Snoop Doggy Dogg “Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$” Priority Records “Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$,” is an homage to mafia culture. The opening track begins much the same way “The Godfather” begins (a subject begging a favor from the don), and the next track repeats the names Bugsy, Gotti, Capone, and Soprano. Read more...

Music “¢bull; The UCLA Philharmonia performs tonight with conductor Jon Robertson and guest viola soloist Paul Colletti. Colletti, new to the faculty this year, will perform William Walton’s “Viola Concerto.” The program will also include Hanne Helledie Moller’s “From the City to the Sanctuary” and Brahms’ “Symphony No. Read more...

Aside from the occasional “Bowling for Columbine,” documentaries often don’t get media attention. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, along with the UCLA Film and Television Archive, is combatting this with its annual series on outstanding contemporary documentaries. Read more...

Sure, you can spend your Friday night getting drunk at a fraternity and hooking up with some random person, but wouldn’t you rather sing cheesy pop in front of strangers? Read more...

Idiosyncratic special guests Beck and two-thirds of the Flaming Lips were delightful treats among the smorgasbord of talented musical artists performing at KCRW’s A Sounds Eclectic Evening on Saturday at the Universal Amphitheater. Read more...

There was a time when Janell Escalera hated mariachi music. It’s hard to believe that the second-year ethnomusicology student and mariachi performer ever felt this way because Escalera now devotes her life to the art form. Read more...

The $20 tickets for the Egyptian Theater on Saturday night were worth it. These pricey tickets were for the sneak preview of Nicolas Cage’s latest project, “Adaptation,” the centerpiece of the American Cinematheque’s Real Wild Child tribute to the Oscar winning Cage last weekend. Read more...