Tuesday, 4/15/97 The Immortal Woman Artist Paradee Chularee explores changing ideas about feminism in ‘Immortality,’ a new exhibit at UCLA’s faculty center. By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Contributor Oversized rectangular heads. Read more...

Tuesday, 4/15/97 Actors sing, dance down memory lane in ‘Grease’ Fast-paced, energetic musical spoofs excesses of ’50s culture By Cheryl Klein Daily Bruin Senior Staff You’ve gotta love a decade famous for big hair, tight pants and Spam. Read more...

Tuesday, 4/15/97 Don’t blame the fans for bands’ failures Corporate hopes for wealth, heavy rotation pressure many groups I was having a conversation with a friend recently about music. Read more...

Tuesday, 4/15/97 Bringing Russian folk heritage to U.S. Rural traditions, culture obscured by nationalist Soviet rule preserved via villagers, musicologists By Ismael Osuna Daily Bruin Contributor This may be the last chance for Americans to witness the serendipitous dance of a genuine babushka. Read more...

Monday, 4/14/97 Komeda serves up sassy show Swedish band lacks confidence but has potential to make it big By Kristin Fiore Daily Bruin Senior Staff This year, Sweden is exporting more than great meatballs. Read more...

Monday, 4/14/97 Percussion Ensemble varies rhythms Concert features rarely performed 20th century compositions By Jammie Salagubang Daily Bruin Contributor What type of music includes something that resembles a toy windup siren in the musical score, distinguishes tin cans as instruments and recognizes flower pots as more than plant bearers? Read more...

Monday, 4/14/97 Soundbites Soundtrack "The Saint" (Virgin) This is where the much-hyped movie and the over-hyped "electronica" fuse for a killer, hypnotic soundtrack that perfectly showcases what is being proclaimed as "the future of music." There are some extremely infectious dance songs on the "The Saint." The Chemical Brothers give us their absolutely fabulous "Setting Sun," a bombardment of synth guitars, pounding drums and blaring keyboards, this time minus the vocals of Oasis’ Noel Gallagher. Read more...