Dance Floorgasm: Human Agency land Artopia gig
You probably haven’t heard of them, but Denver-based band Human Agency started a ripple in the saturated sea of electro beat music, and now tidal wave warnings are being sent out (or, at least, I’d like to think so). On any given day, Seamus Moore and Ryan Kjos will venture into Twist & Shout or a...
You probably haven’t heard of them, but Denver-based band Human Agency started a ripple in the saturated sea of electro beat music, and now tidal wave warnings are being sent out (or, at least, I’d like to think so). On any given day, Seamus Moore and Ryan Kjos will venture into Twist & Shout or a...
Moving Pictures: Pretty Lights, Camera, Action
Derek Vincent Smith, Pretty Lights by night, has already conquered the concert industry with his new music distribution model and sophisticated visual spectacle. Will the film world be next? Re:Generation, a Grammy-backed documentary that sees limited release starting today, features Colorado hero Smith, along with Skrillex, the surviving Doors, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, LeAnn Rimes,...
Valentine’s Verses for the Scorned Sentimentalist
If you have read certain articles of mine, you know I’m a curmudgeon at heart. It’s more calloused than the Brawny Man’s hands. So, it should come as no surprise that I find Valentine’s Day to be as gross as any other VD. I have never understood celebrating the beheading of some guys (yes, more...
The Grammys Need A Toast To The Scumbag
Tomorrow is Grammy time again. It’s that magical (read: “baffling”) time when, like Jersey Shore the ignorant and undeserving frequently thrive while anything that challenges your sensibilities and may make you think for a moment gets cast aside, like Arrested Development. The internet is once again flooded with predictions and commentary regarding this year’s massive,...
CD Report Card: Gangrene – “Vodka & Ayahuaska”
The Alchemist and Oh No have returned to the studio as Gangrene and follow up their previous efforts with Vodka and Ayahuaska. If you’re not familiar with The Alchemist, I’m not entirely sure how you missed his work with Terror Squad, Pharoahe Monch, Dilated Peoples, Soul Assassins, La Coka Nostra, Slaughterhouse, Raekwon, Eminem, and tons...
Win Tickets to Reso & Evol Intent @ The Bluebird
After a stint in Europe, London producer Reso returns to the U.S. and the second stop on this segment of his tour lands him at the Bluebird Theater this Thursday. The tour celebrates the emergence of Reso’s latest EP, Ishimura. The accomplished musician is known by some as the “overlord of high-tech dub step.” Reso’s musical...
Pigskin Footballs & Virgin Eyeballs: M.I.A. Out-fingers MILF Boss
Music and controversy are inseparable. Still, television has been in denial of that fact ever since Elvis first gyrated his impure thought-generating pelvis just below the camera’s view. From Jim Morrison to Johnny Cash, from Nirvana to Madonna, rock and pop stars have always done as they pleased—an intrinsic part of their ginormous appeal. Hell,...
Heavy Rotation: M.I.A. – “Bad Girls”
M.I.A. is back with a video for her newest single “Bad Girls.” The British/Sri Lankan singer heads to Morocco for the video and gets her James Dean on, letting director Romain Gavris (who also directed the controversial “Born Free”) illustrate one of the many ways that she can “Live fast, die young/bad girls do it...
Rhyme Horizon: Odd Future @ The Fox
Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA) is gracing Colorado yet again on March 11th at The Fox. The last time they were here, there were more bloodied up people (enjoying themselves) than most hip-hop shows I’ve been to. It was so much more of a punk environment with most of the lyrics easily...
Straight Outta Computers
Love old hip hop tunes? Nostalgic for the jams of your youth and the days before iPods, when all you needed was a boombox to throw over you shoulder? Well head over the iTunes store now, where they have classic hip-hop albums for $7.99 for a limited time. About half way down the page, nevermind...
Brain Pickin’: Lotus
Lotus is coming to town–get your jammy pants on. The electronic rock group hits the Fillmore Auditorium stage on Saturday; Denver, it’s time to get your bliss fix. 303 caught up with two members of the organically charged band, Mike Rempel (guitar) and Jesse Miller (bass) and learned about the origins of Lotus and how they’ve blossomed into their...
Tappin’ That Axe: Mutemath @ The Gothic
I despise math with a fiery passion. I’m obviously not alone in that department; millions of Americans procrastinate calculating their taxes until the twenty-fifth hour—Uncle $cam be damned. Still, I’m thrilled the subject was a mandatory part of my primary school curriculum. Why? Because I’m a musician. Ancient Chinese, Egyptians and Mesopotamians all meditated on...
