There's an intensity in the air as members of Nikkei Student Union Modern, the defending champion of last year's Battle Royale dance competition, rigorously practice their upcoming set in Parking Lot 4, move their bodies to the beats of M.I.A. Read more...
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NSU Modern rehearses in Parking Lot 4 for its dance piece for the 7th Annual Battle Royale taking place at the Hollywood’s Key Club tonight. NSU Modern is the defending champion of Battle Royale.
Colleen Macklin, a professor at Parsons the New School for Design, combines game design and science at the Prototyping, Evaluation, Teaching and Learning Lab. Read more...
Funny faces and a 7-year-old were enough to inspire Justin Perkinson. Playing with his younger cousin while visiting family on the East Coast led to his short film "Spider Fang!" Perkinson's film is one of three master of fine arts students whose short films, which initially began as class projects, will be featured in the Newport Beach Film Festival this week. Read more...
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Jacqueline Larsen in a still from graduate film student Justin Perkinson’s film “Spider Fang!” Larsen’s character, who takes part in a staring contest with her grandfather, was inspired by Perkinson’s own cousin Millie.
courtesy of JUSTIN PERKINSON
What stemmed from a cactus shaped like a rabbit in southern Italy turned into one of Tokidoki brand creator Simone Legno's most popular characters to date "“ Sandy, a girl dressed in a cactus outfit to keep herself safe from bad things in the world. Read more...
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Simone Legno, a Japanese-inspired artist from Rome and the creator of the internationally distributed Tokidoki brand, will speak tonight in Kerckhoff Grand Salon on how he became both a graphic designer and an entrepreneur. The event was coordinated by the Campus Events Commission’s speakers staff as a part of the CEC speaker series that takes place throughout the year.
Peter Yates, a music professor specializing in guitar, often composes his music in L.A. traffic. Read more...
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Buzz Gravelle will perform in the “Quadruple Guitars” concert tonight both individually and together with three other guitarists. Tonight’s Schoenberg Hall performance is the last stop of the “Shape Shifting Guitars” tour and features UCLA performers.
Courtesy of MARC BENNINGTON
May 4, 2011 – Daily Bruin A&E columnist Shannon Cosgrove writes that vintage musical instrument stores are still thriving "“ even with the rise of outsourced manufacturing and the popularity of simulated music games like Rock Band. Reuben Cox, owner of Old Style Guitar Shop in Silver Lake, tells the story of one of his vintage guitars. [2:45]
"Reuben Cox of Old Style Guitar Shop details the finer points of the vintage instrument trade"You want to try on a pair of shoes before you buy them, right? Well, the same goes for guitars and other musical equipment. Read more...
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Reuben Cox turned a living room into his guitar shop, which is frequented by celebrity musicians. The Old Style Guitar Shop in Silver Lake uses recycled wood from furniture and dumpsters, along with vintage parts, to create eco-friendly guitars from top-quality wood.
The Beastie Boys has officially become "old school." Its brand of funky, heavy, guitar-tinged hip-hop faded off the radio airwaves years ago, relegated to the same cultural graveyard as boom boxes, Lollapalooza and other facets of the '90s. However, nostalgia can be a band's best friend. Read more...
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(Credit: Capitol Records)
