When asked about her art education, Lee Bontecou ““ one of the few women artists to garner widespread recognition in the 1960s with her uniquely experimental style ““ cited the two gems of advice her usually reticent teacher passed on to her: Never sign anything and never talk about your work. Read more...

Dave Matthews “Some Devil” RCA In his much anticipated solo debut, “Some Devil,” Dave Matthews exposes a raw and intimate side of himself that he has previously hid behind the cover of his band. Read more...

Once upon a time, Broadway musicals set the standard for popular music heard on the radio. It was a time before rock and hip-hop ““ a time when composers like George and Ira Gershwin created the Top 40 hits. Read more...

Spundae at Circus finds its own niche in Los Angeles’s crowded nightlife landscape ““ it provides an opportunity for the mainstream and the rave subculture to find common ground. Read more...

One of the great things about Clint Eastwood is his uncanny ability to infuse stoicism and apathy into the protagonists of his films, whether he’s in front of the camera or behind it. Read more...

Department of Ethnomusicology Chair Tim Rice began his two-year term this past Saturday as the newly elected president of the Society for Ethnomusicology. The SEM is a U.S.-based organization with an international membership of over 2,000 from six continents and a mission statement to promote the research, study and performance of music in all historical periods and cultural contexts. Read more...

UCLA’s Hammer Museum stands inconspicuously on the corner of Wilshire and Westwood Boulevards. Students are unaware that the once-little museum now ranks with such art powerhouses as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Read more...