Rocky Mountain Low, a compilation of Colorado underground bands of the late 1970s, was the top seller at Wax Trax for the week of May 17. Green Day’s new album came in second, while Peaches, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Obits grabbed slots in the top five. See the full…
Steve Earle, who performed songs from his new Townes Van Zandt tribute album at Twist & Shout last Friday, beat out Green Day for the top spot on the store’s best seller list for the week of May 17. Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Iron & Wine and Conor Oberst continue…
Green Day’s highly anticipated new album, 21st Century Breakdown, grabbed the top spot on on Independent’s best seller list for the week ending May 17. New releases by Paul Wall, Cam’Ron and Gucci Mane made their debut in the top ten as well. See the full breakdown after the jump…
As if this wasn’t already painfully apparent, Andy and I are hopelessly devoted to music, particularly the music made here. Exhibit A: Last night, instead of pounding beers and watching the Nuggets trounce the Mavericks like the other bandwagoneers in this city (my co-hort being the exception — A to…
For the week ending May 10, local glacial rockers Pleistocene topped Wax Trax’s best seller list with their new album, The Mammoth and the Microchip. New releases by Bob Dylan, Metric, Cursive and Isis also earned spots in the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump…
Bob Dylan’s latest disc, Together Through Life, was the top seller for the second week in a row at Twist and Shout, while new releases from Ben Harper, Isis, Peaches and St. Vincent rounded out the list for the week ending May 10. See the full breakdown after the jump…
For the second week in a row, Tech N9ne’s Sickology 101 and Rick Ross’ Deeper Than Rap grabbed the first and second slots at Independent Records for the week ending May 10. Keri Hilson, Gorilla Zoe and the Dream continue to hold on to slots in the top ten. See…
Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were playing this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190’s long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, the Colorado Wave, which is syndicated…
Bob Dylan’s Together Through Life, released last week on Columbia, grabbed the top spot at Twist and Shout for the week ending May 3. Depeche Mode, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Neko Case rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump…
Tech N9ne’s new album, Sickology 101, knocked Rick Ross’ Deeper Than Rap down to the second spot on Independent’s best seller list for the week ending May 3. The Dream and Keri Hilson grabbed slots in the top ten for the fourth week in a row. See the full breakdown…
Absolutely killer show last night. Make no mistake: We’re not being haughty here, particularly since it really had nothing to do with Andy or I. We were dependably dooftastic as always. No sir. Show was epic thanks to a sweet, sweet playlist and some stellar guests. With regard to the…
Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were playing this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists a number of different shows, including Radio 1190’s long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, the Colorado Wave, which is syndicated…
British hardcore veterans Discharge topped Wax Trax’s best seller list for the week ending April 26 with the band’s latest album, Disensitise. PJ Harvey & John Parish, Metric and Wolves in the Throne Room were also in the top five while local bands Bum Kon, the Omens and the Local…
Depeche Mode’s brand new disc, Sounds of the Universe, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending April 26. Iron & Wine’s Norfolk 6/20/05, which was a Record Store Day release, nabbed the second spot while new albums by Manchester Orchestra, Camera Obscura and Booker T…
Rick Ross’s new album, Deeper Than Rap, released last week on Def Jam, topped Independent’s best seller list for the week ending April 26. Asher Roth’s new disc, Asleep in the Bread Aisle, grabbed the second spot while the Dream, UGK and Jadakiss rounded out the top five. See the…
What a wild show last night. When we showed up, the disc players refused to cooperate after the first few songs, meaning we were flying blind and had to improvise, which kept us on our toes. As a result we ended up assembling a greatest hits show featuring some of…
Just two short years ago, Virgil Dickerson’s long running local imprint, Suburban Home, was struggling. A decline in CD sales forced him to scale back and move operations back into his house. Things were looking pretty dire. Then a funny thing happened: People started buying vinly again, and the once…
For the second week in a row, Jadakiss topped the Independent Records best seller list for the week ending April 19. UGK and the Dream still sat in the top five for the second week in a row while Gorilla Zoe and Flo Rida stay in the top ten. See…
Here what the area’s local-centric specialty radio shows were playing this week. We’re currently tracking the playlists for five different shows: Radio 1190’s long-running Local Shakedown, KTCL’s Locals Only, the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is re-broadcast all over Colorado, and the Colorado Wave, which is syndicated on…
The brand new Silversun Pickups album, Swoon, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending April 19. Since the store was pretty busy on Record Store Day (April 18), it’s not surprising that special releases for that day by Iron & Wine, My Morning Jacket and…
My Morning Jacket’s Celebración De La Ciudad Natal, a live EP recorded in Louisville and released especially for Record Store Day, was the top seller at Wax Trax for the week ending April 19. Death’s 1974 demo, For the Whole World to See, which Drag City released in February, grabbed…
Another fun show last night. Andy was back from tour and as things worked out, we didn’t have any guests, which meant less talk and more rock. In homage to Hot IQs, who recently announced their impending split, we kicked off the show with three back-to-back songs from the group,…
