There is something fresh and invigorating about listening to an album with vocals sung in a different language. Many music fans have discovered this through Icelandic band Sigur Rós, and many more are about to discover it via "Tassili," the new album from the Malian ensemble called Tinariwen. Read more...
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It is not an uncommon experience for a UCLA student walking to class to catch a glimpse of a Hollywood production in action. The UCLA campus, located just 8 miles from Hollywood, is easily accessible for major motion picture studios and other film enterprises. Read more...
More than 10 years ago, Brad Delson, UCLA alumnus and guitarist for alternative rock band Linkin Park, signed up for a geology class. After a field trip to a local habitat that had been severely damaged by the planting of non-indigenous species, Delson said he soon became aware of the fragility of the environment. Read more...
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UCLA alumnus Brad Delson and his band Linkin Park created the nonprofit Music for Relief to raise money for worldwide disaster relief.
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For UCLA alumna and designer Sarah Ahn, showing her collection during fashion week this season was the culmination of years of hard work, especially after spending years working toward a career in the sciences. Read more...
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Sarah Ahn graduated from UCLA with a Ph.D in neuroscience but made a drastic career change and developed the fashion label “NAMI.”
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It's not often that an album comes out that borders on impossible to classify into one genre or another. "Mirror Traffic," a new release from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, dabbles in several genres, from rock 'n' roll and country to folk and indie rock. Read more...
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A cast of characters that includes five unmarried sisters, a malaria-stricken brother and an illegitimate love child with a constantly disappearing father seems to set a rather sullen tone for the play "Dancing at Lughnasa." Read more...
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Each week, Daily Bruin Arts & Entertainment takes to Bruin Walk to ask students with music players what songs they are listening to. Read more...
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Chelsey Cavion
