Last week, Apple toyed with my emotions. On Monday, four clocks appeared on its home page, displaying the time in California, New York, London and Tokyo. Read more...
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 22, 1:39 am
Pop Psychology: _Never mind iTunes, open Pandora’s box_
Music, News
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November 19, 1:28 am
Bruin Music Tutors offers free lessons to budding musicians at Daniel Webster Middle School
As snippets of songs from clarinets, basses and violins blend and clash, eighth-grader Elida Flores glides her bow across the strings of her instrument. Her tutor, fourth-year psychobiology student Connie Yang, sings the corresponding notes and taps her foot to the beat. Read more...
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Fourth-year psychobiology student Connie Yang, a member of Bruin Music Tutors, teaches eighth-grader Elida Flores the violin at Daniel Webster Middle School.
Arts, Music
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November 19, 12:45 am
Sweet Suites
On the outside, the Powell Library is a fixture on a modern, ever-evolving college campus. On the inside, however, it is a time capsule, walking the line between past and present. Read more...
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Phoebe Ping (left), a third-year music performance student, Christopher Ahn, a music performance graduate student, and Jasmine Lau, a second-year music performance student of the UCLA Cello Studio will perform today in Powell rotunda.
Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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November 19, 12:32 am
Unique call of the ‘Freaks in the Wild’
At a first glance, members of the experimental-rock band Freaks in the Wild don't exactly live up to their name. Read more...
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UCLA alumnus, Piti Sukavivatanachai, sings and plays guitar for the Santa Barbara-based experimental-rock band, Freaks in the Wild. They will be performing alongside a number of other bands on Saturday at Operation Montezuma in Los Angeles. The band uses improvisation in both their recordings and shows to keep things fresh. (EVAN JANKE)
Arts, Music
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November 17, 2:02 am
RUSSIAN POP CZAR
From halfway across the world, a single music fan is doing his part to build localized music scenes in Russia, a country with a music scene ravaged by piracy. Read more...
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David MacFadyen, professor of Slavic languages and literatures, created and maintains the website “Far from Moscow.” The site gathers music by artists throughout Eastern Europe, including not only Russia but also the Baltic nations, Belarus and Ukraine.
Arts, Music
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November 16, 2:17 am
Internationally acclaimed show ‘Pandemonium’, an orchestra with everyday objects, to be performed in Royce Hall
An assortment of sounds fills a hall full of viewers, some sounds whispering sweet melodies, others bellowing. Read more...
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The show “Pandemonium,” from the creators of the international smash hit “Stomp,” will be playing in Royce Hall tonight through Nov. 18. Musicians use everyday items as musical instruments to create a full-stage orchestra.
courtesy of STEVE MCNICHOLAS
Arts, Music
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November 15, 12:37 am
Singers/Songwriters Unite concert series showcases students’ musical talents
If a guitar is strummed in a dorm room and no one hears it, was it ever really played? Read more...
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The Cultural Affairs Commission will host Singers/Songwriters Unite at 7 p.m. in Kerckhoff Coffee House as part of a weekly Monday night concert series. (courtesy of Zachary Meyerowitz)





