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Hotter than July? Or exactly as hot as July? Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night's Show: Meese at Twist & Shout. • DJ Vajra announces new project, offers free mix for download. • Flier of the Week: Get Down at Beta Friday, July 3. • Remembering Tickle Me Pink's...

By Michael Roberts

July 1, 2009

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Hotter than July? Or exactly as hot as July?

Today in Backbeat Online: • Last Night's Show: Meese at Twist & Shout. • DJ Vajra announces new project, offers free mix for download. • Flier of the Week: Get Down at Beta Friday, July 3. • Remembering Tickle Me Pink's Johnny Schou one year later. • SP Double returns with mixtape and upcoming projects. • 3OH!3 grace the cover(s) of AP. Again.

Today in Cafe Society: • Parisi rolls out a new summer menu and four Denver restaurants rally for charity. • Tonight: Meet the very tall, dark and handsome Jason Sheehan. • The Restaurant Roll Call for June. • Where am I eating? • The demise of the Tabor Center's food court. • From gastropubs to dinerants.

Today in The Latest Word: • Jail time for J.R. Smith in New Jersey crash. • Focus on the Family launches more anti-gay tirades. • The legacy of the Michael Jackson-Crystal Cartier lawsuit. • Former Rocky Mountain News fashion editor Lesley Kennedy launches Denveralamode.com. • How to get screwed by new vehicle registration fees at the DMV. Thank you, sir. May I have another?

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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