After a hiatus of three years, Tegan and Sara, Canadian indie rocker twins based in heartfelt guitar-laden music, have burst back onto the scene with their seventh studio production “Heartthrob.” Read more...
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January 31, 12:08 am
Bruin alum returns to showcase funky, soulful sound at Fowler
Sitting in his girlfriend’s sorority house, singer-songwriter James Bunning could only fantasize about what it would be like to live in a place with conditions other than the grimy arrangements college housing brings to mind. Read more...
Photo: Sitting in his girlfriend’s sorority house, singer-songwriter James Bunning could only fantasize about what it would be like to live in a place with conditions other than the grimy arrangements college housing brings to mind.
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January 31, 12:00 am
Oscar Short Film nominations feature strong contenders
The Oscar prediction game usually comes down to the Short films – many a perfect score has been ruined by guessing winners via the less-than-foolproof method of whoever’s name sounds most award-worthy. Read more...
Photo: Minkyu Lee’s 2-D “Adam and Dog” is a retelling of Adam and Eve through the perspective of man’s best friend.
Arts, Arts Columns
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January 31, 12:00 am
B-sides: Coachella returns to roots with impressive indie, alternative lineup
Well, Tuesday was the day of Coachella statuses. Once a year, music fans everywhere take to social media to celebrate their successful ticket purchases, mourn their bad luck, or look sadly at their bank account statements and watch these statuses come and go. Read more...
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January 30, 12:10 am
Whitney Port holds Q&A session at UCLA
The beginning of Whitney Port’s fashion career was chronicled as a part of MTV’s reality show “The Hills” and later in her own spin-off show “The City.” After starting out at “Teen Vogue” and then working in other avenues of the fashion industry, Port, still in her twenties, is now a designer and dedicated to furthering the progress of her business and clothing line. Read more...
Photo: Whitney Port, author, clothing designer and television personality from MTV’s “The Hills” and “The City,” will hold a Q&A session for students tonight in Moore 100.
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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January 30, 12:05 am
Against the Grain: Bands bring new life to American folk
Folk music has traditionally been the commoner’s music, with the individual having full control over its composition. Whether fusing rock ‘n’ roll with American folk like The Byrds or blending soulful orchestrations into folk like Bon Iver, the ability of innovative artists to meld musical influences into American folk music is tremendous. Read more...
Photo: Just as The Byrds revolutionized folk music by blending it with rock ‘n’ roll, Bon Iver has shaken up the genre by introducing intricate orchestrations to give it a melancholic sound.
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January 30, 12:01 am
Album Review: Yeah Right
It’s catchy. It’s riffy. But it’s definitive shoegaze punk. Read more...