A 13-minute love ballad, titled “You Lust,” that stretches back and forth from captivating melody to synthetic breakdown, separated repeatedly by an ominous whisper and finally ending with a woman’s spoken psychological confession – there’s just nothing like The Flaming Lips, for better or for worse. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns
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April 15, 12:00 am
B-Sides: PSY keeps up entertainment factor with new song ‘Gentleman’
Beware, users of the Internet. PSY is back. On Saturday, PSY debuted his new single “Gentleman” at a packed concert in Seoul’s World Cup Stadium, and has also released the video online, Rolling Stone reports. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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April 15, 12:00 am
A night at the Getty Museum for college students
The J. Paul Getty Museum, usually silent and empty on Monday nights, will be filled with the sound of thousands of college students tonight. At least 2,500 students are expected to participate in the Getty’s annual College Night this evening. Read more...
Photo: The J. Paul Getty Museum will hold its annual College Night tonight, open to thousands of college students in the Los Angeles area. The event will include food, access to the museum’s exhibitions, hands-on art activities, special docent-led tours and live musical performances by indie-rock band Cayucas.
Arts, Lifestyle
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April 12, 1:19 am
Hammer Museum, with the help of artists, community, hope to reSTORE Westwood
In the ’70s, Westwood Village was a social and cultural hub of Los Angeles. That all changed in the late ’80s when high-profile gang violence deterred the masses from the area. Read more...
Arts, Music
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April 12, 1:14 am
Q&A: Local Natives’ Taylor Rice chats band’s and new album’s origins
In 2009, Los Angeles-based band Local Natives burst onto the indie music scene with its breakout debut album “Gorilla Manor.” Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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April 12, 12:49 am
“Transmedia, Hollywood” to explore media’s potential for social change
Between Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, the young adult generation has acquired a language of its own, spoken in status updates and digital visuals. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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April 12, 12:41 am
‘League of Legends’ club brings gaming experience to a new level at UCLA
A crowd of about 30 students behind computer screens surrounded third-year computer science student Alex Wang as he introduced himself. Read more...
Photo: Li Chang, third-year biology student, Hojoon Choi, second-year economics and psychology student, and Steven Jung, first-year undeclared student, participate in UCLA’s first-ever “League of Legends” club.