A few months ago, I was approached to write an ongoing column about television. My editors figured that the only thing I may spend more time doing than listening to music was watching television. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
Honoring those who saved the best for last
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June 11, 9:00 pm
Array of videos one click away
Catherine Manabat, a second-year English student, was introduced to YouTube.com soon after the UCLA basketball team beat Gonzaga University in the NCAA Tournament. She found several versions of the final minutes of the nail-biting game, some even filmed from the sidelines. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
[Online exclusive]: CONCERT REVIEW – "Broken Boy Soldiers" by The Raconteurs
When the news that Jack White of the White Stripes and Brendan Benson had formed The Raconteurs hit music publications worldwide, it was met with a certain degree of apprehension. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
UCLA students go the distance to pursue film
As a visual medium, film is adept at crossing borders to tell stories. It makes sense, then, that students of film are equally capable of crossing borders to tell stories of their own. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
[Online exclusive]: Campus Events Commission’s budgetary battles result in various victories
Last spring, the Campus Events Commission was riding high. Fresh off the success of spring shows by artists such as The Roots, The Walkmen and Xiu Xiu, the commission booked a plethora of shows for this past fall, continuing to satisfy the student demand for live music. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
Composer notes time at UCLA
Some college graduates may continue to wake up in a cold sweat from nightmares of college finals past, but for David Markowitz, a UCLA alumnus with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in ethnomusicology, old college projects are what put food on the table. Read more...
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June 11, 9:00 pm
Improv group keeps laughs coming
Gabe Cardenas just can’t get enough of comedy. Cardenas, an ethnomusicology student who graduated from UCLA in 2005, and the rest of Bruin United Improvisational Comedy Kraze recently performed their last show of the year on June 2 in De Neve Auditorium. Read more...