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Here's the skinny. Today in Backbeat Online: • Here are my top five workout songs. What are yours? • Get Monolith tickets without fees. • Musicians: Get your ears lowered for free. • Eminem grabs top spot at Independent Records again. • Okay, Denver, we need to talk. Today in...

By Michael Roberts

June 22, 2009

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Here's the skinny.

Today in Backbeat Online: • Here are my top five workout songs. What are yours? • Get Monolith tickets without fees. • Musicians: Get your ears lowered for free. • Eminem grabs top spot at Independent Records again. • Okay, Denver, we need to talk.

Today in Cafe Society: • Tonight: Rare Slovenian wines at Table 6, bourbon at the West End Tavern. • Milking It: Mighty Bites HoneyCrunch. • Ask the Critic: Where's the town's best Continental breakfast? • And the answer is...Bistro Vendome. • Highlights and lowlights from the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.

Today in The Latest Word: • Imagine That: Denver-filmed movie's flop seals fate of movie executives. • Denver Post doesn't get Elway the dog's tombstone quite right. • Victory for media coalition in CSU/Joe Blake case. • Huffington Post going local, coming to Denver. • Casino trots out Fakes Elvises to promote new gambling laws. Wise men say only fools rush in....

Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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