Monday, February 1, 1999 The rhythm is gonna get you MUSIC: Latin Percussion Music celebrates 35 years of success By Michelle Zubiate Daily Bruin Staff Despite popular belief, the world does not move to the beat of just one drum. Read more...

Friday, January 29, 1999 Essential Knowledge BOOKS: True art afficionados ought to be familiar with a series of books on artists like Van Gogh and Dali By Harshan Jeyakumar Daily Bruin Contributor A small book containing around 100 pages can seldom comprehensively capture the life of a great artist. Read more...

Friday, January 29, 1999 Music helps even bad times seem better COLUMN: Listening hard to true meaning of tunes can improve mood, life Winter is a rotten time of year. Read more...

Friday, January 29, 1999 Screenscene "Tinseltown" Starring Arye Gross and Tom Wood Directed by Tony Spiridakis Bland acting, bland directing and a script that simply begs the question, "Why?" These are not the components of a brilliant film, and unfortunately, Tony Spiridakis’ new film "Tinseltown" is one worth skipping at the multiplex. Read more...

Friday, January 29, 1999 Set of 14 CDs re-releases tunes spanning 60 years of jazz culture MUSIC: ‘Blue Note Years’ focuses on contributions by artists to blues history By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Staff When discussing the immense package that comprises "The Blue Note Years," it is difficult to find the proper starting point. Read more...

Thursday, January 28, 1999 Soundbites MUSIC: Blue and Holding, "Hell" Feel the hollow of steady, synthesized beats and slick, spacy guitar strummings that seem to lead nowhere but down. Read more...

Thursday, January 28, 1999 Versatile artist SONiA carries intimacy home through songs MUSIC: Folk-rock singer, painter goes solo with lyric croons on life, love By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Contributor The first thing to notice about rock-folk artist SONiA is the novel way she spells her name. Read more...