Ex-Spectator
Jay PapandreasEx-Spectator is a music and culture blog based in Denver, Colorado
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 14 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 2 months ago |
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An Interview with Ghost Canyon Fest
Ghost Canyon Fest is one of my favorite events in Denver every year since I’ve returned to the Queen City of the Plains. It’s the best way to end the summer, in my opinion. The last three years have rocked and I have it on good authority th...
My favorite song this summer is AI. Now what?
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A Collective Feeling: Best of 2025
List season is a pox on the house of music journalism but one thing that’s been nice about 2025 is that, at least from what i’ve seen across coverage on different websites, it’s one of the most divided years i can remember. at the end of th...
Because We Need Each Other
It’s Autumn 2016 and a friend asks me to make an appearance on his new podcast where he’s going track-by-track through the history of Oasis and their discography. I’ve heard Oasis but I’ve never listened to them. I’m supposed to come on to...
the real thing
big record of the week:
Alex G - Headlights
7/10
about 4 songs into Headlights, i started to think about the implications of the phrase “major label debut.” in the past, that meant the death of the artist as the audience once knew t...
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