The Bluebird Theater. You know it. You love It. You’ve been to hundreds of shows there, and have probably driven past it ten times that over the years. You’ve probably heard the folklore about how at some point the theater apparently used to show dirty pictures sometime before it hosted…
Had he not won the DMC championships in 2011, or almost won the Red Bull Thr3style that same year, or ended up competing on the VH1 reality show Master of the Mix, the Colorado streets would still be singing the praises of Chris Karns. If you’ve ever seen him perform,…
Magic can certainly happen in the recording studio, but with some collaborations, a witch’s brew with a horrid stink can also boil over. Huge, lottery-sized paychecks evidently blinded the poor fools involved from seeing what truly awful things they were creating. Where’s Marty McFly when you need him? If only…
Music videos are the artistic representation of a band’s music, a visual extension of muscle from the shoulder to the fist, jarring a deeper emotion in your brain. If music videos were never created, who knows what would’ve happened? Well, actually a couple things are certain: We would have been…
We’re back with a new edition of That’s a Rap, a place where we turn you on to fresh local hip-hop. Yes, it’s been a long time. We never should have left you without a strong rhyme to step to, as they say. Anyhow, the pipelines have been bursting at…
When musicians reconvene, it can often be as unpredictable as a high school reunion, but at least when band dudes get back together or merely rediscover their original inspiration, it’s something to look forward to rather than dread. Keep reading for a rundown of the ten best metal reunion/rivitalization efforts…
Matthew Moon’s homecoming has been years in the making. In the past five years, the Colorado native has lived in Peru and L.A. But for his latest album, I Am the Wind, he made his way back to Colorado, where he holed up in an isolated cabin in Aspen to…
When we spoke to Fierce Bad Rabbit frontman Chris Anderson last year, he said the band was on “N” on an “A-Z” journey. In less than twelve months, that progress has sped along rapidly. Since releasing its new album The Maestro and the Elephant this past December, the band has…
Unless you’re the Highlander, death is simply inevitable. Be that as it may, the untimely passing of these metal men left us all in shock, defying the natural order of things. From Jeff Hanneman and Chi Cheng, most recently, to Randy Rhoads and Cliff Burton, all of these revered metal…
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine first conceived of Gigantour as a platform to showcase acts whose music featured virtuosic guitar playing. In addition to his own band, the festival’s inaugural roster, in 2005, included prog-rock vets Dream Theater, extreme-metal unit Nevermore and skronky math-core heroes the Dillinger Escape Plan. More recently,…
Sebadoh started as a kind of solo recording project of Lou Barlow toward the end of his tenure with Dinosaur Jr. in the late ’80s. Upon his departure from Dino in 1989, Barlow focused on his songwriting with Sebadoh, and his recording aesthetic became synonymous with “lo-fi” of the 1990s,…
While conventional wisdom would have Mac Miller parlaying his “brand” to create a line of energy drinks, or headphones, or body spray, Mac Miller doesn’t have any such agenda. There’s no master plan in place to create multiple revenue streams. Instead, his focus is simply on making dope music with…
In this week’s Rough Mix with trumpeter Terence Blanchard, who is due at Dazzle this Saturday and Sunday, we spoke with him about recruiting younger players and how composing for film has rubbed off on his jazz playing. In this extended Q&A, he talks about new Blue Note effort, Magnetic,…
Because of the relentless, pounding humidity and heat, a different kind of anger boils in the veins of Southern metal cowpokes. Southern metal is at all times heavy, like metal should be, but it’s also lethargic at times, with a sweet tea in hand, sitting on the porch, and sometimes…
Propelled by a well-received collaboration with Borgore, Carnage’s stock is steadily rising in the EDM world. He recently headlined the Bass Pod at Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, and threw some wild parties before and after. In advance of his appearance at Global Dance Festival this weekend, we spoke…
In 1986, 40th Day, reconvening for a show this weekend at the Larimer Lounge, came together when drummer Sid Davis and then guitarist Todd Howell formed the project in the D.U. area, where many of the band members over the years lived. That’s also where the band’s practice space was…
Born Stuart Goddard in London, Adam Ant was the bass player for a band called Bazooka Joe, an outfit that opened for the Sex Pistols for its first live gig. In 1977, he formed Adam and the Ants, and while early on the group was coming out of punk, after…
After a band have been together with the same lineup for nearly twenty years, it’s understandable (even expected) they’d lose some of the vigor that defined their salad days. But that’s not the case with the members of Jimmy Eat World, who have been together since their teens. See also:…
Along with booze and a bowl, a metalhead’s favorite pastime is arguing about all things metal — the who, what, where, when, why and how something is the best of the best. These arguments typically end with broken teeth, bloody noses, fat lips and a cold can of beer on…
Mudhoney formed around the same time as Sub Pop, the record label its sound became synonymous with; Mark Arm and Steve Turner had recently left Green River and teamed up with former Bundle of Hiss drummer Dan Peters and ex-Melvins bassist Matt Lukin. The band crafted an exhilarating and influential…
You awkwardly danced to “End of the Road” at your middle-school dances. You sang along to “I’ll Make Love to You” on the radio, even if you didn’t fully understand the subject matter. “Motownphilly” will always be back again. After taking a break for several years, the Boyz behind these…
Along with having a killer set of pipes, the best frontman can simultaneously stand at his pulpit on stage, engage with the crowds, rage and conduct the flow of the show. Decisive, commanding and blunt, these men are the alpha males of alpha males, the kings of kingpins and, like…
