Friday, June 19

U.K. band elbows its way onto the American scene

  www.elbow.co.uk Meet Elbow. No longer just a homely bodily joint, but also your newest British band. By Shana Dines Daily Bruin Reporter Sipping on beer and chain smoking at a high table on the sidewalk of Santa Monica Boulevard, the men of Elbow shared in a rowdy rap session over their meager British beginnings, rise to European fame, and journey to America’s underground rock scene. Read more...



Sound Bites

  The Scooters “I Can See Your House From Here” Aeronaut Records Three-part harmonies have worked well for many bands like the Beatles and the Byrds, and it’s working fine for the Scooters. Read more...


Curtain Calls

  AHMANSON THEATRE "Into the Woods", Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical, interweaves five of Grimms’ famous fairy tales with an original story. “Into the Woods” Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles Music Center (213) 628-2772 Through March 24 Comedy is in the details for this revival of the 1987 musical “Into the Woods.” The humor of a single rhyme, the rise of intonation in someone’s voice, and even the bird-like waving of one’s hand all seemed to be the difference between the dull and the brilliant. Read more...



Don’t walk, we’re filming!

  ANGIE LEVINE/ Daily Bruin Will Ferrell (left) and Luke Wilson stop to take a break in between takes of their new movie "Old School," which is currently being shot at UCLA. Read more...