By Howard Ho Daily Bruin Reporter Every four years, a group of individuals dedicated to their art come together in competition from around the world. No, it’s not the Olympics, but rather music competitions that have sprung up in the last 50 years. Read more...

By Kathleen Dunphy Daily Bruin Contributor  The camaraderie of the Texas based group Eniac is the clearest thing that comes through the otherwise difficult to decipher voices on the other end of Nathan McGehee’s speaker phone, even from the parking lot of a Taco Time in Seattle, Wash. Read more...

By Anthony Bromberg Daily Bruin Senior Staff Nobody may ever accuse Gavin Rossdale of being the greatest frontman in rock n’ roll. He may not be the most charismatic, his guitars solos may not be categorized as virtuosic, he may be the best looking, but one thing is for sure ““ Rossdale knows exactly how to satisfy his fans. Read more...

Shown here, is art on the wall of a home occupied by migrant workers as seen in the documentary "Rancho California (por favor)," a film directed by UCLA film Professor John Caldwell. Read more...

  CATHERINE JAYIN JUN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff John Mayer rocks the crowd at the House of Blues Wednesday night. By Shana Dines Daily Bruin Reporter About six months ago, John Mayer was virtually unknown when he played an intimate concert at the Roxy in front of a small, but sold-out group of devout fans and music lovers. Read more...

By Siddarth Puri Daily Bruin Reporter Just as Madonna so eloquently noted that love needs to fly, a new performance titled “All the World for Love,” shows how love needs to be heard. Read more...

  Touchstone Pictures "Big Trouble" opens today at theaters everywhere. “Big Trouble” Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld Starring: Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Tom Sizemore, Johnny Knoxville, Dennis Farina Usually when stars of television shows like “Home Improvement” and MTV’s “Jackass” make a movie, people don’t expect much. Read more...