With a show consisting of a dash of "Shrek," a bit of "Legally Blonde" and a dollop of "West Side Story," the fourth annual Bruins Care musical revue is looking to be quite a concoction. Read more...
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The theater group Bruins Care has been putting on a musical theater show every year since its creation in 2009 by alumnus Richie Ferris, with the unifying goal of raising money for the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS charity.
Growing up, fourth-year biology student Linda Ta did not have a strong connection to her Vietnamese culture, an experience that many can probably relate to. Read more...
Blake Mills began writing music because he wanted to impress a girl in high school. Read more...
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courtesy of JORDAN TAPPIS
Blake Mills will perform with three-time Grammy-award winner Lucinda Williams tonight at Royce Hall as part of UCLA Live’s Roots Music Series. He is currently on tour with Williams.
Nicki Minaj, riding the wave of her breakout success from her debut album, "Pink Friday," released a new track this week called "Stupid Hoe," and within the first 24 hours got 4.8 million hits on VEVO, breaking the website's record for the most-viewed music video premiere. Read more...
In its song "I'm Impressed," alternative rock band They Might Be Giants sings about a man who "gives you five good reasons to follow him." He's so impressive, the band continues, that "you see nobody leaving the stadium." Read more...
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Alternative rock band They Might Be Giants will be playing at UCLA’s Royce Hall this Saturday. The band will be playing both a daytime and a nighttime concert.
Credit: UCLA Live
In the midst of the anticipation of the new seasons of singing competitions such as "American Idol" and "The Voice," UCLA will be showcasing a different style of music this weekend "“ a cappella. Read more...
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UCLA Bruin Harmony will be one of six groups competing in the first ever Los Angeles A Cappella Festival Scholastic Competition on Friday in Ackerman Grand Ballroom.
Courtesy of Will Hummel
Video games are a technological evolution of a long line of board and card games. Many games, at their core, are about competition, and this is why, unlike the artistic games I mentioned last week, a majority of video games are also competitive. Read more...
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Video games provide a competitive environment that is not so different from sports competitions. An organization called Major League Gaming allows individuals to compete in the video game world at a professional level.
