Sunday, December 14

Sounds of LA: In The Valley Below

Every year, new artists emerge ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East L.A. Read more...

Photo: “Sounds of L.A.” highlights up-and-coming artists in Los Angeles who are making significant waves with their music. For the first week, columnist Kristy Pirone discusses the duo In The Valley Below, whose signature sounds are characteristic of Silver Lake and Echo Park’s indie music scenes. The band will perform for free this Wednesday at The Satellite. (Courtesy of Laurent Michel Moreau)


Urban Confections: Macarons create Parisian oasis in downtown LA

Los Angeles is home to numerous dessert shops that feature a range of treats from cupcakes to doughnuts to shakes. Urban Confections will select dessert restaurants whose only West Coast location is Los Angeles, highlighting students’ opportunities to taste the city’s distinctive flavors. Read more...

Photo: The specialty of Bottega Louie is a small sandwich cookie made from egg white with a filling of fruit or buttercream. Bottega Louie offers distinct flavors of these French-style macarons, including Earl Grey. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)


Up Next: ‘Burning Love,’ ‘The Hotwives of Orlando’ satirize popular TV series

The rise of original online 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: Hulu’s parody of reality television, “The Hotwives of Orlando” mimics the likes of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives” franchise by poking fun at certain characters from the Bravo shows. The “Hotwives” season premiered this summer on Hulu and released all episodes at once. (Hulu)


Across the Pond: The Smiths’ Johnny Marr furthers legendary career through solo tour

There’s something about the British Isles that consistently produces musical greatness; it is inherent to the country, its people and its culture. Popular culture has been defined by bands and artists from the UK; they have consistently created new genres and musical subcultures – from the Beatles’ psychedelic rock in the ’60s all the way through to the explosion of dubstep and drum ‘n’ bass in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more...

Photo: Guitarist and founding member of the seminal ’80s indie rock band The Smiths, Johnny Marr has reinvented his image since his days in the shadow of Morrissey. Marr will perform at the El Rey Theatre Dec. 19 and 20. (Warner Brothers Records UK)


Up Next: ‘BoJack Horseman’ uses freedom of web format better than ‘The Awesomes’

The rise of original online 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: Netflix’s original programming has expanded into adult animation with the program “BoJack Horseman,” following titular character BoJack as he tries to reestablish his frame by writing a memoir about his days as a ’90s sitcom actor. (Courtesy of Netflix)





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