Audible — First Contact
The best hip hop album of the year could very well be a five-track EP from a five-piece act out of Colorado springs and clocking in at exactly 15 minutes. Whether or not any of …
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Navigating the foster crisis with Foster Together
Colorado is in the middle of what’s being called a crisis in foster care, and Foster Together is working to make life better for families that take in Colorado’s neglected children. After more than a …
Spirettes — Spirettes EP
After recording their last album in a barn, Spirettes (formerly Katey Sleeveless) are out with their debut studio album. The trio–Kate Perdoni (guitar), Kellie Palmblad (bass), and Emily Gould (drums)–is yet another great act coming …
Gardner on Trump: “I believe he is fit” [VIDEO]
At his first in-person town hall since Donald Trump’s election, Colorado Senator Cory Gardner took fire from a vocal, mostly combative crowd that has been demanding the opportunity to speak to him in a town …
ghostRADIO — Paper Constellations
Hailing from Colorado’s Front Range, ghostRADIO cut their teeth on the cover circuit playing versions of their favorite 90s rock tracks to a small but dedicated fanbase in Colorado Springs. Now they’re out with their …
The speed of weed: Denver’s mobile data speeds are SLOW
Residents of Denver take solace: You’re not too high. Denver’s mobile data speeds are the worst. Literally. According to RootMetrics, an analytics firm that says it “scientifically tests[s] mobile network performance around the world,” Denver’s …
Is legal weed boosting sex trafficking in Colorado? Don’t be silly.
This article first appeared at MarijuanaPolitics. I also write for those guys. The Gazette is at it again. Not one to shy away from borderline libelous innuendo and flagrant cannabis scaremongering, the little paper (in …
The Colorado Springs Gazette is totally wrong on pot. Delusional, in fact.
This article originally appeared at MarijuanaPolitics. I also write for those guys. With a new editorial entitled “City should embrace more strict pot rules,” Colorado’s biggest and most influential marijuana scaremongering mouthpiece is at it again. …
well guess what, i’m in! Mary Lou Makepeace Announces 2015 Mayoral Run
it is a seriously cold ass snowy day in Colorado Springs (like 5 or so degrees) but i’d really like to go see Ms. Makepeace announce her 2015 candidacy for mayor so i bet myself …
our democratic republic
UPDATE: We inadvertently followed up with the two voters who were ticketed. Full update at bottom. so i drove to drop off my ballot downtown. parked in a metered spot and decided i would just …
Support For Legalized Weed in Colorado May Be Slipping. Does It Matter?
A couple of recent polls seem to show support for legalized recreational pot slipping in Colorado. Never mind that other recent polls show exactly the opposite in a steady or increased support for the experiment, …
Dispensary Review: Maggie’s Farm
Editor’s Note: Though recreational weed has been legal and available in the state of Colorado since the new year, the city of Colorado Springs refuses to allow the sale of non-medical pot within its limits. …
Review: mobdividual
As this cough will choke me, I implore you to have my body opened, so that I may not be buried alive. These are said to be among composer Frédéric Chopin’s final written words in …
Review: ‘Memories of a Massacre: Perspectives on Ludlow’ Featuring Lindsay Hand
Context matters: One hundred years ago this past weekend, one of the most brutal and significant labor disputes in American history transpired right here in Colorado. Ludlow–long now a ghost town a few miles northwest …
#citycouncil
I attended a city council meeting for the first time the other day. I’m involved in various community organizations and they were voting on something (very simple) regarding something i’m involved in.. kind of embarrassed …
Review: SOUND|STUDIES
They say emo is making a comeback, and I tend to believe it. In today’s world of hyper-information and free-for-all adaptation and modification, trends seemingly swing around and repeat more and more quickly. What once …
Weed Roundup!
I considered covering the first day of legalized recreational pot sales. Having been up all night celebrating the dawn of a new year, though, and looking out my window to see snow billowing and ice …