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On the Rocks. Reading is blog-a-rific. Today in Backbeat Online: • Five things to do at Red Rocks besides see a concert. • A free Low Budget Soul download. • Pee Pee will back Nellie McKay this Saturday before hibernating for the winter. Today in Cafe Society: • This beer...

By Michael Roberts

November 18, 2008

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On the Rocks.

Reading is blog-a-rific.

Today in Backbeat Online: • Five things to do at Red Rocks besides see a concert. • A free Low Budget Soul download. • Pee Pee will back Nellie McKay this Saturday before hibernating for the winter.

Today in Cafe Society: • This beer gauge helps you get your pint's worth. • After an expansion, there'll be more of the SAME Cafe. • A late-night visit to Izakaya Den.

Today in The Latest Word: • Is Prince having an anti-gay affair with Phil Anschutz? • Focus on the Family doesn't blame Barack Obama for layoffs -- yet. • The Class act at the Denver Film Festival. • Denver TV's digital-conversion lessons are getting ever more ridiculous. • KnowYourCourts busts a rogue shrink. Talk about an expensive session. -- Michael Roberts

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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