Richard Carpenter, the multiple Grammy Award-winning composer, producer, arranger and half of the dynamic brother and sister duo, the Carpenters, is set to speak with students at UCLA as part of professor David Leaf's Music Industry 105 course: "Songwriting: Killer Hooks, Essential Songs and Songwriters of the Rock Era." Carpenter spoke with Daily Bruin's Manjot Singh about the direction of music, his career and how to make it in the music industry. Read more...

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Famed rock duo Karen and Richard Carpenter, better known as “the Carpenters.” Richard Carpenter will be a guest lecturer for the undergraduate class Music Industry 105.

Coachella's first weekend has come and gone. With many music fans headed home from Indio, and just as many looking forward to the second weekend, now is the perfect time to look at a few of the performers in more detail. Daily Bruin's Leah Christianson spoke to the members of three groups "“ The Airplane Boys, Nero and We Are Augustines. Read more...

Many people tend to harbor the notion that crises in far-off regions thousands of miles away stand beyond their reach of influence. The members of the on-campus organization Mighty Mic tend to think differently. Read more...

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The Might Mic concert will benefit those affected by drought in Somalia.

Spose opens his third full-length album with a seemingly existential rap about his belief (or lack thereof) in God. It's an incredibly personal opening to a song and sets a tone for an album that deals with a lot of the artist's personal matters. Read more...

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Every time Vladimir Chernov crosses Charles E. Young Drive on his way to lunch, he remembers Vitaly Margulis, a world-renowned pianist, pedagogue and music philosophy author who taught in UCLA's music department for 17 years and passed away last year. Read more...

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Family and colleagues of the late Vitaly Margulis, world-renowned pianist and UCLA professor in the Department of Music, celebrated his life with performances in Schoenberg Hall Sunday night.

The guitar string broke during their last song at Lot 1 Cafe in Echo Park. Braeden Henderson put his Les Paul on the floor, stepped onto it and began grinding the remaining strings, while Oliver Dobrian toppled his Gretsch drum set, making as much noise as possible. Read more...

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Members of Owl Fly South Braeden Henderson, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student, and Oliver Dobrian, a second-year
ethnomusicology student, will be performing at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

After appearing in a series of telenovelas and movies, Mexican pop artist Ximena Sariñana released her debut Spanish-language album in 2008. In August, Sariñana made the transition to English with a brand new self-titled record that has earned her an international fan base. The Daily Bruin's Andrea Seikaly spoke with Sariñana about the crossover and her musical inspirations in anticipation of her upcoming performance at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Read more...

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Mexican pop artist, Ximena Sariñana, will perform at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.