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Arts, Film & TV, Lifestyle, Music
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June 9, 12:00 am
Spotlight on LA: Summer Previews
Arts, Film & TV
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June 9, 12:00 am
Graduate student Rocco Pucillo sells ‘Imaginary Foe’ to Warner Bros.
Rocco Pucillo can recall the creative writing lessons he was so fond of during his time in grade school. It was there the seed was planted for the career he would come to pursue so passionately. Read more...
Photo: Rocco Pucillo has been involved in various aspects of the film industry for 14 years, most recently selling an undisclosed feature pitch called “Imaginary Foe” to Warner Bros. (Carolyn Francis/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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June 9, 12:00 am
Graduate student raps on current events, philosophy
Nigerian rapper and philosophy graduate student Olufemi Taiwo, who performs under the name Femi, woke up one morning with music chords and a melody in his head. Read more...
Photo: Philosophy graduate student Olufemi Taiwo recently released a single, “276 (Bring Back Our Girls),” about the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls. (Gabrielle Cabalza/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Lifestyle, Theater & Fine Arts
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June 9, 12:00 am
Bruin pursues music, dance curriculum with Fulbright Program
Samad Guerra was initially convinced he had been rejected by the Fulbright Program in Morocco. Guerra said he was so nervous during his interview that he felt quite pessimistic about his acceptance. Read more...
Photo: Samad Guerra, a graduating fifth-year world arts and cultures student, discovered a few Gnawa CDs at the music store where he worked. On June 19, Guerra leaves for a six-week program in Morocco to research Gnawa culture. (Jennifer Lin/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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June 9, 12:00 am
Q&A: Musician Naomi Robin shares postgrad plans
Whether recording for record labels, interning for a music company that has managed such artists as the Shins or captivating a crowd from onstage with her band, Naomi and the Bandits, graduating fourth-year music history student Naomi Robin is showing no signs of slowing down, even as the doors of UCLA close behind her. Read more...
Photo: Graduating fourth-year music history student Naomi Robin (middle) spoke with the Daily Bruin about summer internships, record labels and the future of her band, Naomi and the Bandits. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Arts, Music
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June 7, 12:17 pm
Bruin sees music as gateway to cultural studies
Music lays the foundation for everything from food, art forms, indigenous languages, spiritual exercise and entertainment in native cultures throughout the Americas, said ethnomusicology graduate student Jessie Vallejo. Read more...
Photo: Approaching graduation day, ethnomusicology graduate student Jessie Vallejo balances researching indigenous music of the Americas and performing in a mariachi band. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Podcasts
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June 5, 3:21 am
Paws, Play, Rewind! – Episode 14: End of an Era
The Daily Bruin’s very own Arts & Entertainment podcast, Paws, Play, Rewind!, returns for episode 14 with the latest and greatest in pop culture and campus happenings. Read more...
Photo: Madeleine Isaacs