Monday, August 24, 1998 One Act Wonders THEATRE: ‘MET a Magic,’ the new production from Hollywood’s MET Theater, delivers a mixed bag of both entertaining and mundane short plays By Lonnie Harris Daily Bruin Staff In five short one-act plays, collectively known as "MET a Magic," the new MET Theater acting troupe manages to deal with issues ranging from pedophilia to modern dating to cannibalism. Read more...

Monday, August 24, 1998 ‘Chicana Falsa’ writer discovers ups, downs of being true to ‘ethnic’ label AUTHOR: UCLA alum Serros learns of book business, cultural stereotypes while moving into national spotlight By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff Author Michele Serros doesn’t think of herself as a "Chicana falsa" – in fact, she doesn’t believe there is such a thing. Read more...

Monday, August 24, 1998 Soundbites Counting Crows, "Across A Wire: Live in New York" (DGC) This specially-priced, double-disc live album is a must for Counting Crow fans, or anyone with an affinity for the craft of live rock-performance. Read more...

Monday, August 17, 1998 Smokin’ MUSIC: The third-annual Smokin’ Grooves Tour showed its staying power with a line-up that brought the funk back to Los Angeles’ Universal Amphitheatre By Tenoch Flores Daily Bruin Contributor "Three generations of hip-hop under one roof!" These words coming from Public Enemy’s Chuck D lent a perfect description to the third-annual Smokin’ Grooves Tour last Thursday. Read more...

Monday, August 17, 1998 Sound Bites Various Artists, "Music for the Motion Picture Picture p" (Thrive) The filmmakers of "p" have seen fit to sound-scape their fine movie with electronic music, an obviously shrewd choice. Read more...

Monday, August 17, 1998 The Verve soulfully rivets fans with performance at the Pond MUSIC: Undaunted by departure of guitarist, band continues tour By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Staff Led by impassioned singer and songwriter Richard Ashcroft, the Verve saved a potentially disastrous night at the Anaheim Pond Friday with an emotional, soul-searching performance. Read more...

Monday, August 17, 1998 Hollywood schmooze-fest food for thought for intern COLUMN: ‘Gift bag girl’ gets inside information from Beverly Hills party I am standing in front of Indochine restaurant in Beverly Hills wondering the following: How do you pronounce Indochine? Read more...