Listening to The Apes is kind of the musical equivalent of wandering into the wrong college party by accident only to be faced with a room full of crazy stoners who dress like it’s 1972 and want to talk about philosophy and getting back to the land, <<man>>.
On occasion, a band’s name and the album artwork combine to tell you everything you need to know about the music. Take Stryper’s To Hell With The Devil — between the heavy metal font, Isaiah 53:3 tag and the images of angels and demons, it becomes quite clear that your ears are soon to take […]
When the crew in Five Style Fist began work on their latest album—Left Right in the Middle—over a year ago, they promised a harder, darker, fuller release. They have succeeded on all levels. However, to fans past and present, that doesn’t mean that they’ve abandoned the light airy Island sounds that have come to be […]
A self-described “group of travelers met and formed around the mystical Lake Atitlan in the high mountains of Guatemala,” Kan’Nal mixes heavy percussive rhythms with lilting guitar and spirited vocal interplay. Already a success in Guatemala with a Top 10 radio hit and large concert audience, they have chosen Boulder as the home base for […]
You know how you really love “The OC” (shut up, everyone loves “The OC,” okay?) and you hate admitting to it because you don’t want people to know that deep down you really do care about whether Seth and Summer are gonna work out this time? Well, you’re going to have to lie about loving […]
When a band’s songs are titled “Don’t Start a Band,” “Turn the Radio Off,” “One Hit Wonderful,” “Your Guts (I Hate ‘Em),” and “We Hate it When Our Friends Become Successful,” (Okay, the last one’s a Morrissey cover, which pretty much speaks for itself), it’s terribly tempting to use all those titles to critique the […]
We will always have Mexico Lindo. It doesn’t sound very romantic, but as I searched for the correct Mexican restaurant on 32nd and Zuni where I was to meet Nightingale, I couldn’t help but think of the last performance I experienced from the four boys from Denver, during one of their SXSW gigs and this […]
ANTHRAX SAYS “NO MORE” TO SPREADING THE DISEASE – Both the vaccine and the reunion tour could have fatal effects. Anthrax (the band), to me, has always been the speed metal version of Spinal Tap. Having entertained millions, the band has basically made a career out of writing and playing silly songs at full throttle, […]
Beatport.com in Denver, home to high quality dance tracks from all over the world, launched version 2.0 last week. It’s got a completely new look and added functionality to draw visitors even deeper into their expansive catalog. They also feature cuts from local superstars, including Milehighhouse producers and DJs, and their remix of Drop The […]
I seem to be haunted by organ-enhanced bands these days. Why does that sound so dirty? In any case, Snuff is a not-so-easily-pigeonholed punk rock band from Britain long after it was cool the first time around, but not late enough for it to have been cool for the second. On this compilation, they skip […]
