Upon hearing the word “folk,” most students automatically think of something like the hokey song “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain.” When they see the word “archive,” images of a dusty, dingy, dilapidated room with rats and spiderwebs come to mind. Read more...

About two years ago, Todd Drootin was sitting at his home in Encino, surfing on Napster and trading his music with other tech-happy, independent artists. While online, a man who went by the name Infoslut told Drootin about his mp3 label No Type. Read more...

John Fasano’s “Notebooks, Sketches and Placemats” 18th Street Gallery Through Feb. 28 Zero Paws Remember the preview for “Darkness Falls,” the movie about an evil spirit who has returned, in the guise of the tooth fairy, to the town that lynched her? Read more...

We are four days away from the most highly anticipated extravaganza on television since the series premiere of Fox’s “Girls Club.” Come Sunday, my fridge will be stocked and my eyes will be locked on the TV. Read more...

While most people work it to the beat of top 40 pop, it might appear that international music has fallen off of the college music scene. Read more...

The latest installation at the UCLA Hammer Museum features photographs that literally pop off the walls. For students in UCLA’s graduate art program, the man behind those photos has made his way out of the gallery and into the classroom. Read more...

When most people his age were rockin’ to “Fraggle Rock” during their diaper years, Wade Robson had already begun working toward his future dance career. As soon as the dancer/choreographer discovered how to use his legs, his career had begun. Read more...