These days, most radio hits are done by solo artists striving to make a name for themselves. Read more...
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August 26, 11:21 pm
For Bruin band, fun is Paramount
This summer, unwind, take a sip from your lemonade and get ready to shout "Tonight Alright" with Paramount. Read more...
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UCLA alumni Daniel Miller (left), Nate Thompson (middle) and Anthony DeFrenza (right) formed the band Paramount during their days at UCLA. The trio has been performing for eight years, while also pursuing professional careers. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Bergman)
Arts, Music
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August 26, 10:47 pm
Soundbite: “Teenage Dream” Katy Perry
Great music is like a delicious chocolate cake "“ a deep, richly satisfying experience to be savored slowly and whenever possible. Read more...
Music
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August 1, 9:23 pm
Album Review
To say it simply, Arcade Fire is still sad, but no longer depressed. They’re ready to swim through their misery, not sink in it. Read more...
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July 25, 10:39 pm
MusicianCorps shares talent
Imagine the Peace Corps with a touch of soul and lots of instruments and you get something like MusicianCorps, part of the nonprofit Music National Service that trains and sends musicians into communities to spread the love of music. Read more...
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July 25, 10:36 pm
Soundbite
When Ronnie James Dio, the legendary singer of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, passed away on May 16, no one called it the death of metal, because as far as the mainstream musical world is concerned, metal died a long time ago. Read more...
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July 18, 10:25 pm
Machine Project sounds out the boundaries of the museum experience at the Hammer with bells, guitars and houseplants
In the upstairs gallery of the Hammer Museum’s current “Outside the Box” exhibit, a line from composer and performer Meredith Monk’s lithograph collection reads, “I have always thought that sound and space were inseparable.” Yet despite this connection, museums have a long history of being stiflingly silent spaces. Read more...