Preview the new Tjutjuna disc in its entirety

Is your life sorely lacking mind-bending psych-rock delivered by a band named after Siberia’s most famous yeti-like monster? Well then, friend, have we got some kick-ass news for you! Tjutjuna is streaming its brand-new, as-yet-unreleased album for free, and it is awesome. As you can see, the band’s namesake is…

Catch Your Breath

Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless is one of the most celebrated and notorious films in cinematic history. Violent, stylish and edgy, it set the stage for countless films to come, alarming critics and energizing audiences along the way with its blend of technical innovation and a timeless story about a gun, a…

Squeal Squad

A little more than twenty years ago, Fred Dekker’s Monster Squad — a cult classic about a group of kids who are called upon to use their love of monster movies to fight real monsters — charmed a generation of tweens, spawning a cult that’s still going strong today. Those…

Cassette nostalgia calls you to Plat’s video release

We like things that look like other things, especially when the other things that things look like remind us of warm-and-fuzzy moments from days gone by. Like, say, a flier that recalled the halcyon days of audio cassettes, in all of their lo-fi, wow-and-flutter glory. That nostalgic feeling for our…

U.K. DJ Itchy Robot on October 1 at Milk

The U.K.’s Itchy Robot is a man who’s got a knack for nomenclature. His own nom de tune may be one of the best names for a dubstep DJ/producer ever — something about it captures the essence of dubstep nearly perfectly. Turning to his song titles, you’ll find such memorable…

YouTube is a secret mother lode for mash-up makers and remixers

Click “play” on that video. What do you hear? Why, it’s the classic Oasis track “Wonderwall,” sans any musical backing. Now, upon hearing that, you will have one of two reactions — you will ask yourself, “Why do I care about this?” or you will say, “Wow! I could totally…

Lithuanian dad stricken with Bieber fever

Who can resist the siren’s call of little Justin Bieber? Well, besides anyone with a modicum of taste, apparently no one is safe, whatever far-off location they might be in. Take today’s video, which comes to us from exotic Lithuania! Now, in addition to being the first Soviet republic to…

Katy Perry proves too hot for Sesame Street

Katy Perry is inappropriate for children. That’s the message that went out today when the Sesame Workshop, who produce the long-running Sesame Street, announced they’d be nixing the pop tart’s already completed guest appearance with Elmo. The reason? The video caused an uproar when it was prereleased on YouTube, thanks…

Wolfgang Gartner at Skylab

There will be plenty of acts vying for your attention at Skylab this year, but the one you won’t want to miss is rising electro sensation Wolfgang Gartner. His stated intention is to create something entirely new in the world of dance music, and while it’s debatable if that’s even…

Animation Nation

With this round of the University of Colorado’s annual Arts and Culture Week, Boulder is getting a special treat: the national premiere of Nine Nation Animation, a program of nine animated shorts from around the world. “It was curated and put together by Jonathan Howell, whose day job is working…

Behold the unholy terror of Korean hip-hop star G-Dragon

Meet G-Dragon. He’s a Korean rapper who seems to be the unholy hell spawn of T Pain, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber. He’s got Bieber’s androgynous look and hairstyle (albeit in a bleached-blonde model), Gaga’s fashion sense and dance moves and all the overly-AutoTuned goodness of a dozen T-Pain songs…

This week in genre film: Ghostbusters, Akira and more

Denver’s a great place for fans of the big five of genre film (that’s sci-fi, fantasy, horror, exploitation and cult), as every week we get a generous helping of selections to choose from. As usual, we’re rounding up your options for the weekend to come and the following week, and…

Everyday Pagans

Forget what you’ve seen in B-movies or heard from the fire-and-brimstone preachers: Pagans are just normal people. That’s the message of today’s Front Range Pagan Pride event. “The purpose and the mission of the project is to educate people to what paganism is and what it isn’t,” explains Joy Phelan,…

A Pirate’s Life for Me

Strap on your cutlass, grab your buccaneers and prepare to plunder: Today is BrethrenCon, Denver’s first-ever pirate convention. The one-day event is a celebration of all things piratey, with vendors, workshops, food and even a zombie-pirate themed dance to end the evening. “We have six hours of classes based on…