Striking red on pale blue, the crying man depicted in graduate painting and drawing student Frank J. Stockton’s “Just Super” is one of the many provocative pieces of artwork produced by graduating MFA students as part of their first exhibit. Read more...
Arts Columns
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November 7, 12:00 am
Graduating students explore diverse subjects in MFA 2015 Exhibition
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 3, 12:11 am
Across the Pond: Fat White Family to tear up Echo with high-energy UK punk
There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way through to the explosion of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more...
Photo: After living above a pub and working minimum wage jobs in Brixton, London, Fat White Family has come a long way to perform at The Echo in Los Angeles on Tuesday, bringing along its chaotic, charismatic rock ‘n’ roll. (Courtesy of Roger Sargent)
Arts, Arts Columns
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October 31, 8:03 am
The pLAces you’ll go: Los Angeles Haunted Hayride
There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles Hayride returns for its sixth year at the Old L.A. Zoo at Griffith Park. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 27, 1:39 am
Across the Pond: EDM DJ SBTRKT produces subtle, layered sounds in new album
There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way through to the explosion of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more...
Photo: London-based DJ SBTRKT released his sophomore album, “Wonder Where We Land,” in early October. SBTRKT’s strand of electronic music is far removed from the bombastic hits of American DJs, with a far more atmospheric and nuanced sound, better heard in an intimate setting than at a large music festival. (Courtesy of Dan Wilton)
Arts, Arts Columns, Lifestyle, Music
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October 24, 12:13 am
The pLAces you’ll go: Amoeba Music
There are more than 500 square miles of city surrounding UCLA’s campus, which takes up a minuscule fraction of that mileage. For such a big place, Los Angeles at times seems impossible to navigate. Read more...
Photo: Amoeba Music on Sunset Boulevard packs thousands of CDs, vinyl records, movies and more to create a hip snapshot of the Hollywood music scene. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Film & TV
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October 22, 12:00 am
Up Next: Netflix revives ‘The Killing’ for satisfying series conclusion
The rise of original online programming has revolutionized the way we consume television. But are any of these new shows actually worth watching? Up Next highlights noteworthy original content from Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Studios and examines how the flexible online format functions within each show. Read more...
Photo: “The Killing,” a homicide thriller that was canceled from AMC in 2013, has been revived by Netflix with a six-episode final season. (Netflix)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 20, 6:16 am
Across the Pond: Alt-J returns to LA with new album, mature sound
There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way through to the explosion of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more...
Photo: British band alt-J returns to Los Angeles for the second time to promote their second album “This is All Yours.” (Courtesy of Gabriel Green)