Back in the day, rappers wanted to be, and at times were, gangsters. Now the name of the game is transcendence: Rappers aim to be gods. Enter “Magna Carta... Holy Grail.” Read more...
Photo: courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records
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July 8, 12:50 am
Love or Hate: Jay-Z’s ‘Magna Carta… Holy Grail’ – clever or too commercial?
Already causing a stir within the Billboard and Recording Industry Association of America sales figures, is the album an intelligent marketing strategy or just a ploy for attention? Read more...
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July 1, 12:00 am
Alumnus Owen Clapp adapts to eclectic genres
Owen Clapp did not think he was good enough. A musician since the third grade, Clapp still said he worried during his second year of college that he was not cut out for the rigors of the music world. Read more...
Photo: Alumnus Owen Clapp recently released collaboration album “The Journey.”
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June 10, 12:00 am
Thirstbusters drummer gains industry experience at Atlantic Records
Sometimes, being in the right place at the right time can make all the difference. For fourth-year ethnomusicology student Forrest Mitchell, it helped him land an internship at Atlantic Records. Read more...
Photo: Aside from his internship, Forrest Mitchell is the drummer for a band.
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June 10, 12:00 am
A look into UCLA’s student bands
For a school that contains thousands of talented musicians yearning for a space to perform, UCLA nightlife is characterized by Greek shindigs and apartment parties colored by Top 40 radio singles and electronic remixes from an iPod-connected speaker. From time to time, however, nights at UCLA are much different. Read more...
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June 10, 12:00 am
Songwriter mixes jazz, pop to write Top 40 tracks
Filled with the sounds of guitar twangs and strums, Guitar Center is a hub of musical activity. It is also where Andrew Cedar caught the interest of Artist Publishing Group producer DJ Frank E, turning the casual hangout into a publishing deal. Read more...
Photo: Andrew Cedar, a fourth-year ethnomusicology student with an emphasis in jazz studies, works for Artist Publishing Group, writing songs for artists such as Flo Rida and B.o.B.
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June 6, 12:31 am
Album Review: ‘…Like Clockwork’ by Queens of the Stone Age
If the ever-amorphous whirlwind of friends and collaborators featured on “...Like Clockwork” is any sign of the rock royalty listed in his Rolodex, Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme must throw great parties. Read more...