Members of Miike Snow created their newest album by sending files back and forth online between their residences in Bangkok, Stockholm, New York and Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Indie pop trio Miike Snow will perform at the Shrine Auditorum on Thursday. The group, which formed in 2007, includes Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt. (Courtesy of Downtown Records)
Listening to the iconic film scores of John Williams and other greats struck passion into 7-year-old Justin Freer. He knew he wanted to conduct the sounds accompanying the screen. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Justin Freer is the conductor and founder of CineConcerts, a live orchestral performance, which accompanies film showings at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The orchestra performed alongside “The Godfather” on Saturday. (Courtesy of Segerstrom Center for the Arts)
“Clue” is a quintessential piece of any household’s board game cabinet. However, it’s not essential to the average homeowner’s movie library – but perhaps that’s about to change. Read more...
Photo: The 1985 film “Clue” became a cult classic after it initially flopped at its box office opening. The film tells the story of six random people who attend a dinner in a mysterious house, during which several murders occur. (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)
Westwood’s bars, or lack thereof, can easily grow old for thirsty college students in search of a taproom suited to their tastes. Daily Bruin senior staffers Erin Nyren and William Thorne embark on a bar-sampling journey to uncover the best watering holes in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: (Jesse Wang/Daily Bruin)
Growing up, Austin Berke never paid much attention to the piles of classic rock records stored in his family garage – his father told him the records were probably all water-damaged. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Freeman, a second-year marine biology student, is a member of Bruin Vinyl, a new UCLA club centered around students’ passion for vinyl records. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The first design Matt Sarafa ever brought to life was a blue satin dress for his mother. “It was literally awful,” Sarafa said. “It looked like Princess Elsa from ‘Frozen,’ but like on crack.” His mother, Tina Sarafa, on the other hand considers the dress a treasure. Read more...
Photo: First-year student Matt Sarafa released his first fashion line, called Hot Me$$, on Sept. 14. The line includes unisex bomber jackets and camouflage shirts. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
Kyle Abraham has danced from Brooklyn to Paris – but this year, he will be calling UCLA home base. Abraham joined the faculty of the world arts and cultures/dance department this year. Read more...
Photo: Kyle Abraham joined the world arts and culture/dance faculty this year. The founder of Abraham.In.Motion, he bends dance to add a political angle to his work. (Courtesy of Steven Schreiber)
