Stars “Heart” Arts & Crafts “I am Evan, and this is my heart.” So begins “Heart,” a song cycle about love and relationships from the Montreal-based rock band Stars. Read more...

Behind UCLA piano Professor Vitaly Margulis’ large square-framed, thick-lensed glasses there’s a benign, pensive gaze. But looks can be deceiving, especially when one discovers that behind Margulis’ calm expression there is a mind of such fiery passion. Read more...

While she glides onto the stage in a purple-sequined jacket and does a little salsa step, there is only one word to describe Omara Portuondo: diva. Read more...

Corporate hipsters can pick off ideas from Giant Robot, but they can never outrun the trend-setting magazine. “It’s cool that buyers for Urban Outfitters shop at the Giant Robot store, but we’ll always be one step ahead. Read more...

John Pham, a 27-year-old undergraduate student in the East Asian Studies department, still goes bug-eyed when he sees his comic anthology “Epoxy Press” on the shelf at Meltdown Comics bookstore on Sunset Boulevard. Read more...

The average rap song exists for one reason: “Shake ya tail feather!” proclaims Nelly and P. Diddy’s hit from last summer. The dance floor is all well and good, but sometimes you want more out of your music. Read more...

Napster is back. But no, it’s not the same service that gave users free-for-all access to pop songs in the days of the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears. Read more...