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Boys Will Be Wetboys
It was fun while it lasted — but now MTV wants to mainstream Colorado's weirdest skateboarders.
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GB Fish & Chips
If at first you don’t succeed, fry, fry again.
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This Guardian Angel Bleeds Red
Sebastian Metz's heart is in the right place. If only his brain and body could follow.
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Rent-a-Cop
Denver's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.
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Westfalen Hof
Good German food? You’re darn Teuton!
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Hideous Houses of Highland (9)
More is not merrier for Highland homeowners who want to stop construction in their neighborhoods.
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Rush to Riot (8)
How seriously should we take Rush Limbaugh's fantasies of a disturbance in Denver?
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Boys Will Be Wetboys (5)
It was fun while it lasted — but now MTV wants to mainstream Colorado's weirdest skateboarders.
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Grand Lux Cafe (4)
What happened in Vegas should have stayed there.
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Balls! (3)
What does Colorado taste like to you? Concrete? Or a big plate of Rocky Mountain oysters, dusted in daisies?
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Tera Melos
Friday, April 18, Marquis Theater, 1-866-468-7621.
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Kingdom of Doom Crumbles
Denver Police bust up a cornerstone of the underground scene.
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The Succulent Sounds of Dark Meat
From Athens, Georgia, comes yet another great new American band.
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Subtlety Isn’t a Strength for Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Here’s what happens when you blend the hottest sounds of the past five years into a cheeky, abrasive mix.
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Enon Slows Things Down
John Schmersal’s once hyper-prolific songwriting streak made Ryan Adams seem like a slacker.
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Five Worst Belated Mother's Day Gifts
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Best New TV Theme Songs
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A Really Raw Deal
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Crocs' Big Idea: Upscale Shopping in Downscale Shoes
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The Last Gasp
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Recent Articles By Michael Roberts
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Olympics Travel a Hurdle for Local News Media
When it comes to travel, news organizations are asking themselves: Should we stay or should we go?
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Be Your Own Pet Makes the Suits Nervous
Punk used to be dangerous. Now it’s neutered and sanitized for our listening pleasure.
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Rebecca Folsom
Water on Stone
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Kathleen Edwards
Friday, May 9, Fox Theatre, 303-443-3399.
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Augustana
Saturday, May 10, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.
National Features
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The Pitch
We (Heart) Matt
The Shawnee Mission East class of '08 loves its gay homecoming king.
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Things That Go Bump on the Flight
Something went horribly wrong on American Airlines Flight 48--and we've got the pictures to prove it.
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Seattle Weekly
Being Gary Busey
Everybody thinks Jeff Swanson is somebody famous. And he does nothing to dissuade them of the notion.
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Cleveland Scene
The Artful Dodger
Women loved Zachary Coleman. And he loved their money.
By Lisa Rab
Subject(s): Portishead
Back in 1997, when Portishead's self-titled second album arrived, the group's sound was routinely described as trip-hop. Eleven years later, that term is as dead as Fatty Arbuckle, but Portishead is alive again, and more captivatingly obtuse than ever.
"I never had the chance/To explain exactly what I meant," lead singer Beth Gibbons murmurs at the conclusion of the lovely "Nylon Smile" — and that's just as well, since she and collaborators Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley thrive on lyrical and musical abstraction. "Silence," the opener, is pleasingly jagged, and while a few of the tunes, such as "The Rip" and "We Carry On," utilize somewhat retro tones, the likes of "Plastic," with its chopper-blade sample and clangorous insertions, feel wholly contemporary.
The hiatus is over, and just in time.
