Laura Savage, a third-year Sociology major and Theater minor performs her song “Hometown”, sharing the process behind writing the song. Savage will be performing as a soloist in 2016’s Spring Sing. Read more...
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May 17, 1:09 pm
Songs & Stories: Griffith Clawson
Singing in Spring Sing 2016, second-year student Griffith Clawson taught himself how to play the guitar, writing and composing his own music. Watch as Griffith reveals what inspires his songs and how he started performing. Read more...
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May 16, 1:36 pm
Songs and Stories: Eva Barrosse & David Miller
Eva Barrosse and David Miller perform and share the origins of “Nick’s House,” which takes inspiration from their high school experiences. Barrosse and Miller will be performing this year in Spring Sing as a duet. Read more...
Photo: (Michael Chang/Daily Bruin)
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May 12, 11:40 pm
Hip-hop musical confronts gang violence and racism
Brandon Rainey attended three funerals last summer. Two of his former students and a brother of one of his students had been shot and killed during the 100 days and 100 nights of violence declared by two feuding gangs in South Los Angeles in late summer of 2015. Read more...
Photo: “A Tale of Two M.A.A.D. Citiez” was playwright Brandon Rainey’s response to gang violence-related tragedies that occurred in the summer of 2015. The play will be put on by the UCLA Afrikan Arts Ensemble on Sunday in the Northwest Auditorium. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)
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May 11, 12:00 am
Love | Hate: Is Paramore a relic of the last decade or is the band still relevant?
On Thursday, Hayley Williams, lead singer of Paramore, posted photos on Twitter of her and her bandmates in a recording studio, teasing fans with the potential release of a fifth album. Read more...
Photo: Hayley Williams, the lead singer of the punk band Paramore, released photos on her Twitter on May 5 of the band recording their fifth album. (Creative Commons Photo by Sven-Sebastian Sajak via Wikimedia)
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May 11, 12:00 am
The unfortunate truth behind the scarcity of punk rock music on campus
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...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 10, 11:23 pm
UCLA professor reminisces the start of admiration for punk music
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)