Most bands will go through their lifespan recording a few hours worth of music. The lucky ones might end up getting a single day’s worth of music cut to tape. Composer Clayton Counts and Git Some’s Neil Keener of Bull of Heaven have already recorded more than most musicians will…
Even though we’re well aware that February is a short month, it’s still hard to imagine we’ve already reached the final weekend of it. With rent and bills on the horizon, chances are you might be strapped for cash this weekend, but we’ve got you covered. Well, that’s provided you…
Audio books are all about finding the perfect actor with the perfect voice to read to you while you drive across the country. So, when we heard Will Oldham had taken on the narration of Rudolph Wurlitzer’s Slow Fade, we started thinking about what other artists should venture into the…
We generally don’t think much about who is narrating our stories, but in the case of Benjamin Hale’s new novel, The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore, we have to. Mostly because the narrator is an ape. Hale, who grew up in and around Boulder but who currently lives in New York,…
When we heard about Nervesandgel’s ambitious project to get sounds from friends last week, we started looking into the idea of digitized found sound recordings. A few days later, we finally crawled out of the Internet’s rabbit hole with some interesting results and a peek into the private lives of…
The Pokémon franchise has been taking time away from children’s homework for the past thirteen years, and today, fans will have an opportunity to check out the new games in the series, meet the new Pokémon and have a chance to do some real life Pokéhunting in celebration of the…
Elephant Quest comes to us from John Cooney, who made a name for himself with the self-referential meta game, Achievement Unlocked, a parody of the curious nature of achievements and trophies in game. Elephant Quest takes takes the same elephant from that and plops him into an exploration-shooter-RPG that initially…
You know what’s awesome about dream catchers? They catch your dreams and turn them into reality. Well, that’s how we’ve always understood it — though we’ve never actually researched it. Anyway, this flier for the Bonnie & the Beard release party might just be a dream come true, as releasing…
If you spent the last Super Bowl wondering what the hell the weird trailer for the film Cowboys and Aliens was all about like we did, we have an answer for you today. Thankfully, the long out-of-print graphic novel that inspired the film is back on the shelves this week…
Astrophagus threw in the towel last year, with very little fanfare. So when we heard Jason and Josh Cain were going to be coming back with a new project called Port Au Prince, we were a little skeptical of what to expect. The time is finally here to listen to…
We don’t know much about ROM. We know we’ve been seeing stickers around town, which is what made us to look it up in the first place, and now we know there’s a Kickstarter project trying to fund a flexi disc. We also know it’s made up of two people…
Sony’s hoping to pique your qriocity (sorry) with it’s new streaming music service this week, by offering a free thirty day trial, tons of different streaming options and a library of over six million songs from the four major record label and most everyone they distribute. We spent the day…
Last night some of Denver’s creative-minded people attempted to tackle the future at the first Forcasters event, a monthly presentation series that will take place every third Thursday at Paris on the Platte. As it turns out, that’s not quite as easy as one would suppose, and while there were…
Money is stupid. It really just gets in the way of having a good time and causes more harm than good. Thankfully, provided you’re into dance parties, art shows, reading or writing, this weekend has plenty of opportunities to enjoy life on the cheap. That is, provided you’re willing to…
Just a few weeks ago we talked about the Black Eyed Peas’ 360 degree music video, and subsequently, how disappointing it was, being that it was being presented by Black Eyed Peas and all. Thankfully, ex-Shudder to Think vocalist Craig Wedren went ahead and took the bulk of their idea…
Genghis Con XXXII kicks off today, and to celebrate the weekend-long board-gaming fest, we’ve decided to create a handy guide for people looking to attend. Since it runs over the course of four days and is filled with hundreds of events, you’re going to need our help — and a…
Unlike video games, which are generally considered to be a solo affair, board games require players to come together. This sense of community is the driving force behind Genghis Con, a twice-yearly convention that attracts players of all shapes, factions and backgrounds for an epic weekend of gaming, conversing and…
Yes, your childhood dream of being able to play The Great Gatsby instead of reading it is finally here. While it’s not going to help your high school term paper score, it’s still a welcome addition to the book-turned-into game genre, and it’s filled with nods to the original story,…
Not very often are we won over by a flier that lacks the essential flier things like typography, solid design and a good color choice — but every once and a while one slips through that’s filled with so much damn heart and soul it’s impossible not to love. That’s…
It’s time to spend that Valentine’ Day cash you got from grandma, and what better way to do it than to buy something that’ll make you feel less lonely? Thankfully, there is plenty to be happy about this week, with new releases that will make you nostalgic, cause you to…
DeVotchKa’s latest offering, 100 Lovers isn’t due out on Anti- Records till March 1, but the fine folks over at NPR’s All Songs Considered are streaming the new record in its entirety until its release. The record, produced by Craig Schumacher, features DeVotchKa’s trademark, Eastern European inspired sound, but Nick…
It’s Valentine’s Day, which means the entire Internet is abuzz with songs about love — or, if people are feeling particularly sad, songs about hate. But what about those who prefer to spread their affection to other things, like inanimate objects? Well, there are plenty of those songs, too. If…
