Cameron Sasmor adjusted the headphones in her ears and turned up the volume, blocking out the bustle of Bruin Walk with the guitar riff to Richard Hell and the Voidoids’ “Blank Generation.” Sasmor glanced up at the students passing by, wondering if she was alone in her love for punk music. Read more...
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In the winter of 1977, Kenneth Reinhard and David Rosenak lounged in the back of a pick-up truck, sipping beers as they interviewed punk band the Germs. Read more...
Photo: UCLA English professor Kenneth Reinhard interviewed punk band the Germ before co-founding the punk radio show Your Punk Parade with his college friend David Rosenak in October 1977. (Efren Pinon/Daily Bruin)
The post was updated on May 11 at 2:55 p.m. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who will receive a lifetime achievement award during Spring Sing 2016 on May 21, organizers announced Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: The two last living members of the rock ‘n’ roll band The Who will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spring Sing. It comes a decade after its most recent album “Endless Wire.” (Courtesy of Polydor Records)
Warning: This article contains plot spoilers. The season is dark and full of cliffhangers. Only three episodes in, season six of HBO’s popular show “Game of Thrones” has already overhauled much of its plot from previous seasons. Read more...
Photo: Season six of HBO’s popular television show “Game of Thrones” features the return of the character plot of Bran Stark (left), played by Isaac Hempstead Wright. (HBO)
Springtime is here and with the flowers blossoms the angelic voice of Lee Su-hyun. Lee Su-hyun and her older brother Lee Chan-hyuk – together, the brother-sister folk duo Akdong Musician – last graced the K-pop scene with the group’s 2014 debut studio album, “Play.” “Play” was also released in the spring – Lee Su-hyun’s airy falsetto and strong vibrato conjure images of soft rain and vivid flora, while Lee Chan-hyuk’s mellow guitar chords and effortless harmonies support his sister’s voice without skipping a beat. Read more...
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Alan Chien remembers being astonished by magic. Out on the schoolyard in 2007, he stood among a crowd of excited elementary school students. He witnessed one of his classmates transform four different playing cards into the same card: the king of spades. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year psychology and economics student Mike Li (left), first-year economics student Carlos Suarez (middle) and first-year microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics student Alan Chien (right) are members of the Magic and Illusion Student Team, which will perform its second annual “An Evening of Magic” on May 18 at the UCLA Northwest Auditorium. For Chien, performing magic became a way to let his personality shine. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
To highlight the delicious perks of her vegan lifestyle, Daily Bruin staffer Alejandra Reyes-Velarde showcases 10 diverse vegan restaurants in the West Los Angeles area. She will be joined by Daily Bruin staffer William Thorne to bring a meat-eating perspective to vegan cuisine. Read more...
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