Lionel Richie’s career advice for the aspiring musicians of Music Industry 106 drew upon his own experiences – and failures – as a young musician trying to make it as a solo artist. Read more...
Photo: Lionel Richie (right) and Quincy Jones (middle) were the most recent guest speakers in music industry professor Ken Kragen’s class “Stardom Strategies for Musicians.”
After a hiatus of three years, Tegan and Sara, Canadian indie rocker twins based in heartfelt guitar-laden music, have burst back onto the scene with their seventh studio production “Heartthrob.” Read more...
Sitting in his girlfriend’s sorority house, singer-songwriter James Bunning could only fantasize about what it would be like to live in a place with conditions other than the grimy arrangements college housing brings to mind. Read more...
Photo: Sitting in his girlfriend’s sorority house, singer-songwriter James Bunning could only fantasize about what it would be like to live in a place with conditions other than the grimy arrangements college housing brings to mind.
Folk music has traditionally been the commoner’s music, with the individual having full control over its composition. Whether fusing rock ‘n’ roll with American folk like The Byrds or blending soulful orchestrations into folk like Bon Iver, the ability of innovative artists to meld musical influences into American folk music is tremendous. Read more...
Photo: Just as The Byrds revolutionized folk music by blending it with rock ‘n’ roll, Bon Iver has shaken up the genre by introducing intricate orchestrations to give it a melancholic sound.
It’s catchy. It’s riffy. But it’s definitive shoegaze punk. Read more...
Many people dread family reunions because they involve a distant relative who loves to pinch cheeks and tell the kids how much they look like their mother. Read more...
We went around campus to ask what UCLA students were listening to. Read more...
