Music 
Dec 5, 2012
‘Take Five’ composer, cool jazz pianist Dave Brubeck dies
"When you start out with goals — mine were to play polytonally and polyrhythmically — you never exhaust that."
Dec 3, 2012
Books: New volume traces unlikely journey of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”
Recorded in 1984, it was on the only Cohen album rejected by his record company.
Nov 28, 2012
The science of sound
The human brain wants to make sense of sounds. It’s why a major scale feels so natural, so right, so pleasing to the ear. It’s …
Nov 20, 2012
Aimme Mann turns to ’70s AM radio hit ‘Jackie Blue’ for pop inspiration
"If you like it and end up stealing it, then I just think you're a jerk. Of all the people to steal from. Musicians? Really?"
Nov 19, 2012
Justin Bieber gets love at American Music Awards
"I wanted to thank you for always believing in me," Bieber said, looking to his mom.
Nov 15, 2012
Music shops face uncertain future, but one retailer still hears the music thanks to used market
There’s a Telecaster guitar built in 1974 and a Les Paul from the 1980s, the eras of big hair and brazen solos. In a separate room dedicated to acoustic instruments, salesmen show off a quirky acoustic Catalina K steel-string model with an exaggerated, curvy body. Along with other acoustic axes of all makes and models, old ukuleles and other random stringed instruments line the walls.
Nov 14, 2012
Books: Fogerty will finally confess about Creedence and uncompromising career
"I want to tell the story of how I fought — hard — to maintain my artistic integrity in the face of opposing forces."
Nov 13, 2012
Album Review: ‘Twilight’ breaks out mourners for final soundtrack CD
It’s a sad goodbye from “The Twilight Saga,” which sees its last installment, “Breaking Dawn — Part 2,” hit the big screen this week. The …
Nov 2, 2012
Album Review: Neil Young at his craggy, meandering best with Crazy Horse
Neil Young is in a nostalgic mood on “Psychedelic Pill” (Reprise), a triumphant if somewhat meandering release with his band, Crazy Horse. The opening track, …
Nov 2, 2012
Pianist Jeffrey Siegel to bring Debussy to life in Arvada Center concert
He spotted her in a faraway field and fell immediately to dreaming. It was 1910, and Claude Debussy had already developed a unique musical style, …
