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FoCo Theatre still going strong after 36 seasons
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With 36 seasons under its belt, OpenStage Theatre continues to produce shows that feature local practicing actors and actresses. "We started the company because of my husband's [Bruce] crazy idea," creator Denise Freestone said. "The belief we've carried is that an artist should be able to make a living in the community of their choice.
'One for the Money' jump-starts dramatic crime series
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In the novel "One for the Money," Stephanie Plum, recently fired and suddenly a bounty hunter, finds herself thrown into the middle of a real life game of cops and robbers. In this, the first book of the 14-book (and growing) Stephanie Plum series, Janet Evanovich sets up her characters and starts Plum's first round of catching criminals.
Black Apples profile
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The recent release of "Enjoy! The Black Apples" ushers in the age of surf rock and heavy distortion in Fort Collins [Temporarily!]. Completely different from their first recording, Black Apples EP, this CD introduces a new direction for the Black Apples that will hopefully take them to bigger and better things now that they have moved to Los Angeles.
'The Epilogues' rise in music scene, synth-emo sound
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If you don't know about The Epilogues, you no longer have an excuse. They have, after all, been steadily rising in the ranks of the Denver music scene with a unique brand of danceable synth-emo for the last year. The band played at the Aggie last week, and their bass player, Jeff Swoboda, is a former Fort Collins resident.
'Burn After Reading' supplies chuckles, satirizes and dramatizes governmental hierarchy
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A satire seemingly aimed at the government, "Burn after Reading" brings out the dumb in Brad Pitt through an outlandish plot. When CIA agent Osbourne Cox (John Malkovich) is fired and decides to write his memoirs, unsuspecting people are quickly wrapped up in a plot being covered up by the government and blown ridiculously out of proportion.
Motown Songwriter Norman Whitfield dies
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Norman Whitfield, songwriter and producer who co-wrote a string of Motown classics including "War," ''Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," has died. He was 67. A spokeswoman at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said Whitfield died there Tuesday.
iPod DVDs made easy
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"You wouldn't steal a car,you wouldn't steal a handbag, you wouldn't steal a DVD." This message pervades the beginning of nearly every DVD that we consumers watch nowadays, warning us that copying DVDs is illegal no matter how easy it is to do. What they usually don't tell the consumer is that, legally, you can make back up copies of your DVDs for personal use, as well as put them on your iPod/mobile viewing device.
Underage AC/DC cover band boogies local bars [SLIDESHOW]
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With surprising talent and stage presence, High Voltage is too cool for school
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Sporting a velvet-blue school boy outfit, 12-year-old Kyle Janes isn't just acting out the boyish rock n' roll spirit immortalized by legendary AC/DC guitarist Angus Young more than three decades ago -- he's living it. "Is your voice changing on you, Kyle?" asks Tom Brown, co-manager of High Voltage, a local tribute to the Australian rock icons.
