Bruin Bash has announced CupcakKe as the 2018 opener. The Cultural Affairs Commission and the Campus Events Commission took to social media Monday to inform students of the annual Bruin Bash, creating a Facebook event to share the Sept. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s 15th annual Bruin Bash will feature opener CupcakKe. The rapper often creates music with with sexual themes and titles, such as “Deepthroat.” (Courtesy of CupCakKe)
A group of gang members walking through a Hollywood farmers market 21 years ago stopped to listen to a young boy playing the violin. The five-year-old violinist was the son of Margaret Martin, UCLA alumna and the founder of the Harmony Project. Read more...
Photo: Alumna Margaret Martin founded Harmony Project, which offers music lessons to at-risk youth in Los Angeles. Martin said the project has grown from only 36 students to 6,000, and has expanded beyond the city to other school districts such as Riverside. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)
“Bloom” foregoes the all-too-common route of modern albums only including radio-friendly, upbeat songs. Instead, Troye Sivan’s latest album features more slow-to-mid-tempo numbers than fast ones. In a time when streaming continues to grow, having a song become a radio hit is not the only successful method to reach fans, so an album filled with a mix of both slow and fast-paced songs can still connect to audiences worldwide. Read more...
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Hayley Thompson’s first dance performance was in her elementary school multipurpose room. Nearly 14 years later, she choreographed routines for high school students in the same studio. Read more...
Photo: Though she dedicated much of her time at UCLA to the ICARUS dance team and her summer to teaching at To the Pointe dance studio, alumna Hayley Thompson recently relocated to Spain to teach English. Thompson said she aims to find a career that allows her to both continue dance and pursue other passions. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin)
Quick, sharp moves are a staple of most hip-hop styles, but ACA Hip Hop choreographer Jay Tran taught a workshop devoted to the opposite. The Association of Chinese Americans’ dance classes, which are held for free in UCLA’s Lot 4 throughout the summer, each feature a different in-house choreographer. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s Association of Chinese Americans has offered hip-hop workshops throughout the summer, featuring a variety of choreographers at each session. Co-coordinator Eric Lee said both participants and leaders improve their ability to focus on and expand their dance styles. (Amy Dixon/Photo editor)
Izzy Escobar flies with broken wings every day. The incoming first-year musical theater student released her debut song “Broken Wings” on June 25, stemming from her experience of abuse from a stepparent, which she turned into inspiration for her music at a young age. Read more...
Photo: Izzy Escobar released her debut song, “Broken Wings,” celebrating growing from difficult situations. The incoming first-year musical theater student turned to music to overcome adversity, and has been writing music since she was 8 years old. (Courtesy of Izzy Escobar)
G-Eazy wore socks with sandals to rap the night away. After five openers dragging on, the rapper, also known as Gerald Earl Gillum, finally took the stage at the FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, emerging from smoke at 9:45 p.m. Read more...
Photo: G-Eazy came onstage in a car part way through his set in the FivePoint Amphitheatre, having made an outfit change into a white shirt and overalls. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
