FILM & TV: After the War, Before the Wall: German Cinema, 1945-1960 UCLA Archive April 26-29 The UCLA Film and Television Archive’s film series continues with films made in Germany’s reconstructionist period. Read more...

The band’s name is an oxymoron: Idlewild. As hackneyed and inexpressive as most band names are, this one seems to mean something. Idlewild has punk roots and a lead singer who is heavily into literature. Read more...

Casey Spooner confides that he doesn’t know what day it is, where he is, or what’s going on as he’s talking on the phone. On his first major set of dates with the performance art duo Fischerspooner, the singer is reveling in the adrenaline rush of a wild and successful tour. Read more...

The retail music industry’s misfortunes have claimed another victim. Mojo Records, the used and new music store located on the A-level of Ackerman Union, is closing its doors. Read more...

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...

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...