It was a truly Good Friday for fans of hip hop with the release of Kendrick Lamar’s long-awaited album. “DAMN.,” Lamar’s fourth studio album, is the answer to the question of how the Compton rapper could possibly follow up one of the most innovative rap albums of all time, “To Pimp a Butterfly.” Lamar has proven that his creativity greatly trumps that of any of his competitors. Read more...
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Performing a live concert series for the first time, Hans Zimmer gave the audience a rare glimpse of the collaborative magic that goes on inside his recording studio. Read more...
Photo: Hans Zimmer played piano Friday at the Microsoft Theater, performing his songs from “The Lion King” and “Interstellar.” (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Music inspires the soul and allows listeners to feel joyful and free, and behind every piece of inspirational music lies a songwriter and a story. Throughout spring quarter, columnist Kaitlyn Peterson will sit down over tea with UCLA singer-songwriters to explore their musical goals, personal inspirations and what makes their songs so special. Read more...
Photo: Second-year sociology student Bear Redell plays guitar and sings his own songs. His past performances include covers of “Drops of Jupiter” and “Baby Got Back,” along with his originals “Think of You” and “Lighthouse.” (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)
Sahara Grim strummed her acoustic guitar on a Sunday afternoon in her Treehouse apartment, singing smoky jazz melodies that diffused slowly through her living room. Most of the second-year ethnomusicology student’s development as a jazz musician has taken place outside the lecture hall. Read more...
Photo: Second-year ethnomusicology student Sahara Grim began studying jazz music while growing up in San Diego. However, she said she did not commit herself until she began learning songs from the Brazilian pop-jazz genre Bossa Nova repertoire. The singer-songwriter now leads her own ensemble, the Sahara Grim Quartet, performing at Lestat’s Coffee House and The House of Blues. (Manpreet Kaur Grewal/Daily Bruin)
In “On the Rise,” the Daily Bruin profiles up-and-coming musicians in Los Angeles. Though our subjects do not necessarily have direct connections with UCLA, they are local artists who take advantage of opportunities within the city’s thriving music scene. Read more...
Photo: Rising musician Lostboycrow began his career by playing live shows and made his way onto listeners’ playlists three years ago. His songs have now been streamed over seven million times on Spotify and featured on its New Music Friday, Indie Pop! and Alternative R&B playlists. (Hannah Burnett/Daily Bruin)
My name is Linda and I am a former One Direction fan. More precisely, I am a former “Directioner,” a term used to describe the hysterical, pre-pubescent devotees of the British pop boy band that made international waves after competing in “The X Factor” in 2010. Read more...
Photo: Members of the pop boy band One Direction have gone their separate ways, pursuing solo projects after the release of the group’s fourth album. Most recently, Harry Styles released “Sign of the Times” on April 7. (Creative Commons photo by Eva Rinaldi via Flickr)
No one expected a rapper with just one full studio album to his name to drop one of the most politically charged albums of 2017 thus far. Read more...
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