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: Alternative band Radiohead first topped the music charts with its debut single “Creep” in 1992. Its latest album is slated to be released by the end of 2015. (Courtesy of James Dimmock)
Joe Del Rio glanced through the pages of LA Weekly and spotted an advertisement for UCLA Extension music industry courses. The singer-songwriter then decided to travel from his hometown of Fresno to Los Angeles, where he is now pursuing a career as a musician by day and studying at UCLA Extension by night. Read more...
Photo: Joe Del Rio, a UCLA Extension student, is currently working on his debut full-length album as part of a local music initiative by record label All Welcome Records. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Vienna Celeste Urias said proper and poised women sipping tea in the garden are what most people automatically imagine when they hear the word “lady-like.” The fourth-year English student wants to crush these stereotypes about women in her online blog Lady Like Mag. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year English student Vienna Celeste Urias runs her blog “Lady Like Mag” to crush gender stereotypes and promote feminism. She co-founded the blog, which has over 400 subscribers, with her friend Neelofer Lodhy. (Julie Song/Daily Bruin)
There are a handful of moments in director Joe Wright’s prequel take on the “Peter Pan” story that are absolutely terrifying. One is when Hugh Jackman appears on screen as the child-kidnapping pirate Blackbeard and starts singing Nirvana for no apparent reason. Read more...
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Jules Levy expected to hear conductor Alexander Treger briefly thank and dismiss him at the end of his audition for the Young Artists Symphony Orchestra. Instead, as the double bassist finished his piece and exhaled with relief, Treger complimented him on his sound and inquired further into the make of the instrument. Read more...
Photo: The Young Artists Symphony Orchestra was created by Alexander Treger, a former UCLA violin professor, to help young musicians in pursuit of professional careers in music performance. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Flip on a news channel and you’re likely to see characters with perfectly coiffed hair making fantastical claims directly at the camera. But how far does this connection between political figures and entertainment go? Read more...
Photo: The character Bill McKay (left) in the 1972 Robert Redford film “The Candidate” bears similarities to presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. (Warner Bros.)
Daily Bruin Video crashes the “Ghost in the House” rehearsal to hang out with three cast members: Tony Todd, Eleen Hsu, and Kincaid Walker. The play focuses on the racism and vindictiveness of white America against a multitalented, misunderstood black man, Jack Johnson, while he makes strides to overcome the racial divide. Read more...
