Musician James Blake burst suddenly into public view with his strange and original take on dubstep, before the puttering blares of today changed the genre forever. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 1, 12:00 am
Love | Hate: Is James Blake a maverick or just morose?
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 30, 11:51 pm
Throwback Thursday: Lou Reed’s rock ‘n’ roll leaves lasting mark on music
When Lou Reed, the singer, guitarist and poet behind the influential rock ‘n’ roll band the Velvet Underground, died Sunday from a liver-related ailment, it almost seemed fitting for a man that gave so much to music, including the beautifully haunting “Sunday Morning,” that he would die on a Sunday morning. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle, Music
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October 29, 12:25 am
UCLA student’s new video game music performance group open to all levels
When UCLA cut Masha Lepire’s classical guitar program due to lack of funding last year, she worried that she would never have the opportunity to perform in a formal musical setting again. Read more...
Arts, Music
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October 29, 12:17 am
Album review: ‘Reflektor’ by Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire has discovered what most of the music world has known since the band released its debut album, “Funeral,” in 2004: It is one of the most talented and compositionally brilliant bands of the 21st century. Read more...
Arts, Music
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October 29, 12:00 am
UCLA alumna Sara Bareilles finishes tour with intimate performance
There’s something unquestionably charming about a live performance by UCLA alumna Sara Bareilles. Perhaps it’s her witty banter between songs or the bright smile she radiates on stage. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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October 25, 12:00 am
Love|Hate: Does Arcade Fire live up to its hype?
Ever since their surprising win for album of the year at the Grammys in 2011, Arcade Fire has risen in public acclaim to something like ’90s Radiohead: too popular to be indie, too indie to be commercial. Read more...
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October 24, 12:03 am
Throwback Thursday: The Pixies help define ’90s alternative rock
The Pixies are not a band you start listening to in sixth grade to impress a girl. They’re the band that you’re drawn to when you’ve come to detest the glamour and manufacturing of popular music, for the weirdly artistic sounds of a Pixies record. Read more...