Allie Schulz has found strength in her gentle sound. After first gaining musical experience through musical theater, the fourth-year ethnomusicology student said her extended play, “Flash Fiction,” released Friday on Bandcamp, is her first time releasing self-produced music. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Allie Schulz stands at the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden. Schulz released her first self-produced EP, “Flash Fiction,” on Friday. (Jenny Xu/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 25 at 12:44 a.m. Coachella has made its comeback. The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has returned for 2022 after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: Festivalgoers for Friday of Coachella Weekend Two hold up their phones and clap their hands to Harry Styles’ headlining performance. In addition to music, the festival featured art installations and a variety of food options. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
ScatterTones are joining voices to tune up and compete. UCLA a cappella group ScatterTones is progressing to the final round of The Varsity Vocals International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, where students will travel to New York City and perform their set for judges on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Members of student a cappella group ScatterTones rehearse for their Saturday performance at the final round of The Varsity Vocals International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin)
From lighthearted rom-coms to blood-curdling horror flicks, movies tend to follow a formula for storytelling made successful by the predecessors of their genres. Given the recurring character and narrative archetypes that characterize each genre, people have come to know and identify with these tropes by relating them to their own lives. Read more...
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An uncredited figure in film history will be turning heads this Friday. The UCLA Film & Television Archive will be hosting an Archive Talk titled “Girl Head: Feminism and Film Materiality with Genevieve Yue” in the Billy Wilder Theater with a book signing of Yue’s work “Girl Head: Feminism and Film Materiality.” The program will explore the “China Girl,” a reference image used to standardize a film’s technical qualities like exposure and color balance, in the context of experimental films. Read more...
Photo: Sometimes also referred to as “China Doll” or “Girl Head,” the “China Girl” is a reference image used to standardize a film’s technical qualities. The image is commonly portrayed by a white woman dressed in traditional Chinese clothing. (Courtesy of Genevieve Yue)
This post was updated April 25 at 12:28 a.m. Wallows won’t be doing any wallowing anytime soon. Consisting of childhood friends Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston, the indie-rock trio will be performing Saturday at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Read more...
Photo: From left to right: Wallows, composed of Cole Preston, Dylan Minnette and Braeden Lemasters, poses on a hillside with a chicken. The band will perform at Coachella Weekend 2 on Saturday. (Courtesy of Anthony Pham)
For Jocelyn Gonzalez, pearls are a girl’s best friend. Through Instagram and Depop, the first-year architectural studies student sells assorted jewelry for her business, Jewels by Jocy. Read more...
Photo: Jocelyn Gonzalez poses among the flowers with her handmade necklace and earrings. The first-year architectural studies student said she started her business, Jewels by Jocy, because it allows her to express her creativity. (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin)
