From its beginning, Vampire Weekend's "Contra" perpetuates the band's mission statement Â"“ to simply produce charming, well-executed pop songs and not reinvent the wheel. Read more...
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January 11, 9:52 pm
Soundbite: Vampire Weekend’s “Contra”
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January 7, 9:42 pm
The Business Side of the Music World
The music industry used to be a relatively simple world, where bands scored record deals, played, sold CDs and made a nice profit. Read more...
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January 6, 9:23 pm
L.A. bands cross genres, cross boundaries
For Los Angeles bands such as The Divine, the city's varied music scene presents both an opportunity and a daunting challenge. Read more...
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January 4, 9:00 pm
Music Preview
From the indie rock of Vampire Weekend's "Contra" to Usher's R&B release "Raymond v. Raymond," to the return of some long-lost artists (Sade? Michelle Branch? Really?), winter quarter is full of highly anticipated releases in every genre. Read more...
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January 4, 9:00 pm
UCLA students go back to their roots, back to “˜La Bamba’
Some say it all changed with a 17-year-old Angeleno with Mexican blood, coiffed hair, an electric guitar and two words set to be immortalized: "La Bamba." Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Marcos Ruedas rehearses with his Mexican and Latin American ensemble, Grupo Folklorico de UCLA. Other Mexican music and heritage groups on campus include Mariachi Uclatan and Nucleo Jaraner de UCLA.
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January 3, 9:00 pm
Show explores punk salvation
For those of us who weren't around to experience the golden age of '80s punk, Joe Sib's spoken word concert "California Calling" can be a way to travel back to the period when rockers rebelled and rebels rocked. Read more...
Photo: Joe Sib of 98.7 FM’s punk rock show “Complete Control” will perform “Broken Word” at Largo on Jan 6.
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December 3, 12:41 am
Decade in Review: Pop
These past few years may have been more of a singles decade for pop music, yet a few underrated indie darlings and well-known seasoned veterans managed to fashion impressive long forms. Read more...