Friday, October 24, 1997 Why you can’t buy CDs for a song MUSIC: Manufacturers, distributors and record stores profit from high prices, but consumers take their money elsewhere. Read more...

Friday, October 24, 1997 Spanish nights RESTAURANT: Students can get more than a taste of Spain at El Cid restaurant By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff You can’t hear the call of velvet-clad flamenco dancers twirling from the tiny, Spanish villa-esque stage. Read more...

Friday, October 24, 1997 New band is anything but ‘Marginal’ MUSIC: ‘Prophets’ predict a show of new, different melodic proportions By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff Their album cover has the pair cartooned on a street corner, panhandling for spare change. Read more...

Thursday, October 23, 1997 Akiyoshi carves niche in jazz world MUSIC: Combination of Eastern, Western styles makes for unique sound By Sam Toussi Daily Bruin Contributor "I can only do one little thing," says award-winning jazz musician Toshiko Akiyoshi. Read more...

Thursday, October 23, 1997 A foot in the door FILM: In the competitive film world, it helps to be armed with a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award. Read more...

Thursday, October 23, 1997 ‘Mirage a Trois’ kindles emotion, draws laughs THEATER: Poetic dialogue acted out beautifully with levity, expressive rhythm By Sam Toussi Daily Bruin Contributor Anne Reiner, who has already established herself as a poet and psychotherapist, begins her playwriting career with "Mirage A Trois," which is running at the Santa Monica Playhouse through Dec. Read more...

Thursday, October 23, 1997 Band’s performance at Palace brings back ’40s MUSIC: Royal Crown Revue puts on great, timeless performance By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff Once upon a time, rough boys in suspenders curled their bobby-socked dream dates into their taut arms for a quick tangle on the dance floor. Read more...