Tame Impala wields the power of time travel in its newest release. The Australian music project is a part of a specific subset of alternative artists that occupied a “golden age” in the mid-2010s. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Interscope)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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February 13, 11:32 pm
Movie review: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ designs updated for fans, still runs short on entertainment
Sonic’s first live-action movie turned out to be a run-of-the-mill family action flick, despite months of viral Twitter drama. The film, featuring the famous 1990s video game character, has been in the works for almost 30 years, but it was the first official trailer for “Sonic the Hedgehog” that set the internet ablaze in April. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures and Sega of America)
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February 13, 11:30 pm
Inconsistency of ‘Star Wars’ sequel series fails fans in trying to appease them
Warning: spoilers ahead. The finale of “Star Wars” has made less money than “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.” Having grossed $1.065 billion, “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker” is hardly a financial failure, but such numbers are somewhat underwhelming for a film that supposedly concludes a 42-year-old story. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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February 13, 11:26 pm
UCLA Dancesport to host Sunset Classic, inviting dancers of all skill levels
Sunset Classic features members of UCLA’s Dancesport Club as hosts of the club’s inaugural ballroom dance competition. Alumnus Taylor Lane Daymude said the club’s coordination and fundraising for the competition is heavily student-run. Read more...
Photo: The Sunset Classic dance competition will bring together beginners and professionals alike to compete. Hosted by UCLA’s Dancesport Club, the event aims to spreads awareness about the presence of ballroom dance on campus and in the dance world. (Courtney Quirmbach/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 13, 11:16 pm
Alumna shatters gender, artistic expectations in decadeslong glassblowing career
The gender boundaries of glassblowing – historically a man’s medium – are shifting with alumna Flo Perkins. Perkins, who has over 30 years of experience in glassblowing, said she opened her own glass studio in New Mexico because of the state’s cheaper gas prices. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle, Music
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February 12, 10:44 pm
‘Four Quartets’ performance to ponder T.S. Eliot’s poem through dance, art
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 4:56 p.m. “Four Quartets” brings T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name to life with dance, music and painting. Read more...
Photo: Choreographed by Pam Tanowitz, “Four Quartets” brings T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name to life with dance, music and art. The piece aims to explore how ideas of time and space exist within real life, and the poem and the performers collaborate with one another. (Courtesy of Maria Baranova)
Arts, Music
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February 12, 10:36 pm
Sibling duo opens up to listeners in latest single ‘Electric Currents’
Scout took a page out of the sibling duo playbook to release its first single “Electric Currents.” In keeping with family ties, the pair – Fiona Perry, a fourth-year history student and her younger brother Dylan Perry – combines their versatile music backgrounds to create an alternative, indie sound. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year history student Fiona Perry and her younger brother Dylan Perry collaborate to create music under the name scout. Having just released their first single, “Electric Currents,” they aim to work on producing more music to eventually release an EP. (Courtesy of Danielle Benson & Tyler Sanderson)