Sunday, December 21

Music

Arts, Music

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December 28, 2:23 pm

Second Take: Drake and Meek Mill usher hip hop feuds into 2015’s social media age

This week, Daily Bruin A&E is counting down to the New Year by looking back at the best and worst events in the arts and entertainment world of 2015. Read more...

Photo: The July feud between rappers Drake (right) and Meek Mill (left) placed hip hop brawls and diss tracks in the age of social media and online streaming. Drake’s second diss track aimed at Meek Mill, “Back to Back,” was eventually nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award and helped Drake win the feud through its quotability, online popularity and lyrical attacks. (Courtesy of James Dimmock, Creative Commons photo by Andrew S. via Flickr)

Arts, Film & TV, Music

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December 23, 11:58 am

Editors’ picks: Best of 2015

There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...

Photo: (Innovative Leisure/Timetable, Lucasfilm, Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff, Def Jam Recordings)

Arts, Music

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December 7, 12:08 am

Album Review: ‘Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven’

Kid Cudi’s new album cover for “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven” bears a striking resemblance to Robert Capa’s 1936 photo “The Falling Soldier.” In the photograph, Capa captures the moment a soldier is shot by a “speeding bullet” and falls to his death. Read more...

Photo: (Courtesy of Republic Records)

Arts, Music

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December 5, 5:24 pm

Album Review: ‘A Head Full of Dreams’

Last year, Chris Martin bared listeners his broken heart with Coldplay’s album “Ghost Stories,” a sad eulogy to his split from longtime wife Gwyneth Paltrow. This year, with “A Head Full of Dreams,” he is attempting to convince his audience he’s ready to move on. Read more...

Photo: (Parlophone records)

Arts, Film & TV, Music

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December 3, 3:38 am

Reels, Notes and Takes: Week 10

There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...

Arts, Music

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December 3, 1:58 am

Sounds of Schoenberg: The gaida

Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. Read more...

Photo: As a child, adjunct associate ethnomusicology professor Ivan Varimezov listened to Bulgarian folk music on the radio and became interested in the gaida, a bagpipe of the Balkans and Southeast Europe. He now teaches Balkan music at UCLA and performs with his two daughters and wife at family gatherings. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)

Arts, Arts Columns, Music

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November 29, 11:52 pm

Roaring ’90s: Coldplay bridges pop, alternative rock, possibly releasing last album

The world of mainstream music is constantly transforming as new artists, styles and trends are embraced with each passing year. In spite of these changes, some musicians have maintained their popularity across decades, reinventing their sounds and careers. Read more...

Photo: Since its debut in the late ’90s, Coldplay has fallen into the trap of being mislabeled as an alternative rock band. The band’s meditative, simplistic melodies and music are more reminiscent of pop and will be featured in its allegedly final album, “A Head Full of Stars,” out Friday. (Courtesy of Dean Chalkley and Getty Images)


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