Every year, new artists emerge, ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East Los Angeles or the coastal grunge of Venice Beach, each act has its own distinct sound. Read more...
Photo: Leighton Meester, widely known for her role as Blair Waldorf in “Gossip Girl,” released her debut album, “Heartstrings.” (Hotly Wanting Records)
Musician Noah Lennox, also known as Panda Bear, has always been a little weird. Much of this weirdness stems from his association with Animal Collective, one of the most experimental bands of the last decade. Read more...
Photo: (Courtesy of Domino Recording Company)
UCLA alumnus Joshua Brooks first began to experiment with mixing music after one of his friends bought him a set of turntables in 2001. Then a physical geography student, Brooks began playing at local parties, but he never expected to work full-time in music. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Joshua Brooks (left) and business partner Alex Slater (right) founded their independent record label, Los Angeles Music Project. The label currently has nine artists, specializing in electronic dance music. The label is celebrating its two-year anniversary Friday at V Lounge in Santa Monica. (Monica Jeon/Daily Bruin)
Every year, new artists emerge, ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East L.A. Read more...
Photo: Ska punk band the Interrupters released their self-titled debut album in August. The group will perform at the Roxy Theatre Saturday. (Courtesy of Hellcat Records)
The wait is over. The speculation has subsided and the dust has settled on 2015’s Coachella lineup. Thankfully, Bono and the U2 crew will not be playing at the Empire Polo Fields in April, and instead, AC/DC, Jack White and Drake are set to headline Coachella this year. Read more...
Photo: The lineup of Coachella 2015 was announced Tuesday. This year, Drake, AC/DC and Jack White will headline the annual music festival. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Film and Photography Society at UCLA will be entering the world of music, cameras in hand. FPS has set out to test out the possibilities of music video making with its second annual music video contest. Read more...
Photo: The Film and Photography Society at UCLA is holding its second annual music video contest. Student entries will be judged by film and photography industry professionals and UCLA professors on March 6. (Courtesy of Margaux Moores-Tanvier)
The line between Broadway and Hollywood is thinner than ever, with three movie adaptations of the musicals “Jersey Boys,” “Annie” and “Into the Woods” released just this past year and a number four times that since 2000. Read more...
Photo: “Into the Woods” (right) is a film adaptation of the 1987 Broadway Musical of the same name (left). The musical is one of the seven musicals adapted into films since 2000. (Martha Swope, Walt Disney Pictures)
