The world of mainstream music is constantly transforming as new artists, styles and trends are embraced with each passing year. In spite of these changes, some musicians have maintained their popularity across decades, reinventing their sounds and careers. Read more...
Photo: French electronic duo Daft Punk popularized electronic dance music by turning its shows into a highly kinetic audio-visual experience. (Nabil)
Julia Mallord tuned her guitar as she sat on a stoop in the darkness. Kevin Valle readjusted the height of the microphone as Luke Aronson hung up colorful tie-dye tapestries on the back wall. Read more...
Photo: Students Julia Mallord (left), Kevin Valle (middle) and Luke Aronson (right) perform at 500 Midvale Ave. every Thursday night as part of “The Stoop Series.” (Efren Pinon/Daily Bruin)
The president of UCLA’s Cooking and Baking Club once burned water while making pasta. Ten years later, Elliott Cheung stood in the Sunset Canyon Vista Room at the front of a steel kitchen table cluttered with cheddar cheese, Jello mix and oregano, overseeing a club member as she seasoned her salsa. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year physiological science student Elliott Cheung (left) was drawn to cooking because he saw homemade food as the best way to explore new flavors on a college budget. The fourth-year physiological science student is now one of the Cooking and Baking Club’s longest standing members and a current participant in the six-month professional diploma program at Culver City’s New School of Cooking. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The Stoop Series was created to entertain people passing by on Midvale Avenue. The band members perform original songs and covers of popular music. Read more...
Michael Moore said he prefers nonfictional film when he introduced his newest documentary, “Where to Invade Next,” at the Egyptian Theater on Saturday evening. The world, both cinematically and otherwise, is too fictional, and documentaries help balance things out, he said. Read more...
Photo: The third day of the AFI Fest featured the hallucinatory scenes of “The Forbidden Room” (top left), the humanizing “Where to Invade Next” (bottom left) and the absurdist reality of “Chevalier” (right). (Buffalo Gal Pictures, Dog Eat Dog Films, Faliro House Productions)
He races a vintage Aston Martin through narrow streets, has gorgeous girls fall into his arms, all while sipping a dry martini, shaken, not stirred. His name is Bond, James Bond. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Columbia Pictures)
Adele had the world at “hello.” After a four-year hiatus, Adele made a comeback by dropping “Hello,” the first single off her upcoming album “25,” bringing back the frenzied craze for the R&B singer. Read more...
Photo: Adele’s “Hello” garnered about 1.1 million downloads in the first week and inspired many covers and parodies. (Courtesy of YouTube)
