Releasing a critically acclaimed album can be both a blessing and a curse for a band. Read more...
Arts, Music
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April 25, 11:56 pm
Sound Bite: _The Airborne Toxic Event_
The Airborne Toxic Event burst onto the alternative music scene in 2008 with its eponymous debut album, which featured the oft-played "Sometime Around Midnight." That album was outstanding. Read more...
Arts, Music
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April 25, 11:53 pm
International cultural acts will take the stage at The Dashew Center Performs event
Adjusting to college is tough. For Duncan Palamourdas, arriving in a new country made it even tougher. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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April 24, 11:16 pm
Alumnus Derek Taylor Kent to release young adult novels “Scary School”
Children aren't always easy to entertain. But alumnus Derek Taylor Kent has had years of practice. Read more...
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UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television alumnus Derek Taylor Kent is the author of a series of young adult books titled “Scary School.” The books center around an elementary school populated by humans and monsters and is narrated by a ghost that patrols the school grounds.
Arts, Film & TV
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April 24, 11:12 pm
“˜Portlandia’ meets the City of Angels
"The dream of the '90s is alive in Portland," sings comedian Fred Armisen in the opening song to the Independent Film Channel's television series "Portlandia." Read more...
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Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, co-creators and stars of the new Independent Film Channel show “Portlandia,” will be coming to De Neve Auditorium for a screening and Q&A.
(Courtesy of Scott Green)
Arts
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April 24, 11:10 pm
”˜The Office’ won’t be the same without Carell
Steve Carell, as usual, has impeccable timing: Just as I'm faced with leaving UCLA and entering the job market, his dear, idiotic character Michael Scott is leaving "The Office." Read more...
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In one of his final episodes on “The Office,” Steve Carell’s Michael Scott proposes to the love of his life, Holly Flax (Amy Ryan). Scott’s ties to Flax lead to his decision to leave the Dunder Mifflin office.
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Music
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April 22, 1:54 am
UCLA alumnus K.J. Kim releases his original song '21' on iTunes
After giving up piano lessons when he moved to the United States from Korea in 1997, alumnus K.J. Kim found his musical calling again, in church. Read more...
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Alumnus K.J. Kim has performed at Disneyland, Carnegie Hall and Six Flags Magic Mountain, and he released an original song titled “21” on iTunes today. He performs, mixes and produces his music himself.