For Mayim Bialik, the true beauty of YouTube isn't just the entertainment value viewers can extract, but its ability to connect users serendipitously. Read more...
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courtesy of DENISE HERRICK BORCHERT
Mayim Bialik will be working with the annual “Above the Noise” benefit concert, which will support the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation.
Playing two instruments simultaneously is no challenge for UCLA alumnus Manny Contreras. He usually stands between two instruments: a drum set on his left and a set of timbales, or Cuban drums, on his right. Also playing alongside him is a guitarist, a bassist, a piano player and two singers. Read more...
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The Latin American Student Association’s annual Festival Latino is a day filled with musical performances, entertainment, food and artisan vendors from both community and student organizations. Alumnus Manny Contreras will perform as part of a 10-person Cuban salsa group called Jarana.
A young black boy is gunned down by a man who thought he looked "suspicious" in his hoodie. A Muslim American mother is beaten to death in her home, with a note reading, "go back to your country, you terrorist," beside her. These murders of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and 32-year-old Shaima Alawadi have not only become catalysts for racial protest and debate across the nation, but also here at UCLA. Read more...
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courtesy of NURA MAZNAVI
Tonight’s panel “Hoodies & Hijabs: Perspectives on Social Injustice in a “˜Post-Racial’ Society” will feature a mix of scholars, artists and activists, including author Nura Maznavi.
Tonight, Gerald Espinosa will perform in heels for the first time in his life. Read more...
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Gerald Espinosa, pictured above, is one of four new members of Fanny Pak on MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew.”
Scattered, chaotic drum beats echoed around the courtyard as 20 high school students tried out their first percussion sets. By the end of the quarter, however, this incoherent clamor became cohesive rhythms as SLAM! volunteers watched their students transform into musicians right before their eyes "“ and ears. Read more...
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Courtesy of ALICE GUAN
UCLA’s SLAM!, or Student Leader Advocates of Music, is holding its quarterly concert on Thursday evening in Kerckhoff Hall at the Charles E. Young Grand Salon. Mind the Gap will be the headlining band for the show.
After six years of Tobias Funke-style emotional investment, "Arrested Development" fans will be given a lump sum return. The 10 episodes of the new season will be dropped on Netflix. Read more...
Video game consoles are meant to be played, but for a "chip" artist, playing means taking one of these devices and constructing a music scene using only nostalgic "bleeps" and "bloops." Read more...
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Attic Bits member Mike D’Errico, also known as Attic Bat, creates electronic music through his modified vintage video game console. This is a part of the “chiptune” subculture, which prides itself on reformatting old electronics to create new music.
