Monday, 4/28/97 True artistic talent lies unheeded Most people prefer their culture safe and sane, not innovative Why is it that mediocre artists often reap financial and critical rewards while many great, revolutionary artists, from Bartok and Emily Dickinson to the Velvet Underground and P.J. Read more...

Monday, 4/28/97 Soundbites Attempting to capture American audiences with an unbaised story on civil strife in turbulent 1970’s Belfast, Irish director Thaddeus O’Sullivan discusses his non-politcal film "Nothing Personal." By Emily Forster Daily Bruin Senior Staff reland is hardly the film capitol of the world, but it has produced some of the most powerful and popular people in the industry. Read more...

Monday, 4/28/97 Singer/songwriter’s melodic style spills success for band Singer/songwriter’s melodic style spills success for band By Brendon Vandergast Daily Bruin Contributor Doug Martsch is not your typical rock star. Read more...

Friday, 4/25/97 Mightier than ever Armed with a new album and the runaway success of the ska genre they helped to create, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones brave the road … and ‘The Jenny McCarthy Show.’ By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Contributor They may smile as the camera swings toward their cherubic faces. Read more...

Friday, 4/25/97 ‘Chemical’ with good effects Duo’s new CD surfaces from Britain’s electronica dance craze By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Contributor Here it is, ladies and gents. Read more...

Friday, 4/25/97 SCREENSCENE "Traveller" Directed by Jack Green Starring Bill Paxton, Mark Wahlberg No one knows much about the Travellers, a group of Anglo-Saxon gypsies that wander around the rural South and con innocent people out of their hard-earned money. Read more...

Thursday, 4/24/97 Students sing their hearts out at annual spring event ‘Spring Sing’ to benefit UCLA Jonsson Cancer Research Center By Jasmine Pachnanda Daily Bruin Contributor No UCLA student can escape talking to URSA. Read more...