listen live >
Welcome to the Weekly Mixdown, a curated roundup of music, arts, and culture stories we came across and wanted to share with you. This week’s mix features music news, quirky features, curious insights, local happenings, and other smart reads from across the web.
Jill Sobule, the award-winning singer-songwriter and human rights activist, who made history with her 1995 single “I Kissed a Girl,” died in a house fire in Minneapolis this week. “Who didn’t know of Jill Sobule in the mid-’90s?” says The Colorado Sound’s own Ron, a friend of Sobule. “Especially here in her home state? MTV loved playing the ‘I Kissed A Girl’ video, and Coloradans loved the attention to one of ‘our own.’”
Having lived with blood cancer for 30 years, Peters was a long-standing cancer campaigner and fundraiser. In 2018, he told Guitar World magazine that his “simple message” was “to stay alive and appreciate every second you’ve got. Live right up to the last breath and stay positive about the world, your family and the environment you live in.”
This ‘visual guide’ to the famed international music competition is pretty great – and may help you understand what’s coming (this year’s competition is May 9-13 in Liverpool).
Mark Garrett of the band Kardashev “and eight other singers from acclaimed death metal bands” have now “formed an unlikely partnership with University of Utah scientists to examine the biomechanics behind vocal distortion.”
Moby makes 500 new instrumental tracks free for noncommercial use. “I want you to dive in, use the music and we can see, or you can see, what happens.”
Customers are filing complaints against the Denver record club, citing orders not being fulfilled and questions going unanswered.
They are beginning to open up around Colorado – here are some NoCo choices (and there are lots more in the Denver metro).
Founded by Bluebird Music Festival creator Travis Albright, the music school offers free instruction and “will provide a two-semester music program for children of teachers, first responders and mental health workers.”
The Jack Black song sets the record for the shortest to ever crack the Billboard Top 100.
Soundboard newsletter – subscribe to get music news, presale codes, giveaways, and other goodies every Thursday morning
Merch store – take The Colorado Sound with you when you’re out and about with our cool collection of hats, shirts, mugs, and more
Self Serve – submit song ideas for our new daily request show
Countdowns – see the songs you voted for during our recent music countdowns
Become a Colorado Sound member – join our awesome community of passionate music lovers
We love the Colorado Sound so much we declined free satellite radio, because there’s no reason to move the dial.