Believe it or not, the one development in recent times that has had the most impact on the music world isn’t Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction. It’s file-sharing. Read more...

It may not be so obvious from his appearance now, but UCLA Live Director David Sefton was once a punk rocker in Liverpool, England. Although after considering the avant-garde nature of his work, the idea is a lot more conceivable. Read more...

Once, the defiance of gravity was exclusively the domain of those skilled with paper and pencil. And while animators have always had the ability to bring their most incongruous ideas to life, transcending the limitations of time and space have now become a pedestrian feat for live-action filmmakers thanks to a now well-established technique called computer-generated imagery. Read more...

Having just received the Spotlight Award from the School of Theater, Film, Television and Digital Media this year, graduating film student Jared Drake is eager to start a career in directing among Hollywood hotshots. Read more...

Indian Music Ensemble Fowler Museum June 10, 6 p.m. Fowler Out Loud’s last performance of the quarter presents an evening of classical Indian music. Admission is free. Read more...

By all accounts, last Wednesday’s Hip Hop Xplosion show at Ackerman Grand Ballroom was a success (with all due credit, of course, given to cosponsors Campus Events Commission, Cultural Affairs Commission and the African Student Union). Read more...

Brooklyn-based rock quartet stellastarr* has heard critics link its music to everything remotely related to new-wave, from the Pixies to Talking Heads to The Cure and almost anything in between. Read more...