It’s been a couple of years since pop group Bastille’s first tracks from EPs and mixtapes caused a buzz, but the British quartet, led by frontman Dan Smith, is finally ready to storm the American music scene with its full-length debut album, “Bad Blood.” Read more...

The second and final day of this year’s FYF Fest had all the makings of the quintessential Los Angeles summer experience: hot summer sun, a slight breeze from the western beaches, food trucks galore and immense amounts of musical talent. Read more...

Photo: With the second day of FYF Fest complete, Los Angeles crowds were served energetic sets by artists, including !!! (vocalized “Chk Chk Chk”), across four stages.

The past Saturday saw hordes of indie, electronic and rock fans flood the Los Angeles State Historic Park for the 10th annual FYF Fest. Read more...

Photo: Psychedelic rock band MGMT, led by leadsinger Andrew VanWyngarden, was one of fifty-eight bands that performed in this year’s FYF Fest, that saw 20,000 music lovers crowd 4 stages of fusing genres of music.

After braving the storm of misguided “Free Earl” campaigns and absentee fathers, 19-year-old Earl Sweatshirt is back with his debut album “Doris.” A member of the Los Angeles-based hip-hop collective Odd Future, Earl Sweatshirt was first introduced to the hip-hop scene as a 16-year-old featured on the 2010 mixtape “Earl,” which casually throws around images of murder, rape and drugs in vivid and sickening detail. Read more...

After graduating from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television in 2007, Nora Kirkpatrick dove right into the two aspects of Hollywood she is most passionate about: film and music. Read more...

Photo: Nora Kirkpatrick plays the accordion in the Los Angeles folk indie band, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, who recently performed at the Hollywood Bowl.

This year, the Cultural Affairs Commission and Campus Events Commission decided that one UCLA student DJ will be given the opportunity to open Bruin Bash 2013 with 45 minutes of his or her own music. Read more...

As a Los Angeles-based swing big band, Noah and the MegaFauna incorporates sounds ranging from acoustic gypsy jazz to indie rock and folk. Read more...

Photo: Noah Lit has come a long way since first playing with his former band, Oliver Future. Now in the process of recording a second album as frontman of Noah and the MegaFauna, he reflects on the path of his career thus far.