In an album that's considerably more concise and simplistic than The Decemberists' previous efforts, their new album "The King Is Dead" still maintains the band's rich folk rock sound. Read more...
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CAPITOL RECORDS
Arts
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January 14, 1:10 am
Golden Globe Predictions
Long Story Short: January 17, 2011
Pamela Woods is the owner of Westwood’s Mystery Bookstore, another business closing its doors this month in the face of tough competition. Woods weighs in on the mystery genre, and the special place that the shop has had in Westwood Village.
Missed the Golden Globes? Daily Bruin’s Film and TV editor Alex Goodman gives his take on January 16th’s ceremony.
And in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, host Devin Kelly talks with Joelle Gamble from the Afrikan Student Union about her personal perspective toward the man and his legacy.
All this and more on this week’s edition of Long Story Short, the Daily Bruin’s weekly news and culture show.
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This Sunday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will present the Golden Globes to the best films and TV shows of the past year. Read more...
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Credit: FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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January 14, 12:56 am
Cornell University Glee Club to belt it for Bruin audience in Schoenberg
Try as she might, Sue Sylvester would be powerless to stop the glee club about to perform at UCLA. Read more...
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The Cornell University Glee Club will be performing at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall Saturday at 8 p.m. The concert is part of a California tour.
Credit: CORNELL UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB
Arts, Film & TV
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January 14, 12:45 am
Screen Scene: “The Dilemma”
The title "The Dilemma" may refer to whether you tell your best friend his wife's cheating on him, but the bigger dilemma in this movie seems to be how it can call itself a comedy when everyone in it is so angry the whole time. Read more...
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Credit: UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Arts, Arts Columns
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January 14, 12:41 am
Single-minded: _A playlist for the frustrations of life_
I may love contemporary music, but I'll always have a soft spot for the classics. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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January 12, 11:35 pm
“Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area” illuminates history of alternative cinema after World War II
In 1991, experimental filmmaker Ernie Gehr directed a 41-minute film from the outdoor glass elevator at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Read more...
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A still from the short film “Side/Walk/Shuttle,” shot from the outdoor glass elevator at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. The film is a part of the “Radical Light” series, which celebrates alternative films from the Bay Area. (credit: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive)
Arts, Music
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January 12, 11:31 pm
Local sounds of Flying Lotus, Baths, to enhance atmosphere of “Offworld: Where you are – where you want to be” exhibit
Experimental, digital art by Design | Media arts students meets experimental, digitized hip-hop by Flying Lotus in New Wight Gallery tonight. Read more...
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Los Angeles-based electronic musician Will Weisenfeld, who performs under the moniker Baths, will open for Flying Lotus tonight in Broad Art Center’s New Wight gallery as part of the Design | Media Arts undergraduate exhibition “Offworld.” (courtesy of Will Weisenfeld)