Music

Get jazzed with Bellarmine jazz students

The student musicians in Bellarmine University's Jazz Program take their improvisation, riffs and swing rhythms pretty seriously. (12/1/08) More

Gizmo | Personal Technology with Ric Manning

Face the music!

The old baby grand piano left the house some time back. Now when we want music for a party or a family evening, we gather around the TV and video game machines. Here are some new music-based programs that will get everyone into the act. (11/29/08) More

Magazine remembers Elysian Field

Louisville rock 'n' roll hasn't gone starving for attention during the past 20 years or so (think bands such as My Morning Jacket and Days of the New). But Louisville rock has a rich history dating to the 1960s, and one of the city's seminal bands was Elysian Field. (11/28/08) More

Album Review

Legacy of a distinctive Kentucky voice grows

Nimrod Workman was a rail-thin Kentuckian who mined coal in the hills of West Virginia and sang every song he cared to, whenever he cared to. His third album is "I Want to Go Where Things Are Beautiful" and is a collection of previously unreleased recordings. (11/28/08) More

'Ziggy Stardust' redux

John King, the mastermind behind "Louisville is for Lovers," made a splash last year when he enlisted a bunch of Louisville bands to cover the Misfits. How do you top that? By re-creating David Bowie's 1972 musical landmark, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars"? (11/28/08) More

Music

Ludacris disappoints on new CD

For some odd reason, Ludacris feels the need to prove himself on his latest studio CD. "Theater of the Mind," the rapper's sixth album, is full of trash talk as to why he is rap's "MVP." But talk is cheap. (11/28/08) More

Album Review

Women's ways

Rapper and producer 88-Keys takes a high-concept approach for his debut album, "The Death of Adam," a collection of 14 tunes that tell seriocomic stories about relationships through the eyes of Adam. (11/28/08) More

Q&A

David Archuleta still adjusting to limelight

On last season's "American Idol," David Archuleta earned the title of "the one to beat" early on. He never placed in the bottom three. Archuleta ended up losing to David Cook, but he still got a chance to pursue his dreams with a record deal on 19 Recordings/Jive Records. (11/28/08) More

Making beautiful music

Garrett Sorenson and Elizabeth Batton are like a lot of young married couples. He's 33; she's 31. They live in a neatly appointed home on a neatly appointed street. Their lives revolve around a fast-growing baby. (11/25/08) More

Music

The 14-year album

When Guns N' Roses began working on "Chinese Democracy" nearly 14 years ago, a lot of things were different. There was an actual Guns N' Roses, for example, rather than a revolving-door cast of musicians surrounding lead singer and classic obsessive Axl Rose. (11/24/08) More

Music

It's double-awards night for AMA

Kanye West had nothing to complain about yesterday, as he picked up his first-ever American Music Awards and delivered a flawless, if subdued, performance of his new single, "Heartless." (11/24/08) More

Wendell Berry, simply sung

Pianist Harry Pickens is as much a spiritualist as he is a musician, which may explain his deep affinity for the poetry of Kentuckian Wendell Berry. Berry's verse, plainspoken and openhearted, is itself fundamentally connected to the rich earth of his native state. (11/24/08) More

Digital Downloads

The real Slim Shady

Eminem has leaked a two-minute freestyle, "I'm Having a Relapse," from his new, unreleased album, that proves he remains one of rap's finest emcees and wordsmiths. He's operating at his usual head-spinning level on the track, but isn't saying much. (11/22/08) More

Sound Effects

Good Folk Fest lands an original

When Scott Scarboro started the Good Folk Fest, there was one person he thought embodied the spirit of the art and music festival, but he didn't seriously consider asking Daniel Johnston to attend. Too much of a longshot. But he figured anything's possible. (11/21/08) More

Music

Guns N' Roses finds its groove,but tinkering shows

"Chinese Democracy" announces itself after a nearly 14-year gestation with maniacal laughing and the sound of all the voices in Axl Rose's head chattering before the title track erupts in a flourish of virtual flashpots, pillars of flame and the spectacular sound of one man's obsession. (11/21/08) More

Beyoncé wants to be an icon

The 27-year-old sat back, sipped a glass of water and announced that, like her suit, she was all about business with flair: "Barbra Streisand, that's the career model for me, I want to be like her. She is just the ultimate. And I want to be an icon too." (11/21/08) More