The uplifting sounds of Sigur Ros’ “Agaetis Byrjun” overpower the listener with sweeping orchestration and haunting melodies. Written in a combination of hopeful sounding syllables and Icelandic, the group’s native language, the songs’ meanings can be found in sonic textures rather than the literal messages of the lyrics. Read more...

By Mary Williams Daily Bruin Senior Staff Driving out to the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio Saturday was like a pilgrimage to a secret, foreign land. Read more...

By CJ Yu Daily Bruin Contributor While some may be spending $20 million to experience outer space, a new IMAX film, “Space Station 3D,” gives wannabe astronauts a similar opportunity for a much more reasonable price. Read more...

Photos by MICHAEL MANTEL By Ken Ruda Daily Bruin Contributor As many may have noticed, UCLA was invaded over the weekend. Thousands of people squeezed themselves onto campus Saturday and Sunday for the annual reading extravaganza called the L.A. Read more...

Knitting Factory The Beat Fest comes to Los Angeles this week. By Kathleen Dunphy Daily Bruin Contributor  Apparently the Beat really does gone on. And lately it’s been traveling cross-country in a Pontiac Vibe. Read more...

  John Daniel And Company Charles Champlin, author of "Hollywood’s Revolutionary Decade," is featured in a Festival of Books panel discussion held on the UCLA campus this weekend. Read more...

By Suneal Kolluri Daily Bruin Senior Staff Illustration by ERICA PINTO/Daily Bruin Everyone who is anyone will be at the Festival of Books this weekend. Okay, maybe not everyone who is anyone, but Maya Angelou and Barney the purple dinosaur will definitely be there. Read more...