Listening to a young band can be as fun as opening the door of an outhouse. Unfocused songwriting and lackluster instrumentation, spoon-fed by the blind adoration of equally young, equally uninformed fans, can make for an unpleasant experience, to put it mildy.

Heavy metal band Slayer, along with Megadeth and other bands, took over DU's Magness Arena on Wednesday. Check out images from the show. Photos by David Accomazzo.

So, youve paid your dues in the dorms and are ready to move away from the tyranny of RAs and floor monitors and into your first place. Theres a big, enticing world of rental properties out there, and Craigslist has literally hundreds of apartments posted each day for your perusal.

King has a demonic face tattooed to the back of his skull and more ink stretching from his arms to his fingertips. His guitar looks like the fiery, extended claw of a demon. Hes been called a Nazi, a Satanist and scads of other equally complimentary names.

And how do I get all these acts? Well, first of all we have great buyers, the best in the world, with Don Strasburg and Brent Fedrizzi. And we have many years of relationships and experiences from the three of us, with bands and people and managers and agents.

Fort Collins DJ Derek Smith, aka Pretty Lights, has quietly built himself into one of the most potent DJ acts this side of the Rocky Mountains, and he has mostly done it mostly via word of mouth and by offering all his music as free downloads from his website.

In addition to the original album, the release includes a second disc containing six B-sides and nine live tracks from the bands performance at the 2000 Reading Festival. The B-sides were first released on The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret and Feel Good Hit Of The Summer singles, and the Reading Festival tracks have been on the web for awhile.

The Dead Weather wowed a packed house at the Ogden Theatre Saturday night with a stellar performance and infectious stage presence. The band hasn’t been together for even a year, yet they are already one of the hottest indie buzz bands, mainly since they count wunderkind Jack White, of the White Strips and Raconteurs, as a member.

It doesn't get much more legendary than an ex-Beatle. Paul McCartney put on a hell of a show for what looked like a sold-out crowd at the Pepsi Center.

“Working with Jack is incredible. Hes a man that has 25 ideas a minute and endless amounts of energy and enthusiasm, Mosshart says. Hes inspired from everywhere, and hes so involved in everything. Hes a great person to make stuff with, and hes incredibly encouraging and incredibly interested in your opinion, and hes really a team player.