Loose Fur “Born Again in the USA” Drag City Records The title of an album can say a lot about its contents. Pavement’s “Slanted & Enchanted” is just that ““ a blend of skewed pop instrumentation and off-beat vocal delivery so unlikely it never fails to captivate. Read more...

Edgar Degas’ images of ballet dancers are a touchstone of early modern art familiar even to museum-phobic art-neophytes; his paintings of young women have enjoyed iconic status for more than a century. Read more...

John Cleese, of Monty Python fame, will perform his one-man show, “Seven Ways to Skin an Ocelot,” in Royce Hall for one night only: on Saturday, March 18. Read more...

Neko Case “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” Anti- Records With five solo albums and a stint with indie-rockers The New Pornographers under her belt, Neko Case has already garnered praise for her haunting voice and fresh approach to music. Read more...

While your friends may be jetting off to France or Hawaii for spring break, don’t let being stuck in Los Angeles on a college-student budget get you down. Read more...

I would like to make an important announcement: This will be my last Daily Bruin music column. Starting next quarter, I will have a new Monday column about my other favorite subject ““ television. Read more...

“V for Vendetta” Directed by James McTeigue Warner Bros. Pictures “There is no coincidence, only the illusion of coincidence,” gravely says the masked hero of “V for Vendetta” half way through the film. Read more...