Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down Quartet “Duper Sessions” Astralwerks Records A lot of pop music flirts with the influences that inspired its artist. It catches a seventh chord here and there and people can call it jazzy, or the lyrics tell a story and automatically it becomes folk. Read more...

The Flaming Lips “At War with the Mystics” Warner Brothers Records Back before the career-making opus that was “The Soft Bulletin,” The Flaming Lips were kind of a gimmick band. Read more...

Most moviegoers decide whether to see a new film in the span of one to three minutes. As a marketing device, movie trailers are highly effective tools that can determine the next blockbuster or flop at the box office. Read more...

The UCLA Library’s exhibit on J.P. Donleavy wraps around the edges of the second-floor Powell Library rotunda. People walking up the stairs toward the circulation desk might miss it, but if they move a little slower, keep their eyes a little more open, there’s a chance they’ll figure out what’s going on. Read more...

Exuberant crowds of masked revelers, costumed children and jubilant musicians crowded UCLA’s Kaufman Plaza on Saturday to celebrate Carnival. The afternoon festival brought to life the Fowler Museum of Cultural History’s current exhibit on the worldwide celebration of Carnival through dance, music, food and art. Read more...

That’s it, I’ve had it. If I hear one more person erroneously claim that a television show has “jumped the shark,” I’m liable to go on a Jack Bauer-esque rampage and shoot someone’s wife in the kneecap. Read more...

Last summer, the UCLA Film and Television Archive teamed with Outfest to create the largest collection of gay films in the world. Today marks the project’s first major event. Read more...