Saturday, December 20

Student’s music album inspired by UCLA botanical garden

In the southeastern region of UCLA near the David Geffen School of Medicine is a place where it's possible for one to get lost in the sounds of wind passing through trees, squirrels playfully running and climbing, turtles waltzing in a pond. Read more...

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James Eagle, a fifth-year religious studies student, has been producing music for six years and made a soundtrack inspired by the botanical gardens on campus. This is his first full, completed body of work and also the first work he is sharing with others.



Album Review: Red

Dissenters of Taylor Swift have cited many reasons to criticize her body of work, whether it's that her songwriting seems to always be the work of a 16-year-old high schooler, or that she exploits her romantic heartbreak on purpose as her only source for musical inspiration, or simply that she has never, ever, been a very good singer. Read more...


Soundbite: 'Banks'

Ten years have passed since the release of rock group Interpol's debut album "Turn on the Bright Lights," and since then, much has changed for the band. Read more...

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Interpol frontman Paul Banks offers an upbeat twist to his traditional melancholic tracks in this solo effort.


We Are / She is stands out with lyrics, energy

In a moment of spontaneity, fourth-year gender studies student Merilou Salazar volunteered her band to perform at an event during her junior year of high school. But there was a slight problem. She had no band. Read more...

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Bassist Jessie Meehan (left) and fourth-year gender studies student Merilou Salazar (right), who make up the alternative-dance duo We Are / She Is, will be performing at the Boardner’s Club Moscow.


Q&A: English indie rockers Bombay Bicycle Club

Today in Bruin Plaza, English indie rockers Bombay Bicycle Club will perform as part of the Campus Events Commission's concert series. Read more...

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CEC is hosting a free performance at Bruin Plaza today, presenting the British indie band Bombay Bicycle Club.




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