As the first week of October begins, the memory of late Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl will live on through a month-long musical celebration of his life. Read more...

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Clockwise from top left: The Los Angeles Master Chorale, one of the few groups to have participated in the Daniel Pearl Foundation’s World Music Days, performs at Walt Disney Hall. Charmaine Clamor appears at the Filipino-American Jazz Festival. The Daniel Pearl Tree in Nairobi, Kenya gets watered. Musician Miguel Delgado Estevez and sports journalist Mari Montes perform at World Press Freedom Day in Caracas, Venezuela.

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When Vika Stubblebine was a freshman at UCLA, she attended Act III Theatre Ensemble's fall quarter opening "Cabaret" night. Read more...

When one thinks of martial arts, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Jet Li may come to mind. But one performer who was key in the combat technique revolution in Asian cinema is Sonny Chiba, a pivotal karate and judo figure in the 1970s. Read more...

Whether an artist released an album a year ago or 10 years ago, there's no denying the feeling of excitement knowing that one's favorite artist is preparing to release new music. Read more...

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“Ashes & Fire” by Ryan Adams. (Credit: Courtesy of Pax-Am Records)

Arts & Entertainment ventured out onto campus to ask students what music they are currently listening to. Read more...

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Since 2008, autoKratz has been holding its own with such contemporaries as The Prodigy and Crystal Castles, and with its latest full release, it's not hard to see why. Read more...

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Listening to Zola Jesus' third album "Conatus" is like having a near-perfect hallucination. While the music itself is real enough, it conjures up a strange topography in the mind: heartless tundra, lifeless subterranea, a monochrome planet riddled with craters. Read more...

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(Credit: Sacred Bones Records)