This post was updated on Feb. 11 at 10:25 p.m. The search for buried treasure is over – Declan McKenna’s latest record is worth its weight in gold. Read more...
Photo: In a field, Declan McKenna holds out a metal detector with a blue sky and two cows in the background. The indie-rock artist released his third album, “What Happened to the Beach?” on Friday. (Courtesy of Tomplicated Records)
Sunaina Keonaona Kale is putting reggae music in relation. Originally from Irvine, Kale is Kanaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiian, and holds a doctorate in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara. Read more...
Photo: Sunaina Keonaona Kale, a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis, presents a slide reading “Reggae Relations: Black and Indigenous Confluences in Hawaiʻi.” Organized by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the event took place Wednesday afternoon. (Darlene Sanzon/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 11 at 8:02 p.m. Alex Aljouni is hitting close to home in her short film “Bukra.” Aljouni, a Syrian-born filmmaker and fourth-year film student, chose to center her student thesis short film around the war in Syria and those displaced by the conflict. Read more...
Photo: Laith Nakli (left) and Lamitta Saloum star as Ghaleb and Amal in “Bukra.” Fourth-year film student Alex Aljouni created the short film for her student thesis project. (Courtesy of Alex Aljouni)
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 7:59 p.m. Food is better when you share it with others – in Ryan Tonthat’s case, he is sharing it with the world. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Tonthat is pictured alongside his dogs. The alumnus runs the Instagram account @foodandpooch. (Courtesy of Ryan Tonthat)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 8:22 p.m. Embodying their distinct experiences, these artists are the melodies of the globe. Taking place last night at the Crypto.com Arena, the 66th Annual Grammy Awards saw a range of historic moments, including the award show’s first performance in the Afrobeats genre and the introduction of the Best African Music Performance category – whose nominees comprise a total of two countries. Read more...
Photo: Host Trevor Noah introduces a group performance of “Both Sides Now” while standing next to Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. The performance, which aired live last night, also included eight-time nominee Allison Russell. (Courtesy of Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
This post was updated Feb. 8 at 7:53 p.m. Ella Harrington is going on a world tour. In 2020, the alumnus began documenting her travels on social media when she moved to France, she said. Read more...
Photo: Smiling for the camera, Ella Harrington stands in front of an open window. The alumnus runs the travel page @ellareesetravels on Instagram and TikTok. (Courtesy of Ella Harrington)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 8:15 p.m. Painted in rose gold, the Grammys were a night for the vibrance of women. Dangling from a cube and in a sultry mesh ensemble, Dua Lipa ushered in the 66th annual Grammy Awards ceremony with a reflective disco-pop mashup including “Training Season,” “Houdini” and “Dance the Night.” Quipping that the economy surrounding Taylor Swift’s tables has blossomed, Trevor Noah warmed up the crowd with feel-good comedy, while also highlighting notable achievements in terms of diversity, including the majority of female nominees for the Album Of The Year category. Trilling that all nominees for the category are women, Mariah Carey presented Miley Cyrus with the Best Pop Solo Performance award for “Flowers.” After Luke Combs’ duet of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” Karol G won her first Grammy Award, Best Música Urbana Album, for “Mañana Será Bonito.” Also winning her first Grammy, Lainey Wilson won Best Country Album for “Bell Bottom Country.” SZA then set the stage aflame for the second performance of the night with “Snooze” and a gritty rendition of “Kill Bill,” accentuated with sword-fighting. Afterward, Billie Eilish serenaded the Crypto.com Arena with an airy, orchestral rendition of “What Was I Made For?” Performing “Flowers” live on television for the first time, Cyrus relished the milestone with a fierce stage presence and her infamous adlibs. Read more...
Photo: Presenter Mariah Carey stands to the left of Miley Cyrus as Cyrus accepts the Best Pop Solo Performance award for “Flowers.” Tonight’s 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony included the historic first performance by a Nigerian musician, Burna Boy. (Courtesy of Getty Images for the Recording Academy)
