Legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar’s Encinitas home lies nestled in between narrow and winding streets, but the towering residence provides a beautiful view of Northern San Diego’s rolling hills, allowing the perfect combination of intimacy and expansiveness. “I’ve spent more years here (in California) than anywhere else outside India, because I love this place, especially the […]
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Webcasting fees force UCLA Radio to take hiatus
UCLA Radio hasn’t had a true radio signal since its inception in 1963. With the recent ability to stream music over the internet a viable alternative had been found. But this summer, new government policies forced the station to reevaluate the affordability of broadcasting over the web. This situation is playing out all over the […]
Fall season offers new sounds for everyone
It’s commonly understood that some of the biggest music releases of the year don’t see light until just before the holiday season. This year is no different. The struggling music industry, preoccupied this summer with file-sharing programs and new policies to throw at internet radio stations, have a slew of especially high-profile releases lined up […]
L.A.'s sacred symphony
Judy Mitoma, director of the UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance and this year’s World Festival of Sacred Music, is quick to point out that Los Angeles’ next major music festival isn’t about entertainment. “That’s a challenging idea, especially to younger people,” Mitoma said. “You’re not coming to this event to be entertained. To be in […]
Sound Bites
RJD2 “Dead Ringer” Definitive Jux DJ Shadow’s “Endtroducing”¦” gave the hip-hop world a much needed jolt when it was released in 1996, but the genre it pioneered, “instrumental hip-hop,” will keep losing its luster if artists like RJD2 can’t go beyond using that seminal album’s technique to advance their own musical visions. Sharing a futuristic, […]