Friday, July 4


Jazz-fusion band Super Groove Technology seeks to spread joy to listeners

With inspirations from “Mario Kart” to Louis Cole, Super Groove Technology aims to bring heart to jazz fusion. Composed of second-year computational and systems biology student Nathan Trux, guitarist Jalen Blank, bassist Logan Postmus and drummer Sam Archer, Super Groove Technology seeks to spread fun and lighthearted energy through their music on Instagram and TikTok, Postmus said. Read more...

Photo: Nathan Trux smiles while playing the keyboard. The second-year computational and systems biology student plays the keys and saxophone in Super Groove Technology. He said he met his bandmates in high school where they all played in the jazz band. (Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin)


Alumnus Geo Bradley grounds horror screenplays in emotion, psychology

Trapped in Geo Bradley’s clustered world, characters face outside threats and complex dynamics within themselves. As a kid who would rewatch horror and thriller movies, the alumnus found it exciting to experience danger and fear from a safe distance, she said. Read more...

Photo: Geo Bradley peers off into the distance. The alumnus’ screenplay “Rot” was recently selected for the Blumhouse and K Period Media Screamwriting Fellowship. It follows an antisocial, obessive-compulsive protagonist who cleans biohazards. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)


Q&A: K-pop group NCT DREAM talks 1st US headlining tour ahead of LA show

This post was updated April 14 at 4:31 p.m. Six years after its debut, K-pop group NCT DREAM has touched down in the United States for its first-ever stateside headlining tour. Read more...

Photo: NCT Dream sings together on stage dressed in all-white outfits. The K-pop group will play at the Honda Center on Tuesday as part of its first headlining tour in the United States. (Courtesy of SM Entertainment)


Music preview: Singers blossom and deliver fresh sounds in spring albums

Just in time for May flowers, this season’s newest musical additions aim to shower listeners with energetic lyricism. Whether it be one artist’s confidence-filled debut or another’s reflection on a decade-long musical collaboration, new and old musical voices are looking inward for inspiration this spring as they place their respective sonic aesthetics at the forefront of their latest works. Read more...

Photo: (Hayley Vu/Daily Bruin)



Alumni-produced ‘Airplane Mode’ uplifts movie theater experience

“Airplane Mode” is flying past the stereotypes associated with short-form storytelling. Directed and produced by alumnus Christine Zivic, the 60-second spot was recently chosen as a finalist in the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program. Read more...

Photo: Karina Jhaj (left) and Jamie Hughes (right) star in “Airplane Mode.” Directed by alumnus Christine Zivic, the 60-second spot was chosen as a finalist for the Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program. (Courtesy of “Airplane Mode”)