Once, the defiance of gravity was exclusively the domain of those skilled with paper and pencil. And while animators have always had the ability to bring their most incongruous ideas to life, transcending the limitations of time and space have now become a pedestrian feat for live-action filmmakers thanks to a now well-established technique called computer-generated imagery. Read more...

Avril Lavigne “Under My Skin” Arista “I can’t handle this confusion,” sings Avril Lavigne on “Take Me Away.” What’s so confusing, Avril? You’re a cute, wholesome sk8er girl with legions of fans and catchy songs. Read more...

Indian Music Ensemble Fowler Museum June 10, 6 p.m. Fowler Out Loud’s last performance of the quarter presents an evening of classical Indian music. Admission is free. Read more...

By all accounts, last Wednesday’s Hip Hop Xplosion show at Ackerman Grand Ballroom was a success (with all due credit, of course, given to cosponsors Campus Events Commission, Cultural Affairs Commission and the African Student Union). Read more...

Brooklyn-based rock quartet stellastarr* has heard critics link its music to everything remotely related to new-wave, from the Pixies to Talking Heads to The Cure and almost anything in between. Read more...

When telling a fairy tale, it’s just as fun setting the stage as it is describing the characters’ zany adventures. The design team of “Into the Woods,” the final Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program production of the year, relished the idea. Read more...

The UCLA Hammer Museum’s Vault Gallery has become home to a new species of fungal growth. Scattered and bunched throughout the floor space in white, iridescent poufs, Tara Donovan’s exhibition, on display through Sept. Read more...