For an artist with as much commercial acceptance as M.I.A., it’s startling how consistently idiosyncratic and complex her music is. Much like Kanye West – a kindred spirit, sharing an outrageous self-styled celebrity persona – she seems to give off the air of a pop superstar while making serious, committed art. Read more...
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November 5, 12:06 am
Album Review: ‘Matangi’ by M.I.A.
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November 5, 12:00 am
Musician keeps rhythm despite 25-year rest
More than 40 years ago, a young performer named Izzy Chait could be heard accompanying barroom pianists throughout Westwood. A lifelong lover of singing, Chait, now 65, returned to performing about 12 years ago after a 25-year hiatus, during which he established and maintained a career in the dealing and auctioning of antiques, eventually opening his own shop: I.M. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Izzy Chait has released multiple albums despite a 25-year hiatus in his music career.
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November 4, 12:54 am
Avenged Sevenfold keeps crowd spirited during KROQ show
M. Shadows took the stage at KROQ’s Red Bull Sound Space Friday night and looked out onto a crowd of ghouls. Attendees were encouraged to dress in costumes for the “Day of the Dead”-themed show, which resulted in a mob of classic horror villains and frights of every kind, clad in Avenged Sevenfold gear from tours past. Read more...
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November 4, 12:11 am
DJ duo GLSS breaks into EDM scene with upcoming EP
Crowd roars pulse through the halls of Ackerman Union on an energetic Tuesday night. UCLA students rushed upstairs to discover GLSS, a duo consisting of UCLA’s Philip Scott and UC Davis’ Brandon Whitney, opening for popular Los Angeles DJ duo, Classixx. Read more...
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November 1, 12:00 am
‘Music in the Rotunda’ to feature classical guitar duet
Under the dome of Powell Library sit two UCLA alumni with classical guitars rested on their knees. As they begin to play, the two guitars interweave baroque-era melodies and the acoustic sounds swiftly bounce off the rotunda and fill the second floor of the library. Read more...
Photo: Classical guitar alumnus Payam Larijani, who first performed in Powell Library over a decade ago, is returning to the second floor rotunda tonight with alumna Tiffany Wu for the first performance of Powell Library’s “Music in the Rotunda” series.
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November 1, 12:00 am
Love | Hate: Is James Blake a maverick or just morose?
Musician James Blake burst suddenly into public view with his strange and original take on dubstep, before the puttering blares of today changed the genre forever. Read more...
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October 30, 11:51 pm
Throwback Thursday: Lou Reed’s rock ‘n’ roll leaves lasting mark on music
When Lou Reed, the singer, guitarist and poet behind the influential rock ‘n’ roll band the Velvet Underground, died Sunday from a liver-related ailment, it almost seemed fitting for a man that gave so much to music, including the beautifully haunting “Sunday Morning,” that he would die on a Sunday morning. Read more...