Music

Whatever your feelings towards the new Bowie are, it’s a thoroughly established fact that the man is one of the single most influential and iconic rock stars in musical history.

By Sam Goldner
For evenings when a blanket and a turn table seem like the best medicine for wintry weather, may these albums comfort you in the harshest of months.

Breaking down hip hop barriers, these artists proved that the best rap albums don’t have to be about stereotypes – but it doesn’t hurt to bring them up.

By Claudia Rebora
With their indie folk touch, Of Monsters and Men played the Boulder Theater with a sound far from icy.

By Patrick Fort

By Kyle Ward.
The North Lake Tahoe quintet continues their road rage with a stop at Shine Thursday night, effectively serving the audience a strong fix of their jammy country ballads.

Out of all the new artists to emerge on the scene this year, these 12 are getting us antsy for more.

By Jacob Spetzler. Beneath the image of punk culture it rests the same principles on which society was originally built.

Here are the CU Independent’s top singles of 2012.

By Sam Goldner: These 12 albums from the alternative sector have given us the greatest return on investment in 2012.