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These Walls Are Paper Thin

After living in my squalid Capitol Hill apartment for some time, I realized how much sound travels. No, this isn't about my sex addict neighbor who has a multitude of loud, moan-filled one -night stands with obese women—it's about judging people through their music.

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The Majestic and Sparkly Candy Claws

Explorers of the Dream Pop Frontier

From animal hats and interesting masks, to majestic melodies and a genre many argue doesn't exist, Fort Collins, Colo. crew Candy Claws pushes the limit when it comes to being different. But this dream pop, five-piece band isn't only using today's urban and eclectic culture to make great music; they're drawing inspiration from the early years when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Full story

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Rodrigo y Gabriela - Area 52

Reimagining nine tracks from their oeuvre, Rodrigo y Gabriela may not technically offer any original material on their latest offering, Area 52. Instead, the duo redefines their solid flamenco-style guitar banter with the contours of the 13-piece Havana orchestra outfit, C.U.B.A. The result is a surprising, exciting symphonic adventure.

Howler - America Give Up

The first LP from Howler—the Twin Cities-based band readying itself to take on England— proves that despite allusions that the United States is lagging, giving up is out of the question. As one peppy song from the album indicates, "This One's Different" when it comes to the staid and tired American rock scene.

Perfume - JPN

Ready, set, electro. Japanese electropop trio Perfume gets you dancing once more with their latest album, JPN. It combines happy hardcore techno, pop, silvery robotic vocals, and a splash of dubstep to get your pulse racing.

Anthony Green - Beautiful Things

Beautiful Things is the second solo album of Circa Survive's lead singer Anthony Green. While Circa Survive is famous as an emo/post-hardcore band, their lead vocalist has wandered off into indie explorations.

Show Report

People Under The Stairs finds loyal fans in Denver

When Thes One and Double K of People Under The Stairs emerged through the clouds of sour smoke at the Summit Music Hall, the patiently waiting crowd erupted into immediate approval. The first track, "Selfish Destruction," launched the show into a foot-stomping, hands-in-the-air pulse as the crowd lived and breathed the rhythm.

RE: Creation showcase at Cervantes

The full sensory experience is what makes live music more dynamic than just slapping on a pair of headphones at home. And the RE: Creation Showcase at Cervantes provided just that. The line-up included dubstep artists Project Aspect, Unlimited Gravity, Distal, and Sleepyhead.

Music Beat

Legendary promoter spills on rock’s Golden Age

Bringing Backstage Past to the Present

In print, as in life, Barry Fey makes one hell of an impression.

When I first saw Fey at the opening of the Denver County Fair, I had little idea who he was. But he still cut an unforgettable figure, with his booming voice, prodigious gut and ever-present outfit of tennis shoes, shorts, sport jacket, and The Doors shirt.

Step up and be the DJ with Turntable.fm

Interactive Social Website Brings New Music

It's a digital party with all your friends or a group of complete strangers—and you're the DJ.

Turntable.fm is a myriad of chat rooms that have a specified genre—dubstep, hip-hop, country, and everything in between—and the five users that are currently onstage select what songs are played.

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