Monday, May 4, 1998 No kinks to be found in intimate show MUSIC: Ray Davies puts on stellar performance detailing 30 years of rock By Mike Prevatt Daily Bruin Senior Staff Ray Davies, former frontman of the successful ’60s rock outfit The Kinks, delighted the near-capacity crowd Thursday night at the Wadsworth Theater with a witty, moving performance of his life’s story titled "20th Century Man." Recreating his "20th Century Man/The Storyteller" one-man show that aired previously on VH-1, Davies brought together older diehards and the young, curious music fans with the nostalgic yet influential music that took The Kinks to the top of the charts in the ’60s and ’70s. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
No kinks to be found in intimate show
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Playing the game
Monday, May 4, 1998 Playing the game FILM: Athlete and actor Ray Allen knows how to balance sports offers, the media and the game he loves. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Live performances aren’t this techno band’s forte
Monday, May 4, 1998 Live performances aren’t this techno band’s forte MUSIC: God Lives Underwater suffers from lack of vitality, poor vocals, same ol’ generic head-banging By Michelle Zubiate Daily Bruin Contributor Four months ago, techno/rock group God Lives Underwater (GLU), had yet to release its new album and the Philadelphia band’s current hit single "From Your Mouth" remained foreign to Los Angeles. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Soundbites
Monday, May 4, 1998 Soundbites MUSIC: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, "Walking Into Clarksdale" (Atlantic) And the classic rock revival continues. Late last year, Led Zeppelin and Atlantic Records released "BBC Sessions," a double album full of live tracks the seminal rock band did for the British Broadcasting Company. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Drum and bass devoid of life, can only drive listeners mad
Monday, May 4, 1998 Drum and bass devoid of life, can only drive listeners mad COLUMN: Musical genre cold, stale, leaves much to be desired emotionally So everything on KROQ these days involves some whiny male nasally crooning about love blah blah blah with a three chord progression filling up the background liner notes. Read more...
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May 3, 9:00 pm
Wild life of Wilde exposed on silver screen
Monday, May 4, 1998 Wild life of Wilde exposed on silver screen FILM: Biography of playwright inspires director Brian Gilbert to make movie exploring author’s scandalous downfall By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff College-aged youths mixed up in the sexual life of a nationally respected man. Read more...
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April 30, 9:00 pm
Screenscene
Friday, May 1, 1998 Screenscene "He Got Game" Directed by Spike Lee Starring Denzel Washington In spring time – while flowers bloom and young men’s fancies turn to love – high school seniors have to decide what college to attend. Read more...