Despite (or perhaps because) of the fact that I’m a native Coloradan, I despise John Denver’s music. But there’s no denying that his compositions continue to connect with amateur musicians in this country and beyond. Footage of Denver lovers trying their hand at one of his tunes pops up on…
The Chrysler-Fiat merger is just the beginning of many exciting automotive design possibilities. Imagine a car that takes the retro-American design of the 1961 New Yorker and combines it with the fuel economy of the iconic Fiat 500…..
In a January blog, Indie 101.5 personality and music director John ‘Whip” Wilbur announced his battle to save his low-rated station, which recently collected two Westword Best of Denver blurbs — Best Commercial Radio Station and Best DJ. “It’s the fight of a lifetime,” he said at the time. “It’s…
Yesterday afternoon, as I was driving home, I found myself behind a truck sporting a license plate very much like this one (which I made using a website accessible by clicking here): It read, “ILVPIGS.” At a time when swine-flu fears can get anyone who sneezes in public branded as…
In a blog published after the Nuggets pummeled the Dallas Mavericks in game one of their playoff series, I suggested that a hard foul Kenyon Martin laid on the Mavs’ Dirk Nowitzki set the stage for victory. Now, the NBA has levied at $25,000 fine against K-Mart for this shot…
On the same day numerous senators undermined a death-penalty-abolition bill by inventing a new tax to fund cold-case investigations, the state Senate made another bold move, taking language banning the use of standard cellphones while driving out of… a bill designed to ban the use of standard cellphones while driving…
You’ve got to admit it was a legislative masterstroke. As a House-passed bill to end capital punishment in Colorado and use the approximately $900,000 in savings to investigate so-called “cold cases” neared a Senate vote, opponents led by Democratic senator John Morse and Republican senator Josh Penry came up with…
After decades of disregard, it’s been a busy couple of years for the downtown structure formerly known as the Fontius building. First in the summer of 2007, local developer Evan Makovsky bought the infamously decrepit building at the corner of 16th and Welton streets as part of his ambitious plan…
Sally 4th. Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Houses at the hi-dive. • Over the Weekend: Gil Scott-Heron at the Fox Theatre. • Tech N9ne grabs top spot at Independent Records. • Bob Dylan top seller at Twist & Shout. • Here’s how to get your free Wavves/Windsurf…
Welcome to our blog roundup. Say howdy here to put a post in our lasso. If the Mavs don’t improve, the Nuggets will win their playoff series quickly. And this is a bad thing? (Nugg Doctor) On the Western Slope, a principal approves of a senior prank. My kingdom for…
It’s not always easy for an artist to coax art from the mind, or the hand. But it can be even more difficult to coax tomatoes from the soil. Tracy Weil is lucky to have both skills, and he combined them last Friday at Weilworks, 3611 Chestnut Street, his unbelievably…
The newly renamed Mizel Museum Artist Alliance wears its modern moniker with pride. Formerly known as the Colorado Jewish Artists Guild, the organization chose its altered designation in order to reflect a more international membership and scope of work. In celebration, the inward-looking art of self-portraiture seemed like a good…
Translated, the main rallying cry at a Latino unity march in Greeley on Saturday was this: “A people united will never be defeated.” More than 200 people shouted it enthusiastically — “¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!” — as they walked through the rural town under an overcast sky, past…
In many of the stories about the roof collapse at the Dallas Cowboys practice bubble over the weekend (seen vividly in the video above), special teams coach Joe DeCamillis is identified as the son-in-law of former Cowboys star Dan Reeves, as if that’s his principal claim to fame. But if…
The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments… Figure 18. Regis: A logical balance of birds and boars Perhaps the second-most vexing question facing the Denver homeowner is, “What yard-art animals should I get to flank my front door?” The most popular option is the lounging lion pair, followed by…
Embedded video from CNN Video Evildoers better watch out. The Denver crime fighter who calls himself the Wall Creeper is everywhere — and that now that includes the evening news. In the above news clip from Cincinnati, Ohio station WLWT, Cincinnati superhero Shadowhare takes center stage — but the Wall…
Over the weekend, the Denver Post ran separate stories about the impending closure of The Silver and Gold Record, a newspaper that covers the University of Colorado at Boulder faculty, and the conversion of the Silverton Standard & the Miner to non-profit status. However, there’s far less than six degrees…
While the Denver Broncos held tryouts for their 2009 cheerleading squad, photographer Aaron Thackeray took in the majesty of Colfax, and came up with a two-part slideshow. See photos from the weekend at westword.com/slideshow…
Finances drove the decision by E.W. Scripps executives to shutter their largest newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News, in late February. However, it’s clear from data released this morning that removing the tabloid from its books didn’t suddenly make everything better. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the firm reported…
On Friday, Westword.com published a story about a recent spate of murders connected to Craigslist — including that of former Denver radio personality George Weber. The story also touches on the unlikely emergence of Craigslist founder Craig Newmark as an ally of the family of one of the victims, Kristin…
The Denver Nuggets’ 109-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in game one of their playoff series played out pretty much as Nugs’ fans hoped. Denver has an advantage over the Mavs inside, which is why Nenê had a breakout game from a scoring perspective and previous Westword blog tribute subjects…
My wife has a cold — a regular, standard, garden-variety cold. No fever. No blinding headaches. No agonizing joint pain. A cold. The kind that causes sneezing. And this Saturday, as we watched two very long baseball games starring our nephew in conditions that ranged from chilly and drizzly to…
