…
The unfortunate thing about cutting-edge graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister’s stopover in Denver on Friday, March 7, to deliver a lecture at the Oxford Hotel, courtesy of local American Institute of Graphic Arts chapter, is that it’s completely sold out. But one reason for his visit, his unique new publication called…
They say you can’t put a price on happiness. In fact, MasterCard – in an effort to brand itself as the hip, friendly credit card with waggish wit – created a whole campaign around the very notion that certain experiences are essentially outside the realms of economics and commerce. For…
Noting a recent spike in Westword.com traffic being directed from the Russian culture and oddities blog Dirty.ru, I did some investigating. It turns out Dirty dug up a story we ran in 2000 about one Storme Aerison — a man, Charles Daugherty, turned model pictured above, turned false high schooler…
The Acorn Glory Hope Mountain Paper Bag Records 00:22-01:07 of “Low Gravity” The Acorn proves, apparently, that Canadian indie-rock has a “sound,” and bands like the Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Wolf Parade and the Acorn all jerk each other off with their Baroque attitudes, collective ideals and slightly worldly…
Twin brothers from different classes, one set enslaved to the other, are shipwrecked and separated. A chance reunion years later is the catalyst for a comedic romp in which mistaken identity leads to all sorts of hijinks — including a brush with incestuous seduction — where much of the humor…
“One After 909” The Beatles Let It Be…Naked My single top Rock ‘n’ Roll fantasy goes as follows. The Beatles are in trouble and Paul clings desperately to the idea that he can save the band by convincing John that the only thing to be done is to head out…
Denver’s new justice center won’t house women, or food– for too long. After the facility’s projected completion in 2010, men who are arrested will be detained at the new facility through the duration of their legal proceedings. Women, on the other hand, will only be housed at the new facility…
Gary Gygax wasn’t the father of Dungeons and Dragons. He was the weird uncle that lived in the basement, painted lead miniatures, and could expound on the twelve different types of polearm weapons. So it’s understandable that gamers might have trouble talking about it openly. Instead, here are some ways…
I’m not a John McCain supporter. I knew him as one of my senators when I lived in Arizona, and I’ve come to know him as a presidential candidate in these last two elections. And as much of a beef as I might have with the man and his politics,…
This hard-hitting slide show by political correspondent Joe Horton shows Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain and Mike Huckabee all dressed up with only the superdelegates of Texas and Ohio to pander to…
View larger image In August of 2004, Mayor John Hickenlooper announced that Denver was being given more than 2,000 works of art by abstract expressionist icon Clyfford Still in exchange for a promise to build a museum to house his oeuvre — one that would display his pieces and nothing…
View larger image New Hampshire Total Number of Delegates: 30 Pledged: 22 Unpledged: 8 How to Recognize a New Hampshire Delegate: “Live Free or Die” is the motto that New Hampshirites use to project their image of fierce independence. In truth, it briefly explains the state’s tax code, which exempts…
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…
Saturday, March 1 saw the CD release party of Astrophagus at Hi-Dive. There was rock, blood and roller derby girls and all was good, as you can see and read in this slide show review…
Oblio Duo and the Archers, Monofog, Bad Luck City Friday, February 29, 2008 3 Kings Tavern Better than: Almost anything else you can get for five dollars Anticipation and delayed gratification aren’t that common in the Denver music scene. The talented bands that play around town are so eager to…
Locals Only DJ Low Key is doing big things in Denver right now. The last year was a big one for the Basementalism Radio Show alum and 2008 is looking to be just as big. He ended 2007 having his mixtape Median’s Relief in the Making (hosted by 9th Wonder)…
The three consecutive evenings that the Focus on the Family radio broadcast is devoting to the subject of the Matthew Murray shooting rampage is shaping into a fascinating listen – and not just because it’s the first time that the parents, Ronald and Loretta Murray, are speaking publicly about their…
Beware of pollsters with agendas. A pollster is supposed to be someone just culling data from a statistically significant portion of the population, right? Someone with one eye on politics, and the other on science? Well, if you consider the efficacy of propaganda a scientific end, Frank Luntz is your…
