I’ve written about a couple of huge music festivals this quarter. Read more...
Photo: South by Southwest takes over the city of Austin, Texas, with bands performing at venues that range from amphitheaters to barbecue joints.
Arts, Music
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March 6, 12:25 am
Student musicians host quarterly concert
Students in UCLA Camarades don’t only learn from their professors during lectures – they also get to make music with them on stage. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 6, 12:02 am
UCLA alumnus co-authors “Beyond Genius” renaissance men
Scott Griffiths has published best-selling books on art and beer, started a craft beer brand called Rhino Chasers, worked on branding for Fortune 500 companies, lectured in business classes at universities like UCLA and Pepperdine and most recently wrote a book detailing Renaissance men and the characteristics that defined them. Read more...
Photo: Scott Griffiths (right) stands with Frank Nuovo (middle) and David Stewart (left), two of the men featured in his new book “Beyond Genius: The 12 Essential Traits of Today’s Renaissance Men.”
Arts, Music
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March 6, 12:01 am
Against the Grain: Stone Temple Pilots, Crash Kings show
One thing I learned a long time ago is that the music of tomorrow cannot be written without the music we have today. Read more...
Photo: The sound that Stone Temple Pilots was able to engineer in the early ’90s is a toast to the enduring influence and legacy of American music.
Arts, Film & TV
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March 6, 12:01 am
“Beyond the Hills” plays with genres
Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or-winning second feature, “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” an intimate drama of two friends forced to seek extralegal abortion under Communist rule, played better as a thriller than a message movie. The same curious quality informs Mungiu’s follow-up, “Beyond the Hills,” a gripping depiction of a remote Romanian monastery that similarly falls short of making a statement. Read more...
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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March 4, 11:11 pm
Alumna explores perceptions of time with ‘Mirage’ sculpture
UCLA Hammer Museum’s most recent exhibit may appear like an abstract, amorphous shape or some unknown alien creature. But this sculpture is more human than one may think. In fact, it is human. Read more...
Photo: The sculpture “Mirage” by UCLA alumna and artist Katie Grinnan consists of multiple casts of Grinnan’s body performing a series of sun salutation yoga poses.
Arts, Lifestyle
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March 4, 11:05 pm
UCLA students fundraise to help secure Super Smash Bros. Melee a spot at EVO tournament
The illustration accompanying this article is misleading. See the bottom of the article for additional information. At UCLA the fighting spirit is alive and well, but not in such a literal way. Read more...