Aspiring freestyle rappers, Put Yo Money Where Ya Mouth Is

Got skills? Can you rock a mike? Then quit talking and start rocking, homie. Here’s a chance to, ahem, Put Yo Money Where Ya Mouth Is. Organized by Dent, a battle seasoned veteran in his own right, this like-named MC battle royal is open to all aspiring freestyle rappers. Up…

Let’s get Lost tonight

Unless you’ve been living in a cave on an island somewhere, you’ve probably gathered that Lost is starting its sixth and final season tonight. Haven’t been watching? No problem: you can get caught up on the series in eight minutes, fifteen seconds with this helpful video. And if you’re anything…

An Avalanche of old tunes

On Sunday night we had the chance to watch the Colorado Avalanche get pummeled by the visiting New York Rangers. While we should have been paying more attention to the game, we couldn’t help our ears being caught in familiar sounds. The music selections — and there were many –…

Geek Bowl IV: How geeky are you?

Note: After the story, see how you would have done at Geek Bowl IV. How’s your knowledge of the sex lives of giraffes? What about homosexual subtext in popular film? And can you name the two alternate types of Froot Loops cereal? That’s what it takes to win the Geek…

Over the Weekend: The Chain Gang of 1974 at The Bluebird

The Chain Gang of 1974, The Pirate Signal, Pictureplane Friday, January 29 Bluebird Theatre By the time midnight rolled around on Friday night, the Bluebird was dark. A few stragglers stood by the doors. The marquee had already been changed for Saturday night. What had happened here was one of…

This just in: Slayer drops off KBPI’s Midwinter Melee

UPDATE: Slayer and Megadeth have rescheduled the Denver date of their American Carnage tour. Look for both acts at Magness arena on August 25. Bad news if you had your heart set on being deafened by this wall of amps in a few weeks. The American Carnage tour, due at…

A look at J.D. Salinger’s Incidental Music Legacy

As you’re undoubtedly well aware of by now, renowned author and recluse J.D. Salinger died last week. Since Catcher in the Rye was published it has quickly become a favorite for high school English teachers and because of that, it’s also become a favorite for musicians to drop quick references…

Over the weekend: Anvil, Tauntaun and Havok at the Gothic Theatre

Anvil, with Tauntaun and Havok Sunday, January 31, 2010 Gothic Theatre Havok opened the show with its classic thrash sound, in which you can hear a mix of influences: from Slayer’s sense of impending disaster to Overkill’s asymmetrical sonic violence to Megadeth’s speed-fueled aggression. David Sanchez’s vocal style recalls Tom…

Welcome to Colorado, home of the Grammys

Who do we talk to about changing the state slogan on the border entrance signs? Instead of the staid “Welcome to Colorful Colorado,” how about we change it to “Welcome to Colorado, Home of the Grammys”? Got a nice ring to it, yeah? What’s that? Oh sure, we’re well aware…

Hearsay bits: Matt Morris Enterainment Weekly interview, new music from Mike Marchant and Chain Gang of 1974, Xiren imagines John Lennon and U2 as one.

Matt Morris’s star continues to rise. While appearances on Letterman and Ellen certainly gave him some great exposure, his duet with Justin Timberlake on last weekend’s Hope for Haiti Telethon did wonders for him in terms of introducing him to the wider mainstream audience. Morris and Timberlake’s version of “Hallelujah”…

R.I.P. J.D. Salinger

J.D. Salinger died quietly at 91. He was a rare author whose one novel provoked many of its millions of readers to claim that it had changed their lives. Maybe it makes sense to fall so hard for Holden Caulfield and maybe it doesn’t. It is likely that one reason…

Last Night: Mickey Avalon at the Church

And now for a poem inspired by Aaron Thackeray’s photos of the Mickey Avalon show, last night at the Church. Hey, Mickey, you’re so fine You’re so fine My tits, you will sign Hey, Mickey! Hey, Mickey! Hey, Mickey, for what it’s worth, it should also be pointed out that…

Denver’s roller derby leagues switch venues

Denver’s roller derby leagues are on the move. The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, who formerly bouted (that’s what you call a roller-derby-off) at the Bladium Sports and Fitness Club in Stapleton, just announced that they’re moving to the downtown Fillmore Auditorium, in partnership with Live Nation. Their first bout will be…

Monotonix frontman breaks leg at gig in South Florida

Holy hell! Anyone who saw these guy at Monolith last year had to have seen this coming sooner or later. We’ve just heard from our friends in South Florida that Monotonix frontman Ami Shalev broke his leg last night at a gig in West Palm Beach. Given the unpredictable and…