In three years, DJ Tambat has taken a momentous leap from quietly mixing songs in his bedroom to the lively setting of Pauley Pavilion. Back in community college, fourth-year mechanical engineering student Shan Tambat studied the basics of song mixing in his free time, never imagining that his efforts would lead to the largest performance of his life this Saturday at Dance Marathon. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year mechanical engineering student and DJ Shan Tambat will move his song-mixing skills to the Dance Marathon stage in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday at 6 p.m. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)

“Cherry Bomb” Tyler, The Creator Odd Future LLC 3.5 out of 5 Paws Tyler, The Creator doesn’t like to follow the rules. At least, he says as much in the bridge of “Deathcamp,” the N.E.R.D.-inspired opener to his fourth full-length album, “Cherry Bomb.” Tyler raps, “I don’t like to follow the rules/ and that’s just who I am/ I hope you understand,” echoing over a tinkling rhythm between bursts of reverberating guitar riffs and shouts. Read more...

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For UCLA Department of Music scholar-in-residence Su Yin Mak, music is more than just sound – music is a language. Mak has dedicated her academic and professional career to interpreting the stories that a piece of music can tell. Read more...

Photo: Department of Music scholar-in-residence Su Yin Mak will give a lecture Thursday for the musicology department. (Manvel Kapukchyan/Daily Bruin)

For UCLA Department of Music scholar-in-residence Su Yin Mak, music is more than just sound – music is a language. Mak has dedicated her academic and professional career to interpreting the stories that a piece of music can tell. Read more...

Photo: Department of Music scholar-in-residence Su Yin Mak will give a lecture Thursday for the musicology department. (Manvel Kapukchyan/Daily Bruin)