Monday, 7/14/97 Soundbites Wyclef Jean "The Carnival" (Ruffhouse/Columbia) Wyclef Jean, one-third of the successful rap outfit, The Fugees, goes solo for "The Carnival." With the help of a diverse bunch of rappers, singers, DJs, musicians and even fellow Fugee Lauryn Hill, Wyclef (as he is generally known) has put out one of the most dynamic and musically pleasing rap albums to come along in a long time. Read more...

Monday, 7/7/97 Japanese Anime Expo ’97 reveals, celebrates unique aspect of culture Collecting videos, art, memorabilia quickly becomes an obsession While the rest of America was scarfing down hot dogs and setting off fireworks, I spent this Independence Day weekend at Anime Expo 1997 with 3,000 others, celebrating anime, a part of Japanese culture. Read more...

Monday, 7/7/97 Golden oldies Dennis Nahat of the Cleveland San Jose Ballet explains why Elvis Presley’s songs are the ideal backdrop for a truly American ballet. Read more...

Monday, 7/7/97 Soundbites The Seahorses "Do It Yourself" (Geffen) Finally, the long awaited release by ex-Stone Roses guitarist/songwriter John Squires is here! "Do It Yourself" is the debut of the British guitar maestro’s new band, the Seahorses, which picks up where the Stone Roses left off on their last release, "Second Coming." "Do It Yourself" is the work of a master songwriter, clearly influenced by such greats as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Paul Weller. Read more...

Monday, 7/7/97 Indigo girls offer mellow mix of old, new folk-pop favorites Restless crowd and unmoving, choppy material dampen show By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff Leave it to the Indigo Girls not to make a spectacle of themselves. Read more...

Monday, 7/7/97 Santa Monica concerts By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Senior Staff For those who have walked the Promenade one too many times and are in need of more entertainment than a wannabe group of Boyz II Men street performers, the Santa Monica Pier offers some grooves right on the beach. Read more...

Monday, 7/7/97 Screenscene "Men in Black" Directed by Barry Sonnenfield. Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith In last summer’s box office hit "Independence Day," Will Smith fought big, bad aliens. Read more...