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A Cold Case Frozen in Time
Until this cold case heats up, Sharon Skiba is lost in limbo.
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CU Hires Three Pulitzer Winners
Some of newspapering's best and brightest are trading journalism for academia — including three Pulitzer winners hired at CU.
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Sazza
If you must go for gourmet pizza, go to Sazza.
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Shakeup in Denver Radio
Denver radio's getting a shakeup, with more alterations on the horizon. But do any of the switches qualify as improvements?
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Arapahoe County DA Charges Death-Penalty Fees to the State
How does DA Carol Chambers beat the high cost of a death-penalty prosecution? By billing the prison system.
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A Cold Case Frozen in Time (10)
Until this cold case heats up, Sharon Skiba is lost in limbo.
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Con Artist Gives Funny Cause for Pregnant Pause (7)
Would you pay $20 to get a scam artist off your front porch?
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Big Trouble (8)
Gary Haney was living the high life until meth took him down.
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To the Max (5)
A publicity-hungry student shows how easy it is to become a media darling -- with a little help from CU.
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The Magnet Mafia Sticks to Street Art (5)
Matt Feeney and Harrison Nealey have a new way for artists to stick it to the city.
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Bad Luck City Haunts Denver
These folks like their Americana dark.
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Planes Mistaken for Stars Makes Its Final Approach
Capturing the final days of one of Denver’s most vital bands.
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Cue the Cricket
One of Denver’s most storied stages may soon be silenced.
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George Porter Is Still Funkin'
This Funky Meters bassist has become a jam icon for a new generation.
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Tia Fuller Has Sax Appeal
Find out how this Aurora native wailed her way into Beyonce’s band.
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Talking Art at MCA
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Chili in Here?
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Alan Parsons as Living History and Other Assorted Goodies
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Friday Rap-Up: Basementalism, Hip-Hop 4 Obama, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Juvenile
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Look of the Day -- The Unfortunate Side Effects of Daylight Savings Time
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Look of the Day - Irish Gangster
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Crowded Cowboy Caucuses
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Delegating Denver #34 of 56: New Jersey
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Shakeup in Denver Radio
Denver radio's getting a shakeup, with more alterations on the horizon. But do any of the switches qualify as improvements?
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British Sea Power
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Carrie Underwood
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A Bitter Taste
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Stereolab
Thursday, March 9, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.
By Michael Roberts
Published: March 9, 2006At its peak, Stereolab was among the most distinctive combos on the planet. Throughout a succession of discs capped by 1996's unimpeachable Emperor Tomato Ketchup, the act, led by multi-instrumentalist Tim Gane and beguiling French-born singer Laetitia Sadier, offered up an irresistible blend of electro-dabblings, twisted kitsch and left-wing ideology. But Gane and company stuck to this formula too zealously in succeeding years, resulting in returns that were slowly diminishing even before the tragic 2002 death of co-vocalist Mary Hansen. On the surface, Fab Four Suture, which collects various vinyl singles issued in recent months, represents more of the same. Take "Interlock," an arty groove punctuated by simulated brass and Sadier lines such as "What good is all this knowledge we've acquired/In the face of deep nihilism?" However, tracks like "Excursions Into 'Oh, A-Oh,'" which moves from finger-poppin' to aggressive in a few short, entrancing minutes, exhibit some of the old spark, and even the lesser cuts have their moments. Stereolab, accompanied here by Hot Chip, isn't mixing up much that's new, but at least its old recipes no longer taste quite so stale.
