By Andrew Lee Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] For an up-and-coming band, the hometown inevitably gives the group an extra semblance of identity. But when Washington-based Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard sang, “Is it the city of angels or demons?” on last year’s “The Photo Album,” he’s made clear one simple truth: in general, indie rockers hate L.A. Read more...

Howard Ho [email protected] Here for more articles by Howard Ho   A man walked into a bar. Ouch. This is the largely unmemorable educational column, ready to fight the barbarians at the gateway to your brain. Read more...

  Courtesy of The Actor’s Gang “The Exonerated” The Actors’ Gang Through June 16 (323) 465-0566 The thought of spending the rest of one’s life on death row, waiting to be executed, is a terrifying one. Read more...

By C.J. Yu DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected]   Tokyopop Onizuka Eikichi, the main character of the “GTO (Great Teacher Onizuka)” manga, can be seen as soon as “GTO” hits the shelves everywhere in English. Read more...

MANDY WHITING/Daily Bruin By Sara Mortimer Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] UCLA students get to be too sexy for their shirts this Tuesday, as student designers and models shake it on the catwalk in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...

Image Comics Special effects legend Stan Winston’s latest project is a comic book series. By Beverly Braga Daily Bruin contributor [email protected] Although Stan Winston’s name may not always ring a bell, especially to those not inclined to the world of film special effects and makeup, the characters and creatures he’s created do. Read more...

ELI GILL/Daily Bruin George Clinton gets funky Saturday night at the Sunset Recreation Amphitheater. By Anthony Bromberg DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected] The fans planted themselves on the trampled, spotty lawn of the Sunset Recreation Center Amphitheater with one thing in mind: funk. Read more...