By the time you read this, the lineup for the 2006 Coachella Festival may or may not have been announced. For many people, myself included, this is the equivalent of Christmas. Read more...

Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins “Rabbit Fur Coat” Team Love Records It seems when people who have a self-proclaimed “eclectic” taste in music are asked what they listen to regularly, they often respond with something like, “Oh, I listen to everything ““ except country.” But that may change with Jenny Lewis’ twangy solo album “Rabbit Fur Coat.” Lewis has temporarily stepped away from her three male counterparts who make up the indie-pop powerhouse Rilo Kiley, and teamed up with gospel singers The Watson Twins to produce a set of songs that resembles what one might imagine singing along to with a group of friends after church ““ intimately sad, sardonically playful, and simple, catchy melodies to carry it all through. Read more...

Despite being called Israel’s greatest singer, Chava Alberstein never expected her childhood dream to make her the voice of the country. “It is a mystery how I was able to reach this success. Read more...

“Fateless” Directed by Lajos Koltai THINKFilm, Inc. Rather than encompassing the universal experience of World War II or the Nazi concentration camps, “Fateless” focuses on Gyuri Köves, a teenager from Budapest who is separated from his family and sent to work at a camp in Buchenwald, Germany. Read more...

On the list of things I will never voluntarily do in my life, death comes first. Performance art is second and “Brokeback Mountain” sex comes in third, not that there’s anything wrong with it. Read more...

Many students are heading north for the winter quarter. The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television is offering new courses that have been designed for, and are available to, non-film students. Read more...

In popular culture, terms are tossed around like musicians bouncing from one town to the next in an effort to get their voices heard. When something new appears, the public often feels a need to assign a label to it to come to terms with something it can’t immediately explain. Read more...