Friday, May 1

Emerging trend of surprise albums puts focus on artists

The music industry died once and may be dying again, with the power shifting from music industry executives to the hands of artists. The emerging trend of artists dropping surprise albums without promotion is switching the attention from the music industry to the artists themselves. Read more...

Photo: Former Bruin Bash performer and rapper Tyga dropped his album “The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty” on June 23 without promotion. The release only sold 2,200 copies its first week. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Summer 2015 Book Preview

Assigned class readings have come to a halt for most students, so book lovers can finally relax and enjoy reading for pleasure without the pressure of a deadline. Read more...

Photo: (Scribner, Harper Collins, Viking Children’s, Simon and Schuster and Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)


A&E summer previews

Learn about different books to read, movies to watch, events to attend and songs to listen to this summer… Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures, Fox Movies, Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Marvel Studios)


Taste Test: Boba

Daily Bruin Video went to five boba spots around Westwood and asked for their most popular drink. Managing Editor Jeong Park and Blogging Editor Arthur Wang sample each drink blindfolded and choose their favorites. Read more...

Photo: (Justine Sto. Tomas/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Alumna celebrates new beginning, personal growth with debut EP

First, Alex Ritchie’s mother lost her job. Then Ritchie and her family lost their house and health insurance. At the same time, she experienced her first heartbreak. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumna Alex Ritchie will release her debut EP “Heart Weight” on Tuesday. Written, produced and recorded by Ritchie, the EP was inspired by the hardships she experienced such as heartbreak and getting conned out of $13,000 by a former work partner. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)


Movie Review: ‘Ted 2’

The fact that “Ted 2” isn’t outright terrible speaks wealths about director and animated television magnate Seth MacFarlane. But the film is really more the cinematic equivalent of a sigh – one has to sigh a bit, after all, when purchasing a ticket to a film where Mark Wahlberg is coated in semen by surprise. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)


Summer 2015 Movie Preview

Every year, the summer movie season offers a host of big-budget, popcorn-popping blockbuster movies. Last week, “Jurassic World” smashed box office records by becoming the first film to take in $1 billion in just 13 days. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures, Fox Movies, Universal Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Marvel Studios)