“Tragedy has befallen a national monument; a treasure of the musical world is nothing to you but ambiance!” I dramatically, if a bit sarcastically, exclaim to my girlfriend.
Mere seconds earlier,...
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, “old friends” of the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music, made an appearance as a part of the “Appalachia in the Bluegrass” concert series.
The series of 12...
If you’re anything like me, music consumes your life. Specific songs elicit certain memories and invoke particular feelings, and things like the weather or my mood can determine what’s on my Spotify...
We live in a digital world where the new is always placed on a sacred pedestal.
With the advent of new social media platforms, music has become remixed productions adapted for 60-second dances.
We...
All eyes seemed to be on singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Rodrigo in the lead-up to her second studio album “GUTS.”
As is the case for Rodrigo or anyone like her in pop music — an unforgiving,...
The Gatton Student Center is constantly teeming with people. Among the hustle and bustle of the daily commute, one thing remains constant — the building’s piano.
Across from Starbucks sits a lone...
It’s time we finally talk about it. What makes Harry Styles so popular? What makes his fans ride or die for him?
Is it his music, his looks or his personality? I think it's all of the above and...
The UK Student Activities Board threw its annual Holi event on the main lawn March 8 for anyone to attend.
Holi, or the “Festival of Colors,” is a two-day traditional Indian festival recognized...
Pulse, a Christian evangelist group, hosted a “revival” at Rupp Arena on Feb. 24. When doors opened, floods of people came in and participated in worship, prayer and music during the service.
The...
Ticketmaster and the Senate saw the wrath of many Taylor Swift fans after chaos ensued while thousands of them hoped to get tickets to Swift’s first tour in four years.
The first round of tickets...
UK Student Activities Board (SAB) collaborated with Underground Perspectives to host the Underground Formal in the Gatton Student Center on February 4.
Students streamed into the Grand Ballroom to...
UK freshman economics major Lucas Thomas found his passion of DJ’ing at the age of 13 when he began tinkering around with online production software. His interest in music started even earlier than that.
He...
