Veruca Salt to fight ‘Seether’ tonight at Hollywood Palace By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff Mention the band Veruca Salt to your average alterna-bigot and you’ll get one of a handful of programmatic reactions: they’re "too poppy," they’re "sellouts," "they rip off" the Breeders. Read more...

Paris matchMeg Ryan brings her characteristic magic to Kasdan’s new comedy-romance French Kiss By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Years from now, films like French Kiss are going to be remembered simply as Meg Ryan films. Read more...

Samiam delivers hard-edged, cathartic music to Westwood By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff Between the hard-edged, guitar-driven sound of his band and the cathartic, confessional nature of his troubled lyrics, you’d think Jason Beebout, the frontman of Samiam (playing today at noon in Westwood Plaza), would be, shall we say, a troubled guy. Read more...

Family TiesMi Familia presents the extraordinary tale of one Latino family coping with the typical struggles of life in America By Jeffrey Shore My Family/Mi Familia is an extraordinary film. Read more...

Sacred song, dance convey aborigines’ culture By Lisa Marie Weyh In Western society, dreams often become subjects in a psychiatrist’s office. In aboriginal culture, dreams set traditions. Read more...

Talented pianist O’Riley arms himself with versatile musical arsenal Performer wields Bach, Beethoven, Shostakovich in Schoenberg recital By John Mangum Daily Bruin Staff Imagine knowing exactly what you were going to do with your life since the age of 4. Read more...

Tom Petty lays back in the boonies By Michael Tatum Daily Bruin Senior Staff Laid back and mellow as they are, you’d figure Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers would be a little boring in concert. Read more...