Photos by J. Bird Records Lee Rocker, former bassist for the Stray Cats, will perform his rockabilly music at Vynyl in Hollywood Jan. 11. Read more...

  www.vgg.com By Suneal Kolluri Daily Bruin Contributor Nineteenth century artist Vincent Van Gogh displayed his brilliance in the beauty of his artwork, though demonstrating to the world he was unstable by cutting his ear off. Read more...

  Illustration by JASON CHEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Senior Staff Now on display at the Fowler Museum, “Reflecting Culture: The Francis E. Read more...

  Pharcyde ”Plain Rap” Pharcyde “Plain Rap” Delicious Vinyl We’ve all got to grow up some time. It’s too bad Pharcyde did, too. When the goofy L.A.-based rap outfit exploded onto the scene in 1992 with its raucous “Bizarre Ride II tha Pharcyde” it seemed that the group could do no wrong. Read more...

  CHRIS BACKLEY Philippe the Original in downtown Los Angeles is well known for its French Dipped Sandwiches. By Antero Garcia Daily Bruin Contributor With long, orderly lines of hungry patrons, old fashioned phone booths, and cups of coffee that cost only a dime, the ambiance at Philippe the Original recalls that of a diner from America’s yesteryear. Read more...

  Cyrus McNally McNally is a fourth-year neuroscience student who spends his spare time developing computer models of psychiatric disorders. Your opinions are welcomed: [email protected]. The Backstreet Boys are wrapping up another mind-blowing, heavily experimental set at a dimly lit club on the east Sunset strip, and AJ has just bitten the entire wing off a live bat some fan threw onstage. Read more...

  Photos by MARY CIECEK/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Children peer through the glass at a shark in one of the exhibits at the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific. Read more...