Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Cowboy croons country tunes for Christmas concert CAMPUS: UCLA alumnus brings authentic songs home for the holidays By Stacy Sare Daily Bruin Contributor Michael Martin Murphey doesn’t just sing cowboy songs and recite rural poetry – he is a cowboy. Read more...

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Hop on Pop ART:Like an Andy Warhol for the ’90s, artist Burton Morris infuses today’s cultural images with commercial appealBy Katherine Kelly Daily Bruin Contributor The three-dimensional painting, "American Pop," explodes in front of the viewer. Read more...

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Indie bands score legions of new fans with songs at Pinch Hit Explosion MUSIC: Groups like Pinwheel spin out of control, fuse multiple genres into eclectic melodies at The Gig By Stacy Sare Daily Bruin Contributor Why would anybody want to stay home when they could have been rocking to the great original bands playing for the Pinch Hit Records Indie Explosion event at "The Gig" Saturday night? Read more...

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Soundbites Pseudopod, "Pod" A little blues, a little jazz, a touch of rock – you can find a plethora of different sounds in this eight-song offering by local band Pseudopod. Read more...

Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Voyage to wacky world of TV’s Jerry Springer FILM:Icon for prostitutes, cheating lovers everywhere makes movie debut with satire of notorious talk show By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Contributor As ritualized as Kabuki theater, everyone knows what to expect from "The Jerry Springer Show." Someone’s wife wants to be a call girl, the guy’s really a girl, and someone else throws a chair. Read more...

Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Death, drugs, drinking ruin ideal wedding FILM: First-time director can’t keep story moving in dark, twisted comedy A.J. Harwin Daily Bruin Contributor "Very Bad Things" is not a very bad movie. Read more...

Tuesday, November 24, 1998 Goofball lyricist at home in coffee shop MUSIC: Intimate venue allows crowd to get cozy with funny, timely singer By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Staff The small room stuck at the back of McCabe’s Guitar Shop, its walls covered with hanging guitars and Bob Marley posters, filled quickly with chatting, coffee-sipping fans on Saturday. Read more...