Daya is trying to be the new Lorde. The 17-year-old pop artist sounds just as dream-like as the “Royals” singer, and Daya’s debut studio album “Sit Still, Look Pretty” appeals to the same group of wannabe edgy mainstream listeners. Read more...
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Nine UCLA alumni joined the cast of “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion,” performing as Elsa, Olaf, Hans, Kristoff or the ensemble. The live adaptation of the 2013 Disney animated film “Frozen” currently plays three times a day at Disney California Adventure after opening in May. Read more...
Photo: Alum Travis Leland had never seen the movie “Frozen” before he auditioned for “Frozen – Live at the Hyperion” at Disney California Adventure earlier this year. (Jennifer Hu and Harish Balasubramani/Daily Bruin)
For its first time at the Hollywood Bowl, The Lumineers played its hit song “Ho Hey” and finished with “Stubborn Love.” The band consists of Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites and Neyla Pekarek. Read more...
Photo: The Lumineers performed at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday for the Cleopatra World Tour. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant photo editor)
Members of Miike Snow created their newest album by sending files back and forth online between their residences in Bangkok, Stockholm, New York and Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: Indie pop trio Miike Snow will perform at the Shrine Auditorum on Thursday. The group, which formed in 2007, includes Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt. (Courtesy of Downtown Records)
Growing up, Austin Berke never paid much attention to the piles of classic rock records stored in his family garage – his father told him the records were probably all water-damaged. Read more...
Photo: Ryan Freeman, a second-year marine biology student, is a member of Bruin Vinyl, a new UCLA club centered around students’ passion for vinyl records. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Solange Knowles quietly dropped her latest album over the weekend, but her artwork did not go unnoticed. The younger of the Knowles sisters won the internet by pairing her new album, “A Seat at the Table,” with a digital art book of poetry and photos that celebrates black beauty and confronts the realities of contemporary black struggles. Read more...
Photo: Solange Knowles released her new album “A Seat at the Table” on Friday, following the trend of adding multimedia that goes beyond the music to market the artist’s brand. (Courtesy of Solange Knowles)
Music fans can find it hard to decide which albums to stream and which to skip, considering the surplus of new music released. Each week, A&E columnist Sean Lee will compare two newly released albums and recommend which one students should listen to. Read more...
Photo: On Friday, English rock band The Wytches released their second full-length album “All Your Happy Life,” (left) while California garage rockers The Growlers released their fifth album “City Club” (right). (Left: Courtesy of Heavenly Records, Right: Courtesy of Cult Records)
