Every year, new artists emerge, ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East L.A. Read more...
Photo: Ska punk band the Interrupters released their self-titled debut album in August. The group will perform at the Roxy Theatre Saturday. (Courtesy of Hellcat Records)
The wait is over. The speculation has subsided and the dust has settled on 2015’s Coachella lineup. Thankfully, Bono and the U2 crew will not be playing at the Empire Polo Fields in April, and instead, AC/DC, Jack White and Drake are set to headline Coachella this year. Read more...
Photo: The lineup of Coachella 2015 was announced Tuesday. This year, Drake, AC/DC and Jack White will headline the annual music festival. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Film and Photography Society at UCLA will be entering the world of music, cameras in hand. FPS has set out to test out the possibilities of music video making with its second annual music video contest. Read more...
Photo: The Film and Photography Society at UCLA is holding its second annual music video contest. Student entries will be judged by film and photography industry professionals and UCLA professors on March 6. (Courtesy of Margaux Moores-Tanvier)
The line between Broadway and Hollywood is thinner than ever, with three movie adaptations of the musicals “Jersey Boys,” “Annie” and “Into the Woods” released just this past year and a number four times that since 2000. Read more...
Photo: “Into the Woods” (right) is a film adaptation of the 1987 Broadway Musical of the same name (left). The musical is one of the seven musicals adapted into films since 2000. (Martha Swope, Walt Disney Pictures)
Every year, new artists emerge ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East L.A. Read more...
Photo: “Sounds of L.A.” highlights up-and-coming artists in Los Angeles who are making significant waves with their music. For the first week, columnist Kristy Pirone discusses the duo In The Valley Below, whose signature sounds are characteristic of Silver Lake and Echo Park’s indie music scenes. The band will perform for free this Wednesday at The Satellite. (Courtesy of Laurent Michel Moreau)
The year 2014 saw remarkable music, from Mac DeMarco’s “Salad Days” to Sam Smith’s “In the Lonely Hour.” This year, music fans are eagerly waiting for the releases of music from artists such as Frank Ocean, Adele, Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West, who all have not dropped an album in years. Read more...
Kanye West sure knows how to end the year on a high note. On Dec. 31, the Chicago-based rapper quietly released the first song since his 2013 platinum-selling album “Yeezus.” A duo with Beatles-legend Paul McCartney, “Only One” features West singing – not rapping – while McCartney dances along the keyboard, harmonizing with the auto-tuned vocals. Read more...
Photo: Kanye West’s newest song, “Only One,” featuring Paul McCartney, is sung from the point-of-view of West’s mother, Donda West, as she helps West come to grips with his fame, family and the uncertainties he felt after her passing. (Roc-A-Fella Records)
