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Rearview: The Week in Review (10/4/08-10/10/08)

Fri Oct 10, 5:15 PM

Senator McCain, that song is not about you Here's a round-up of all the great content you missed this week on Backbeat Online while you were busy following the saga of yet another band -- the Foo Fighters --... More >>

Byrne After Reading

Fri Oct 10, 4:57 PM

This week, we present “Byrne After Reading,? our new advice column by musician/artist (and former Talking Heads frontman) David Byrne. Dear David: I am a singer who used to be in a popular and highly influential ’80s band until... More >>

Q&A with Stereolab's Tim Gane

Fri Oct 10, 4:30 PM

In the October 9 issue, we ran excerpts of Tom Murphy's recent interview with Tim Gane from Stereolab. The following is the transcript from their entire conversation.... More >>

Friday Rap-Up: Black Hollywood, Lil Kim, Naughty By Nature, Eminem

Fri Oct 10, 1:28 PM

The best rapper ever? Vibe readers think so. LOCALS ONLY Metropolitan State College of Denver’s radio station, MetRadio, has been around over a decade, and according to Colorado emcee D.O. it has barely featured any hip-hop. He’s... More >>

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Features

The Fleet Foxes hit a soft spot with their pastoral brand of baroque pop

By Adam Perry

Thursday, October 09

I think a certain kind of person settles down to raise a family in the Northwest, and that breeds a certain kind of kid," says Fleet Foxes... More >>
Meet two central figures in Denver's burgeoning underground scene

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, October 09

Travis Egedy, who performs under the name Pictureplane, is becoming one of the more well-known figures in the underground scene, having been... More >>
Spontaneity is a big part of Stereolab's approach to making music

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, October 09

Among the most critically acclaimed and widely known of experimental bands, Stereolab combines thoughtful social commentary with breathtakingly... More >>
Pendulum's move toward rock challenges its original electro-fans

By Michael Roberts

Thursday, October 09

Vocalist/producer/synthesizer player Rob Swire and the other members of the Aussie-born, British-based group Pendulum first established... More >>
Jet Entertainment Group is taking off

By Jon Solomon

Thursday, October 09

What began as a boutique hotel with a cool lounge has turned into the start of a nightlife empire. In early September, Jet Entertainment Group... More >>
T.I.
Atlantic

By Ben Westhoff

Thursday, October 09

While other MCs have created their own bogeymen to battle — Kanye has his ego, Eminem had Kim, Lil Wayne has those cough-syrup Martians... More >>
Kings of Leon
Only by the Night
RCA

By Michael Roberts

Thursday, October 09

Caleb Followill and the other members of the Kings family once seemed content with updating '70s Southern rock for the new millennium — but... More >>
Calvin Locklear
Watch Them Dance
Self-released

By Michael Roberts

Thursday, October 09

Although the moniker slapped on "You're Fired!," the lead track from Calvin Locklear's new EP, can't help but conjure Trumpian expectations, the... More >>
Requiem in Black
Revolution NationRevolution Recordz

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, October 09

Requiem in Black isn't breaking new ground with this release, but it's an artistic breakthrough for the band. A lot of the more recent goth and... More >>
Mini Reviews

Thursday, October 09

Herbie Hancock, Then and Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock (Verve). With all the songs that Hancock has written over the past five decades, it's... More >>
Peanut Butter Wolf
Friday, October 10, Vinyl, 303-860-8469.

By Michael Roberts

Thursday, October 09

The Peanut Butter Wolf born Chris Manak has been in the DJ game since the late '80s — but while he's played his share of swanky rooms... More >>
Baroness

By Phil Freeman

Thursday, October 09

Along with Mastodon, Kylesa and Harvey Milk, Baroness is part of a mini-wave of terrific metal bands currently roaring out of Savannah, Georgia.... More >>
City and Colour

By Michael Roberts

Thursday, October 09

No one can accuse Dallas Green of launching a side project that's a pale imitation of his main gig. He's best known for handling rhythm-guitar... More >>
Yngwie Malmsteen

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, October 09

As much the butt of jokes as an icon — and deservedly so on both counts — Yngwie Malmsteen burst into the world of international... More >>
Modern Witch at Glob Glob Glob

By Tom Murphy

Thursday, October 09

Mario Zoots and Kristy Fenton, the duo behind Modern Witch, are better known in the world of visual art. Just the same, on their first musical... More >>
DJ Heather at Bar Standard

By Cory Casciato

Thursday, October 09

Hailing from Chicago, DJ Heather grew up surrounded by the very roots of house music. She got her first stint as a tastemaker in college, where... More >>
The (literally) deafening buzz of A Place to Bury Strangers

By Kyle Smith

Thursday, October 02

Total Sonic Annihilation. Death by Audio. Loudest Band in New York. For better or worse, these phrases have attached themselves to Brooklyn's A... More >>
The Silver Jews' David Berman keeps his demons at bay

By Michael Roberts

Thursday, October 02

— Michael Roberts David Berman, the singer-songwriter behind the Silver Jews, has spoken honestly and openly about subjects that cause... More >>
Pointing you toward the best in legitimate, artist-approved downloads

By Andy Vihstadt

Thursday, October 02

Mountain Dew has been working hard to diversify in 2008, and with questionable results. Along with testing out a few short-lived flavors and... More >>
Highland Pacific 'spreads the jam on Wednesdays

By Jon Solomon

Thursday, October 02

Widespread Panic fans mourned the loss of Moon Time Bar & Grill (846 Broadway), which closed in early August, taking Widespread Wednesdays with... More >>