If you think it’s difficult to persevere in the music industry as a lone singer-songwriter, try doing it as a nine-person band. That’s been the struggle for ““ and the appeal of ““ the San Diego-based fusion group, the B-Side Players. Read more...

Some UCLA students go on vacation over their summer break. Some take summer school, and others hit the beach. Mark Iverson, a second-year film and television student, made his third professional-quality film. Read more...

If she attended UCLA, 25-year-old Tila Nguyen might get lost in the crowd. The Texas-raised model is a thin 4 feet 11 inches. She’s hardworking, intelligent and loves Los Angeles for the same reasons any other college-aged hottie would ““ the weather and the opportunities, of course. Read more...

Mike Werb met his writing and producing partner, Michael Colleary, when they were both graduate students at the UCLA School of Film and Television. Werb sold his car to go to film school, but the high price may have been a good thing in the long run. Read more...

Every year as a child in Northern Thailand, Waewdao Sirisook and other children would take the jasmine-scented water from the bowl her family prepared, kneel on the floor, and sprinkle it onto the hands of her elders as a sign of respect. Read more...

One thing Westwood doesn’t have a shortage of, aside from USC students hanging out at Diddy Riese, is sandwich shops. From the overpriced South Philly to the Roll Inn Sandwich Shop (which is also called Buck Fitty’s, depending on which side you take in this contentious debate), sandwiches can be had on just about every street in the city. Read more...

In everyday conversations about music, “song” is a term used rather loosely. The way people talk, it seems to apply to any sort of music we care to refer to. Read more...