UCLA alumnus Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of the rock ’n’ roll band The Doors, died Monday afternoon, in Rosenheim, Germany after a long battle with bile duct cancer. Read more...
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May 24, 12:00 am
UCLA alumnus and The Doors keyboard legend dies at 74
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May 23, 12:00 am
Alum launches musical career with debut album
Call it a talent show nightmare, but for the Sketchy Randoms it was the dream. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumnus Javier Dunn, former guitarist for Sara Bareilles, has broken off and signed with a label. His debut album “Trails” will be released on June 25.
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May 22, 12:29 am
Club helps create musical matches for potential bandmates
It's almost like a dating website for musicians – one that facilitates the creation of a band and provides venues for performances. Read more...
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May 21, 12:02 am
Album Review: ‘Random Access Memories’ by Daft Punk
Much modern debate about electronic music stems from issues with the formulaic rises and falls of beats per minute. With Daft Punk’s long-anticipated studio album “Random Access Memories,” the French duo finds success once more, changing the direction of a genre it helped define. Read more...
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May 20, 11:59 pm
Love or Hate: Columnists debate the value of singing competition reality shows
Informal Internet studies show that incidents of loud and passionate shower singing have gone up exponentially since 2002. In unrelated news, the 12th season “American Idol” winner, Candice Glover, has finally broken the five-season trend of “white guys with guitars.” Meanwhile, “The X Factor” grows with every Simon Cowell quip, and “The Voice” is almost single-handedly keeping NBC afloat. Read more...
Photo: This week’s “Love|Hate” debates whether singing competition reality shows should go on to see the next round. With “American Idol” on a steady ratings decline and “The Voice” closing its fourth season, two columnists take a closer look at the television genre.
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May 20, 12:00 am
B-Sides: Filmmakers and composers work in harmony to create legacies
In recent movie history, fans of both music and film have seen the rise of some truly great filmmaker-composer partnerships. The most obvious, of course, is composer John Williams and filmmaker Steven Spielberg, who worked together on movies such as “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Jurassic Park” and “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” Read more...
Photo: The pairing of composer Michael Giacchino and filmmaker and producer J.J. Abrams on the “Star Trek Into Darkness” score can be added to the list of successful collaborations between directors and composers, like Steven Spielberg and John Williams.
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May 18, 12:38 pm
Student performers shine in star-studded Spring Sing
The annual singing competition took off with an electric reaction from the crowd as Paula Abdul from "American Idol," Chord Overstreet from "Glee," and Jensen Ackles of "Supernatural" took the stage to be announced as some of the several celebrity guests in this year’s Spring Sing judging panel. Read more...
Photo: The band “Free Food” performs at Spring Sing.