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black eyed peas
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2MX2 Is Busting Down Borders With Bilingual Hip-Hop
The words “Si se puede” ring from the mouths of Denver’s 2MX2. The Latino pop/hip-hop group carries the…
Denver Culinary Veterans Share Their Favorite Holiday Recipes
We sat down with three notorieties of Denver’s food world for the ultimate holiday meal trifecta. Drawing inspiration…
Fork It: Lucky Black-Eyes
I was born in New Orleans and grew up celebrating local customs and eating what the rest of…
NocturnOwl: Dubsteppin’ into the Mainstream
In last week's Music Monday blog, I mentioned Rolling Stone's “Dance Takeover†mini-feature. Black-Eyed Peas producer David Guetta kicks off the section and LCD Soundsystem scores the majority of ink, but half of one page is dedicated to “Fresh Beatsâ€, a chart-like breakdown of popular emerging electronica genres or “Clubland's Latest Soundsâ€. Dubstep sits at number two on the list. Duh.
Aural Pleasure: MGMT’s Grammy Nods
Alex Khadiwala deserves credit for first turning me on to MGMT. These days, Khadiwala is one of Beta's Noise Friday resident DJs. At the time, though, he played “Poptronica†on Beta's patio for the Beatport “Pool Partiesâ€. One of his very first Poptronica mix CDs featured the MGMT track “Electric Feelâ€. I won't pretend that I was immediately blown away, but the tune definitely grew on me over time. Apparently, I wasn't alone.