Compton-based band N.W.A. was dynamic in ushering in the beginning of gangsta rap without airplay on a major U.S. radio station. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 23, 12:03 am
Against the grain: Odd Future, N.W.A. examples of success without airplay
Arts, Film & TV
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January 23, 12:02 am
Directors, actors discuss “Parker” adaptation
The Richard Stark novel “Flashfire” is reimagined for the big screen in “Parker,” a crime thriller starring Jason Statham as Parker and Jennifer Lopez as Leslie, a forty-year-old divorcee returning to the work force and struggling to make ends meet. Read more...
Photo: Jason Statham stars in the new action flick “Parker.” Directed by Taylor Hackford, the film is based on the popular book series of the same name by author Richard Stark.
Arts, Film & TV
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January 23, 12:01 am
UCLA alumna brings Greek, American film together
With dual citizenship in the U.S. and in Greece, UCLA alumna Alethea Avramis finds a way to add dimension to her filmmaking while she is caught between two cultures. Read more...
Photo: The accomplishments of MFA Production/Directing candidate Alethea Avramis, who filmed her festival offering “The Foreigner” in her ancestral homeland of Greece, include the film’s nomination for Best International Short at Raindance in London. Her passion for film grew while she was an undergraduate at UCLA.
Arts, Music
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January 23, 12:01 am
Album Review: Anything in Return
In the most basic sense, Toro Y Moi’s new album “Anything in Return” comes across as an edgier, R&B-influenced take on the French electronic group Télépopmusik’s popular track “Breathe.” And, for the most part, it’s done very well. Read more...
Arts, Music
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January 22, 12:40 am
Concert Review: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Shiny suits, shimmery leggings and fur vests were out in full force in Ackerman Union on Friday night. But the mass of Bruins weren’t trying to recreate John Travolta’s “Saturday Night Fever” or attending a Jazzercise convention – they were waiting for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Read more...
Photo: Rapper and DJ/producer duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis did not disappoint in their highly anticipated free concert at UCLA. They performed a set list of hit songs and hidden favorites and possessed an energy to match the pumped-up crowd.
Arts, Music
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January 22, 12:08 am
Album Review: “FIDLAR”
Remember Yuck? About two years ago, the band burst onto the scene with garage music that channeled all of the reckless abandon of ‘90s music. For people who liked Yuck, but wished it would be even more reckless, FIDLAR is here to grant all their wishes. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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January 21, 11:59 pm
Movie Review: “Tabu”
By most technical standards, Miguel Gomes’ “Tabu” is a film out of time. It’s shot in gauzy black and white, it’s framed in boxy Academy ratio, and the latter half of the film, titled “Paradise” and without dialogue, is devoted to a love story set in Portuguese-colonized Africa. Read more...