Monday, July 7

‘Rare Meme’ exhibition explores Internet culture experience

In the UCLA New Wight Gallery, a spectator picks up one end of a 40-foot-long red, noodle-shaped pillow. As she moves the noodle, sensors embedded in the fabric pick up twitches and vibrations. Read more...

Photo: Second-year Design | Media Arts student Isabella Kefgen walked through the “Rare Meme” exhibition carrying a large red noodle-shaped pillow. Theo Triantafyllidis, a Design | Media Arts graduate student, created the piece to represent an overload of information in social media. (Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)


Sounds of Schoenberg: The Balinese gamelan ensemble

Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers, that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...

Photo: UCLA ethnomusicology graduate student Tyler Yamin plays the instruments of a gamelan ensemble, including the trompong (above) and kendang. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Sounds of Schoenberg: The Balinese gamelan ensemble

Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers, that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...

Photo: UCLA ethnomusicology graduate student Tyler Yamin plays the instruments of a gamelan ensemble, including the trompong (above) and kendang. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Reels, Notes and Takes: Week 3

There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Jennifer Williams, Creative Commons by Materialscientist via Wikipedia, Interscope Records, Disney)


Roaring ’90s: Radiohead includes electronic elements to cement rock legend status

The world of mainstream music is constantly transforming as new artists, styles and trends are embraced with each passing year. In spite of these changes, some musicians have maintained their popularity across decades, reinventing their sounds and careers. Read more...

Photo: Alternative band Radiohead first topped the music charts with its debut single “Creep” in 1992. Its latest album is slated to be released by the end of 2015. (Courtesy of James Dimmock)


Student merges musical influences in self-produced EP ‘Contentions’

Joe Del Rio glanced through the pages of LA Weekly and spotted an advertisement for UCLA Extension music industry courses. The singer-songwriter then decided to travel from his hometown of Fresno to Los Angeles, where he is now pursuing a career as a musician by day and studying at UCLA Extension by night. Read more...

Photo: Joe Del Rio, a UCLA Extension student, is currently working on his debut full-length album as part of a local music initiative by record label All Welcome Records. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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