When everyone who knows him adoringly sings his praises, piano professor Vitaly Margulis can’t help but crack a sly smile and reveal the secret to his long-standing success as a piano teacher. Read more...

It won’t be respected music department chair Jon Robertson standing in front of the orchestra Tuesday night ““ it will be three of his graduate students instead. Read more...

FILM & TV: “Catch Me if You Can” and “Malibu’s Most Wanted” Ackerman Grand Ballroom April 17-18 Steven Spielberg’s romp through a con artist’s life, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as the con and Christopher Walken in a critically acclaimed turn as his father, comes to UCLA tonight at 9:30 p.m., and Friday 7 p.m. 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...

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...