Rock Music

Music Mondays: Playlist For Entire UMS Lineup!

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.30.2012

Welcome to Music Mondays (er, Wednesday?) -- our weekly Spotify playlist with the music we're currently obsessing over, locally and beyond. Okay, o...

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Music Mondays: Bands Playing Locally This Week Playlist

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Denver Music, Spotify Playlist, Denver News, Denver's Best, Huffpost Spotify Playlist, Denver Music Scene, Hip Hop Music, Music, Denver Around Town, Punk Music, Colorado, Best of Denver, Rock Music, Music Mondays, Colorado Music Scene, Spotify Playlists, Indie Music, Denver Colorado, Denver News

Welcome to the third installment of "Music Mondays," a weekly Spotify playlist with the music we're currently obsessing over, locally and beyond. F...

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Underrated Albums of the 90s -- Part 1

Robbie Gennet | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Alternative Rock, Rock Music, Music, Dada, David Garza, Best Albums of the 90s, Satchel, Underrated Albums, Sloan, Huffamoose, 1990s, Culture News

I wanted to shine a light on some stellar records from the '90s, now that enough time has passed to get some perspective. Feel free to post your own under-appreciated faves from the '90s in the comments below.

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Music Mondays: Underground Music Showcase Lineup Playlist

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Denver Music, Spotify Playlist, Denver News, Huffpost Spotify Playlist, Denver Music Scene, Hip Hop Music, Music, Colorado, Punk Music, Rock Music, Music Mondays, Colorado Music Scene, Spotify Playlists, Indie Music, Denver Colorado, Denver News

Welcome to the second installment of "Music Mondays," a weekly Spotify playlist with the music we're currently obsessing over, locally and beyond. ...

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Music Mondays: HuffPost Denver's Weekly Spotify Playlist

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Denver Music, Spotify Playlist, Denver News, Huffpost Spotify Playlist, Denver Music Scene, Hip Hop Music, Music, Punk Music, Colorado, Rock Music, Music Mondays, Colorado Music Scene, Indie Music, Spotify Playlists, Denver Colorado, Denver News

Welcome to the first installment of "Music Mondays," a weekly Spotify playlist with the music we're currently obsessing over, locally and beyond. ...

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Rock 'N' Roll Never Forgets

James M. Lynch | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Transition, Change, Succession, Family-Owned-Business, Aging, Business Coaching, Youth Culture, Rock'n'roll, My Generation, Rock Music, Fifty News

Every generation has a series of songs about not being understood by their parents. When we grow up, we just somehow seem to forget that we were once that misunderstood rock fan.

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Johnny Depp & Marilyn Manson Making Music Together

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Alternative Music, Johnny Depp Song, Video, Johnny Depp You're So Vain, You're So Vain, Rock Music, Marilyn Manson Johnny Depp Song, Marilyn Manson, Metal Music, Slidewide, Johnny Depp, Carly Simon You're So Vain, Marilyn Manson You're So Vain, Entertainment News

Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp have teamed up to cover Carly Simon's 1972 hit "You're So Vain," HuffPost Entertainment exclusively reports. The co...

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Guns N' Roses Feud Threatens Hall of Fame Reunion

AP | LOUISE DIXON and HILARY FOX | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Heavy Metal, Rock Music, Guns N Roses Slash, Slash, Axl Rose, Rock Hall, Guns N Roses, '80s Rock, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Arts News

LONDON — Will Guns N' Roses reunite for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Behind his dark glasses, hat and big hair, the gro...

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Adam Lambert To Sing With Queen

AP | NICKI FINLAY and HILARY FOX | Posted 04.22.2012

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LONDON — Adam Lambert has nabbed his dream gig: Singing vocals for the iconic British band Queen as they headline the second day of the U.K. roc...

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Is Rock Music Dead?

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Foo Fighters Grammys, deadmau5, Grammys, Music, Grammys 2012, Rock Music Decline, Foo Fighters, Rock Music, Video, Grammy Awards 2012, Dave Grohl, Dave Grohl Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl Grammys, Grammy Awards, Rock Music Dead, Dave Grohl Grammy Speech, Culture News

Amid growing signs of rock music's slow-motion death in popular music, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl seemed determined to keep rock relevant as he ...

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Major Australian Artist Tries To Make It In America

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Video, Making Mirrors, Rock Music, Kroq, Gotye, Australian Artists, Bowery Ballroom, New York Concerts, Josh Groban, Kimbra, New York Music, Susan Orlean, Rock Radio, Somebody That I Used to Know, Culture News

NEW YORK -- The crowd at the Bowery Ballroom on Monday night was there to see Gotye, the alter ego of Belgian-Australian musician Wouter De Backer, pl...

