This year, the Cultural Affairs Commission and Campus Events Commission decided that one UCLA student DJ will be given the opportunity to open Bruin Bash 2013 with 45 minutes of his or her own music. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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August 12, 12:00 am
Hammer Museum’s ‘Generationalpictomusicapolis’ exhibit mixes music and furniture art
When the UCLA Hammer Museum's Public Programs Associate Darin Klein asked his friend Chris Johanson to help him name the event celebrating Johanson’s work as an artist and musician, it took all of two minutes for Johanson to concoct the term "Generationalpictomusicapolis." Read more...
Photo: “Generationalpictomusicapolis” is an exhibit at the Hammer Museum blending the art of contemporary furniture pieces and music will launch with a courtyard performance.
Arts, Film & TV
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August 11, 3:51 pm
Movie Review: ‘In a World…’
Los Angeles is often the setting of Hollywood hopefuls trying to make it big in the film industry. “In a World…,” Lake Bell’s comedic first feature film, breaks away from this mold to show the viciously competitive, male-dominated world of voice-over acting, which is apparently a big deal. Read more...
Arts
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August 7, 3:26 pm
Album Review: ‘The Civil Wars’ by The Civil Wars
Irreconcilable differences of ambition. By now, fans of folk duo The Civil Wars — or anyone who regularly checks in to read articles by NPR — are familiar with that phrase as the supposed deathblow to the short-lived but superb musical career of songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White. Read more...
Arts
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August 5, 12:31 pm
CAC, CEC to hold student DJ competition for Bruin Bash
The Bruin Bash lineup has not been revealed yet, but the Cultural Affairs Commission and Campus Events Commission announced Monday that a competition will be held to select UCLA student DJ will open this year’s Bruin Bash dance. Read more...
Arts
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August 5, 2:56 am
VidCon gives fans a chance to make virtual interactions real
Smosh, Tobuscus and PewDiePie may read as obscure, odd names for some, but for millions, these names represent some of today’s most popular online video creators. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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August 5, 12:13 am
Movie Review: ‘2 Guns’
Look back on all the buddy cop movies through the years. Go ahead. There’s quite a long list of great ones: “Beverly Hills Cop,” “48 Hrs.,” “Lethal Weapon,” “Bad Boys” and (who could forget) “Rush Hour.” Well, “2 Guns” is the antithesis of all of them, taking the typical Laurel and Hardy odd-couple relationship that normally holds true in the buddy cop genre and turning it on its head. Read more...