Beck “Sea Change” Geffen Records This album, “Sea Change,” is Beck’s masterpiece. It’s introspective, emotional and brilliant. At least that’s what everyone was saying even before the album came out. Read more...

It’s commonly understood that some of the biggest music releases of the year don’t see light until just before the holiday season. This year is no different. Read more...

Piles of CDs, books and magazines are scattered throughout Performing Arts director David Sefton’s spacious Royce Hall office. While he spends a third of his time traveling in search of new performers to book, his search doesn’t end when he reaches home. Read more...

If ignorance is bliss, then Bob Crane, subject of Paul Schrader’s film “Auto Focus,” was probably the gosh-darn happiest man in the universe. As the star of the television hit “Hogan’s Heroes” during its brief but popular run, Crane was privy to all the women fame brings, and he documented his sexcapades through still photography and then-new video technology. He shared his escapades with John Carpenter ““ a man who would become the focus of an investigation into Crane’s eventual murder in a hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz. Read more...

Some adults claim to be kids at heart but few can claim to play one on TV ““or at least his voice. For a decade and a half UCLA alumna Nancy Cartwright has breathed life into the mischievous skateboard-toting, slingshot-flinging prankster Bart Simpson. Read more...

In hopes of drawing more attention to the Dutch Studies program at UCLA, the College of Letters & Science will hold the first ever Dutch Film Festival in Los Angeles this weekend. Read more...

What bands would you like to see playing at Westwood Plaza this year? Jon Alexander Cinman Fourth-year, Economics “One of my favorite bands is Five Degrees of Soul. Read more...