By Howard Ho Daily Bruin Contributor When one thinks of electronica artists, live performance is usually not in the vocabulary of thought. After all, any computer nerd can mix together a few drum beats and melodic lines without worrying about dealing with an audience. Read more...

By Antero Garcia Daily Bruin Senior Staff According to the duo Basement Jaxx, comprised of Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton, they aren’t the typical club DJs ““ they actually care about their music. Read more...

BOOK INFORMATION   Westminster John Knox Press “The Gospel According to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World’s Most Animated Family” discusses spirituality as viewed on TV. Read more...

By David Holmberg Daily Bruin Staff After digging through over 30 years of his own musical history, keyboardist/vocalist Gregg Rolie has discovered his roots. One of the co-founding members of both Santana and Journey, Rolie recently released his third solo album, “Roots,” an appropriately titled excavation and revisiting of a musical genre that he helped to create in the 1960s. Read more...

  Watts Towers Art Center The Watts Towers tower over the citizens of East Los Angeles, a community that has spawned artists like the Watts Prophets. Read more...

  Lot 47 Films Billy Kay (left) as Gary and Paul Franklin Dano as Howie in Michael Cuesta’s "L.I.E." By Chris Young Daily Bruin Reporter The new film “L.I.E.” addresses an issue society loathes to even mention: pedophilia. Read more...

  MARY HOLSCHER Elvis Costello and the Mingus Orchestra perform at Royce Hall. By Chris Moriates Daily Bruin Senior Staff It was an experiment. Bringing together two very dominant and commanding musical elements on the same stage, Elvis Costello and the Charles Mingus Orchestra, was indeed an exciting way to kick off the new performing arts season at Royce Hall last Thursday night. Read more...