The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 31 edition

What's your area code again? Today in Backbeat Online: • 3OH!3 cautions: Don't trust a... bro? • Something's Phishy here. • Here we are. Now entertain us: Dualistics channel Nirvana. Sheryl Renee pays tribute to Marvin Gaye. • Last Night: The Prids at Larimer Lounge. Today in Cafe Society: •...

By Michael Roberts

March 31, 2009

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What's your area code again?

Today in Backbeat Online: • 3OH!3 cautions: Don't trust a... bro? • Something's Phishy here. • Here we are. Now entertain us: Dualistics channel Nirvana. Sheryl Renee pays tribute to Marvin Gaye. • Last Night: The Prids at Larimer Lounge.

Today in Cafe Society: • When Irish guys are smiling. • Angel's goes up for auction. • Hawaiian plate lunches at 8 Islands skimpy on the rice, generous on the angry hippie. • Culinary memo to IACP conference-goers: Eat ethnic. • Now you can taste Denmark on Kipling.

Today in The Latest Word: • Denver wins cat-olades for its ~~microchipping~~ tuna-flavored sidewalks. • KOSI's Steve Cassidy another victim of Entercom layoffs. • The debut of News on the Deuce: Were they trying to make it so funny? • Another Deuce gaffe: TMZ's case of One Tree Hill interruptus. • Is KHOW's Craig Silverman giving tips to CU's attorney in the Ward Churchill trial? Silverman hasn't said yet -- but there's always tomorrow.

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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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