Wednesday, November 12, 1997 Third Eye Blind struts its mush MUSIC Concert delivers high-energy punch with heart-touching ballads By Trinh Bui Daily Bruin Contributor It’s always a kick-ass feeling going to a concert expecting one thing but winding up with something louder and stronger. Read more...

Wednesday, November 12, 1997 Paranoia in the basement ART Two groups of artists put their philosophies on display in "The Paranoia Machine," the latest installment in the "By-Product" series of works in Haines Hall’s basement. Read more...

Wednesday, November 12, 1997 ‘Blue Leaves’ shows both sides of insanity THEATER West Coast Ensemble depicts the comedy in tragic situation By Sam Toussi Daily Bruin Contributor Insanity is a tricky business. Read more...

Wednesday, November 12, 1997 From street corner to Philharmonia MUSIC World-renowned violinist started by playing for Hostess fruit pies By Ai Goldsmith Daily Bruin Contributor Some musicians play music out of pure pleasure. Read more...

Wednesday, November 12, 1997 ‘He Who Gets Slapped’ also gets claps for some aspects THEATER Though odd, seedy, allegorical drama proves to be intriguing By Michael Gillette Daily Bruin Contributor The Singular Productions repertory company has offered up an intriguing piece of theater with its new translation of Russian playwright Leonid Andreyev’s turn of the century work "He Who Gets Slapped." The play itself, which runs through Dec. Read more...

Wednesday, November 12, 1997 Soundbites Various artists, "The Firm" (Interscope) With the combined efforts of rap veterans Nas Escobar, AZ, Nature and Foxy Brown, it’s no wonder "The Firm" proves to be thick with hard and soft raps, passionate backup vocals and even tidbits of humorous interludes. Read more...

Tuesday, November 11, 1997 A ‘Buried’ drama is exhumed THEATER Revival of Shepard’s award-winning play fails to fully convey power of the original By Sam Toussi Daily Bruin Contributor In 1977, Sam Shepard won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for "Buried Child." Nearly 20 years later, Shepard went back to "Buried." He wanted to clear some things up and have his good friend Gary Sinise direct a new production of "Buried Child" on Broadway. Read more...