Call it a talent show nightmare, but for the Sketchy Randoms it was the dream. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Javier Dunn, former guitarist for Sara Bareilles, has broken off and signed with a label. His debut album “Trails” will be released on June 25.
With nudity and themes of sexuality and suicide, UCLA’s production of the 2006 Broadway hit “Spring Awakening” comes full force in telling a coming-of-age story. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television presents the Tony Award-winning rock musical “Spring Awakening” based on Frank Wedekind’s original play following the tumultuous journey of rural adolescents during late 19th-century Germany. The coming-of-age story deals with issues from sexual identity and gender roles to abuse.
Before working with his father on a film set, Mark Columbus did not realize that what started as a normal documentary would evoke difficult memories of their relationship, transforming it into an unconventional representation of their conflict-filled past. Read more...
Photo: Mark Columbus, a graduate student in directing, is a finalist in the Student Academy Awards.
It's almost like a dating website for musicians – one that facilitates the creation of a band and provides venues for performances. Read more...
These days it seems to be in vogue for celebrities to try their hand at acting in video games. Read more...
Traveling across the globe can be an unnerving yet exciting experience. For Puja Maewal, it also led to artistic opportunity. Read more...
Photo: UCLA graduate film student Puja Maewal was recently recognized as a Student Academy Awards regional finalist for her short film “JAYA.”
Much modern debate about electronic music stems from issues with the formulaic rises and falls of beats per minute. With Daft Punk’s long-anticipated studio album “Random Access Memories,” the French duo finds success once more, changing the direction of a genre it helped define. Read more...
