This post was updated Feb. 10 at 12:51 a.m. For many K-pop artists, it is time to break free of the confinement of a group and expand their talents by going solo. Read more...
Photo: (Valerie Liman/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Film & TV
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January 26, 4:48 pm
Sundance 2025 Q&A: Directors, producers of “One to One: John & Yoko” reframe iconic love story
Music’s most famous – and most scrutinized – love story is continuing to unfold on screen, five decades later. Following a successful world premiere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, Academy Award winner Kevin Macdonald’s “One to One: John & Yoko” made its Sundance debut in Park City, Utah. Read more...
Photo: Sam Rice-Edwards, Alice Webb, Kevin Macdonald and Peter Worsley (left to right) smile for a photo. The filmmakers attended the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in celebration of their documentary, “One to One: John & Yoko.” (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
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January 25, 4:48 pm
Sinatra sisters donate Frank Sinatra’s celebrated piano to UCLA
This post was updated Jan. 26 at 8:40 p.m. A priceless piece of Frank Sinatra’s personal instrument collection has found a new home at UCLA. A 92-key historic Bösendorfer piano was unloaded at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music last month following a donation of the instrument by Frank Sinatra’s daughters, Nancy Sinatra and Tina Sinatra. Read more...
Photo: Herbie Hancock Institute student Miles Lennox plays Frank Sinatra’s former Bösendorfer piano after the instrument’s arrival at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in December 2024. The piano was donated to UCLA by Frank Sinatra’s daughters, Nancy Sinatra and Tina Sinatra, after spending 26 years in storage. (Courtesy of UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music)
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January 23, 2:26 am
UCLA graduate student splashes into Sundance scene with feature-length film debut
This post was updated Feb. 2 at 8:02. After diving headfirst into her feature-length debut, Sundance Film Festival audiences will dip their toes in Sierra Falconer’s childhood memories of Green Lake. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is a cast member of “Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake)” pulling on a yellow sail against a rocky blue ocean backdrop. The film will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival Sunday. (Courtesy of Marcus Patterson)
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January 21, 10:01 am
UCLA-based band creates rock-influenced sound listeners will not ‘Learn to Forget’
This post was updated Jan 22 at 7:41 p.m. In the bustling Los Angeles music scene, Learn To Forget seeks to redefine the modern band experience. Read more...
Photo: Learn To Forget performs on stage against a backdrop of a red curtain. The band is a three-piece group consisting of alumnus Eddie Huante and UCLA students Beau Azuma and Paix Auslander. (Courtesy of Max Gastelum)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 21, 12:51 am
Rising artists: Winter projects are only tip of iceberg for these up-and-coming musicians
This post was updated Jan 22 at 7:52 p.m. The spirit of New Year’s is still in the air, and so is the time for making fresh updates to playlists. Read more...
Photo: (Mabel Neyyan/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music, Uncategorized
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January 20, 4:07 pm
Music preview: Queue up winter quarter with upcoming album releases
This post was updated Jan 22 at 7:46 p.m. Every January brings new beginnings, but the entire winter season can be sprinkled with fresh change. Among the developments in early 2025 is a series of anticipated albums on the horizon. Read more...
Photo: (Helen Sanders/Daily Bruin)