After my close call with John Tesh and Kenny G, I needed to regroup, meet back up with Christy, and get back on the trail of the Big 4 TV networks. Read more...

It seems to come all too easily for Ben Lee. Since the age of 13, singer/guitarist Lee has marched down the road to widespread fame with a grace that almost resembles nonchalance. Read more...

For many young filmmakers trying to catch their first big break, the hardest part is getting known. “That’s what it’s all about, getting your name out there and getting your work out there,” said Peter Hunziker, a UCLA undergraduate film student. Read more...

Film might be at the end of its reel. Replacing the familiar clicking of films past is the hum of computers and digital cameras. Artists, distributors and theater chains are growing increasingly interested in digital cinema, with one organization or another holding its own digital cinema conference every month (the next one’s on May 3rd and sponsored by Independant Feature Project/Los Angeles, if you’re interested.) But amid all this talk of monumental change, the UCLA School of Theater, Film, Television and Digital Media remains tentative toward these signs of the times, and it remains to be seen what will become of film in the age of ones and zeros. Read more...

One of the top priorities of Carla Werner, an up-and-coming singer and musician from New Zealand, is comfort. “I don’t wear shoes on stage. You have to feel comfortable when you’re performing, and I can’t stand wearing shoes when I sing,” Werner said. Read more...

Few bands in pop music history have undergone as profound a metamorphosis as Weilheim, Germany’s The Notwist. What began as nothing more than one more German hard core punk band has become one of the most successful acts to blend electronic music with pop songwriting. Read more...

The latest issue of Giant Robot magazine doesn’t have a scantily clad Asian model on its cover. In fact, underneath the subtitle, “Asian Pop Culture and Beyond,” a hand-drawn illustration parodies a traditional Japanese painting, its foamy ocean waves replaced by white rabbits. Read more...