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May 12, 11:40 pm

Hip-hop musical confronts gang violence and racism

Brandon Rainey attended three funerals last summer. Two of his former students and a brother of one of his students had been shot and killed during the 100 days and 100 nights of violence declared by two feuding gangs in South Los Angeles in late summer of 2015. Read more...

Photo: “A Tale of Two M.A.A.D. Citiez” was playwright Brandon Rainey’s response to gang violence-related tragedies that occurred in the summer of 2015. The play will be put on by the UCLA Afrikan Arts Ensemble on Sunday in the Northwest Auditorium. (Zinnia Moreno/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Film & TV

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May 12, 12:00 am

Student filmmakers collaborate with James Franco for “Mississippi Requiem”

About 15 groups of four UCLA student directors, producers, writers and cinematographers gathered for an interview with James Franco in Melnitz Hall in September. After a casual half-hour chat with the director, producer and Academy Award-nominated actor, only four teams were selected for the next step. Read more...

Photo: Arkesh Ajay, a graduate student in production directing, was chosen by James Franco to direct “Dry September,” one of a collection of four short films adapted from stories by William Faulkner. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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May 11, 12:00 am

Love | Hate: Is Paramore a relic of the last decade or is the band still relevant?

On Thursday, Hayley Williams, lead singer of Paramore, posted photos on Twitter of her and her bandmates in a recording studio, teasing fans with the potential release of a fifth album. Read more...

Photo: Hayley Williams, the lead singer of the punk band Paramore, released photos on her Twitter on May 5 of the band recording their fifth album. (Creative Commons Photo by Sven-Sebastian Sajak via Wikimedia)

Arts, Music

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May 11, 12:00 am

The unfortunate truth behind the scarcity of punk rock music on campus

Cameron Sasmor adjusted the headphones in her ears and turned up the volume, blocking out the bustle of Bruin Walk with the guitar riff to Richard Hell and the Voidoids’ “Blank Generation.” Sasmor glanced up at the students passing by, wondering if she was alone in her love for punk music. Read more...

Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)

Arts, Music

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May 10, 11:23 pm

UCLA professor reminisces the start of admiration for punk music

In the winter of 1977, Kenneth Reinhard and David Rosenak lounged in the back of a pick-up truck, sipping beers as they interviewed punk band the Germs. Read more...

Photo: UCLA English professor Kenneth Reinhard interviewed punk band the Germ before co-founding the punk radio show Your Punk Parade with his college friend David Rosenak in October 1977. (Efren Pinon/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Music

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May 10, 10:36 pm

The Who to receive lifetime achievement award at Spring Sing 2016

The post was updated on May 11 at 2:55 p.m. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who will receive a lifetime achievement award during Spring Sing 2016 on May 21, organizers announced Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: The two last living members of the rock ‘n’ roll band The Who will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spring Sing. It comes a decade after its most recent album “Endless Wire.” (Courtesy of Polydor Records)


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