Earlier this week, a report surfaced of a Norwegian boy scaring away a pack of wolves by playing Creed, proving once and for all that the only thing more terrifying then a pack of wolves is Creed. (Well, he also yelled and waved his arms around a bit, which is…
It’s the last Saturday of January, which means, well, absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it does mean it’s the weekend and that’s all that matters. The important thing is you’ll have plenty of activities to do on the cheap this weekend; from comedy to art, we’ve…
The Oscar Nominations are out for this year and, as in all years that have preceded it, this one offers no surprises. It’s a relatively unknown fact, but there is a very specific formula for making an Oscar nominated film — so specific, in fact, we’ve made a flow chart…
Remember that open video shoot for Sole’s music video we told you about two weeks ago? Well, now you can see the results. He just threw up his first self-produced video, “White Rage,” a part of a series of songs meant as an experiment of rap as journalism. The video…
Pub quizzes have been popular since the first day a cold draft beer trickled down the beard of a knowledgeable geek, though it wasn’t until recently that the quizzes became a national affair. But tonight, instead of the bulging biceps of most Bowl-related events, you’ll find a large collection of…
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: we’re really sick of zombie games. However, this was just too good to pass up. Namely because it’s really a survival game, not a zombie game — you could easily mentally substitute zombies for Mad Max-style psychos with cool mohawks and…
Flier design doesn’t have many proven rules, but there is one that is nearly irrefutable: cartoon demon babes are always a good idea. Toss in some fire effects, and it’s next to impossible to resist the urge to stare longingly at our pick this week, which combines some simple lines…
If you’re interested in stories about a sexually obsessed sister, deadly religious demon monsters, ghost drug dealers or practical jokes taken too far, boy have we’ve got some good stuff for you this week. If you prefer to consume media that keeps to the realm of reality, you’re out of…
If you’ve lived in Denver for a while, chances are you’ve seen names like CacheFlowe, George & Caplin and Scaffolding around town. If you’ve heard of these acts but haven’t actually heard any of them, now is your chance to do so with very little effort and very little cash…
In the past decade, the music industry has seen a lot of changes, but it has struggled to keep pace with technology, piracy and consumer demands. Already this year we’ve started to see a few more changes take shape, from crackdowns on piracy websites, a resurgence of interest in the…
Jonathan Coulton With Paul and Storm 01.22.2011 | Soiled Dove Underground Monsters, vaginas, science fiction, shop-vacuums, pirates, robots: just a few of the topics covered last night at the Soiled Dove Underground, 7401 E. 1st Avenue, by Jonathan Coulton and Paul and Storm. The geek-cred-cum folk musicians aren’t known for…
Ah, mid-January, the time when random miniature snowstorms or below-freezing days can make or break your weekend plans. It’s a trying time of year for people, with cabin fever causing even the most hermit-like among us to try and make it out into the real world. Thankfully, there is plenty…
The IRS loves leaning on rich people for tax evasion. Case in point, reports have surfaced that Lil’ Jon (whose house was just foreclosed on in August) is on the hook for $638,000. It’s certainly not easy to do taxes if you’re a musician — or any type of entertainer…
When you sit down to play a game of Monopoly or Scrabble or whatever, you probably don’t think much about how the game is a system of rules and balances initially figured out by one or two people. Those rules, combined with the social experience, are what Nate Hayden is…
In preparation for Denver Noise Fest 2011 (April 22-24), the folks in charge of the weekend of mayhem have dropped off an insanely massive collection of live music from 2010. How insane, you ask? Well, how about thirty different sets totaling just over 1 GB of data. That should be…
First off, let’s get one thing out the way: Fotonica requires you to download the Unity player, so if you’re on some super-locked down computer at work, IT will probably bust your head open if you try. For the rest of us, Fotonica is an interesting take on the one-button…
Quick: What type of glasses do you usually see at a Gamits show? If you guessed aviators, horn-rimmed or browline, you win a substantial amount of geek points for knowing the names of the three nerdiest types of glasses. Also, you should probably get down to the Gamits show this…
You can chalk this one up to one of the stranger announcements we’ve seen in a while. It looks like Curious Sense, the development studio in North Carolina who made the REO Speedwagon game last year, will be bringing the Grateful Dead into the realm of the Beatles, 50 Cent,…
January used to be a time when new releases would wane a bit, giving people’s pocketbooks a break for month. Then someone in the marketing department realized that gift cards were a popular Christmas gift for estranged family members, and suddenly January became the time when we all get bombarded…
Nielsen just dropped some stats about music consumer behavior that will probably make record labels a bit more nervous. The study uses a bunch of futuristic sounding terms like “hyper-fragmentation” and “digital natives,” but when it boils down to it, reveals what we already know: People are consuming media in…
Yesterday, the Canadian equivalent of the FCC decided to ban the Dire Straits song “Money for Nothing” from the radio because of the use of a certain slur. Fair enough, but it seems like they might be a little late to the party, as we’re pretty certain Mark Knopfler and…
For those of us that hate outdoor activities, winter is the best time of year, because most things happen indoors. None of those pesky barbecues or the guilt that comes from sitting inside all day when it’s a lovely 80 degrees out. We’ve got plenty of pleasant indoor activities going…
