It is impossible to put Flying Lotus, Steven Ellison’s electronic musician stage name, and his upcoming album, “You’re Dead!,” under one genre. Jazz-inspired with elements of hip-hop, “You’re Dead!” is a psychedelic electronic album that could only be described as a spiritual journey reminiscent of the psychedelic rock of the ’60s repackaged for the listeners of today. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Warp Records)
Theater producer Susan Dietz said she feeds on the adrenaline of the stage, the danger of not knowing what to expect. Because once the curtains rise, there’s no going back. Read more...
Photo: “Producing Threater Now” is a new course in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Professional Programs that is designed to teach students skills such as making a production budget to and developing a script. After developing the course, five-time Tony Award nominee Susan Dietz will teach the 5-week long course. (Courtesy of Susan Dietz)
A 66-year-old man with golden-gray hair, bathed in a soft purple light, steps out as an almost-deafening roar ripples from the crowd. It is who the audience has been waiting for: Robert Plant. Read more...
Photo: The Last Internationale opened for Robert Plant at the Hollywood Palladium Tuesday night. (Courtesy of BB Gun Press)
The rise of online original programming has revolutionized the way we consume television. But are any of these new shows actually worth watching? Up Next highlights noteworthy original content from Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Studios and examines how the flexible online format functions within each show. Read more...
Photo: A&E columnist Savannah Tate discusses the prevalence of online original programming, beginning with the popular Netflix Original “House of Cards.” (Netflix)
The Los Angeles weather is barely cooling down, but the emergence of everything pumpkin and the looming excitement of Halloween signify that fall is here. Along with the slowly changing leaves and the slight chill, promising new albums are being released this season to help transition from season to season. Read more...
When the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library was built in 1924, it began what would eventually be an abounding testament of California’s history. On Wednesday, the Clark Library will hold its fourth annual open house as well as a quarterly lecture on the library’s first head librarian, Robert E. Read more...
Photo: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library will hold its fourth annual open house Wednesday, as well as a lecture on the Clark’s first librarian, Robert E. Cowan. (Dang-Co Vu/Daily Bruin)
378 pies: that’s all it took to transform Wilson Plaza into a little slice of heaven. This past Sunday, KCRW hosted its sixth annual “Good Food Pie Contest” for the first time at UCLA in coordination with the Fowler Museum. Read more...
Photo: Local bakers serve up their finest pie creations to happy pie lovers at KCRW’s 6th annual “Good Food Pie Competition,” hosted outside of the Fowler Museum last Sunday. (Eva Sidhu/Daily Bruin)