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A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Twin Atlantic Get "Free" and JB Baretsky Serves "Life"

Jon Chattman | Posted 04.04.2012

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Twin Atlantic have more in common with Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover than you might think.

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An 8-Year-Old Girl's Incredible Hardcore Music Video

Huffington Post | Lucas Kavner | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Australian Music, Video, Rock Music, Youtube Videos, Juliet, Music Videos, Rob Sharpe, Hardcore Music, Music, My First Hardcore Song, Culture News

Listen everyone. This is Juliet. She's 8. She loves her dog Robert and her fishes and she wants to get her "two-step on." She's not afraid of you,...

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Rock Music In Dire Straits: Critic

Rock Music Has Worst Year Ever | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Major Label Rock Music, Rock Music, Music, Rock Charts, Billboard Charts, Entertainment News

How dire is the state of mainstream rock? So dire that "Sublime With Rome," a band with no higher ambition than mimicking Sublime, has had a song on t...

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Do We Care About The Lyrics Anymore?

Lucas Kavner | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Modern Music, Indie Music, Rock Music, Kanye West, Bob Dylan, Lyrics, Bon Iver, The National, Pitchfork, Springsteen, Real Estate, Deerhunter, Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, Bon Iver New Album, Bon Iver Lyrics, Culture News

Music, in general, might be missing its lyrical heroes. Who are our real poets in 2011? With Occupy Wall Street and the recession and the slipping middle class, it seems like the right time for a new icon to emerge. One that speaks more directly to us, without hiding.

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Is Lenny Kravitz Slowing Down As He Pushes 50?

AP | By MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 12.13.2011

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NEW YORK -- Lenny Kravitz, who was born to a black mother and white father, didn't recognize skin color in his own home as a child. "I grew up in a h...

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How Music Helps Us Get Through Our Crazy Lives

Ann and Nancy Wilson | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: '80s Rock, Family-Bands, Heart Band, Rock and Roll, 70s Rock, Rock Music, Music, Fifty News

A song becomes a friend to us in our journey. It helps us get through our crazy lives. Smiles are passed around on this good summer night. It rings familiar and true. Because music is our family.

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Happy 60th Birthday, Sting! Relive His Best Musical Moments

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: The Police, Sting, 1980s Music, Pop Music, Rock Music, The Police Reunion, Sting 60th Birthday, Sting Birthday, 1980s Rock Music, 80s Music, New Wave, Fifty News

Sting may be turning 60 on Oct. 2, but the self-professed "King of Pain" shows no signs of slowing down. The Police's former frontman is ringing in t...

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How About Some Country, Rock And Rap For Homework?

Speakeasy, WSJ | John Jurgensen | Posted 11.16.2011

By John Jurgensen, The Wall Street Journal Nashville bills itself as Music City–now it’s trying to lock in the future of that status. The city ...

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Recap: Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2011

Taryn Haight | Posted 11.15.2011

This year drew big name acts, mostly known for killer live performances, like Deadmau5, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Empire of the Sun and !!!.

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Late Returns: Mitt Romney Still Loved By 'Insiders'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.01.2011

Cursory examinations of "the polls" lead us to conclude that Rick Perry is very popular, at the moment, with "the people who participate in polls." Wh...

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Dennis Diken: The Roots of Jersey Rock

Ruth Gerson | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Rock Music, New Jersey, Dave Amels, The Smithereens, Music History, Music Reviews, Singer-Songwriter, Dennis Diken, Morris Museum, Jersey Music, Drums, Drummer, Arts News

Dennis Diken is the drummer and a founding member of New Jersey's rock 'n' roll band The Smithereens. He is a mensch, a fountain of knowledge, a supreme musician, and a great story teller.

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Must-See Acts At Lollapalooza

Jeff Pollack | Posted 09.20.2011

Next month will mark the 15th year of Perry Farrell's brain-child, Lollapalooza (not counting the cancelled tour of 2004). It's a great festival with ...

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PHOTOS: David Bowie, Artist

ARTINFO | Posted 08.31.2011

Lady Gaga is certainly not the first spandex wearing pop star to fancy herself a performance-artist-cum-musician. Long before Mother Monster came Zigg...

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Bob Dylan, It Turns Out, Lives in Israel

Bradley Burston | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Tel Aviv, Haaretz, Rock Music, Bob Dylan Concert, Music, Israel, Bob Dylan, Bradley Burston, Rabbi, Judaism, Entertainment News

Like any true rebbe, certainly like Shlomo Carlebach, Bob Dylan is spectacularly flawed. But like any true rebbe, he has worlds to teach us about ourselves and this life, and we know this much: we are simply not going to get this stuff from anyone else.

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