With ‘Divine Intervention,’ Slayer pushes musical extremes Heavy metal band’s latest release replete with darker, violent images of humanity By John Sabatini Even the widespread damage and total destruction left in the wake of Southern California’s seemingly unending variety of natural disasters cannot compare to the wrath the malevolent metal band Slayer will unleash at the Orange County Pavilion tonight and the Shrine Expo Center on Sunday. Read more...

Whisky the right ‘Spot’ for weekend concert Up-and-coming UCLA band breaks through L.A. scene with distinct sound By Michael Nazarinia Sometimes a rock song just rocks. Read more...

Ace of bass World-famous opera singer Samuel Ramey appears at Wadsworth tonight By John Mangum Elvis may be the king of rock ‘n’ roll. Paul may be the king of big screens. Read more...

‘Wind’ weaves relation between nature, life Performance team Eiko and Koma appear at Schoenberg Hall tonight By Rebecca Zell In the late 1960s, two Japanese university students followed the credo of the times and dropped out of school to express themselves. Read more...

Actress explores mystique of composer’s life as character did Rossellini enthuses over latest role as Beethoven’s love By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff One look at Isabella Rossellini and it’s easy to guess why she was picked to play a Hungarian countess in the film, Immortal Beloved. Read more...

Singleton hit with the flop gunDirector’s ‘Learning’ flounders without discernable purpose By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Is it better to make a meaningless movie that fails miserably or a film that tries to say something and fails miserably? Read more...

Tom Snyder’s ‘Late, Late Show’ debuts after Letterman on CBS By Scott Williams NEW YORK — The man who virtually invented late-night network TV returned to it early today with CBS’ "Late, Late Show with Tom Snyder." Seeing Snyder’s prickly, ego-driven style back on network air made it seem as if he’d never been away. Read more...