Every action we make online is recorded. Whether it’s pictures on Facebook, purchase histories on Amazon or even the momentary flashes captured by Snapchat and Instagram, society is progressively spending more and more time inhabiting an ever-changing yet permanent digital landscape. This is the premise of author Judith Donath’s book “The Social Machine: Designs for […]
Author Archives: Nick LaRosa
Beatboxer to perform at Fowler Museum’s Family Jam
UCLA alumnus Carlo Nick Paredes’ passion for beatboxing began early, in middle school, after he watched one of his classmates trying to lay down a beat on the playground. “It was recess, and I remember him trying to show off a little; he thought he was really good,” Paredes said. “I thought I could do […]
Disney Club, Hooligan invite students to ‘Be Our Guest’ cabaret show
Because of his early love for Disney, Matthew Friedman, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student, was shocked to arrive at UCLA his first year to find no official Disney-related club or group on campus. Friedman decided to fix that. In 2011, he founded the Disney Club of UCLA. Over his four years, Friedman has remained president […]
Concert Review: Gerard Way
A year since he last took the stage with his former band, My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way seemed relieved to be performing again as he claimed the mic at The Fonda Theatre Tuesday night. His time off had taught him a thing or too about life and the music industry, and he didn’t hesitate to […]
Album Review: ‘Hungry Ghosts’
Remember that big 64-pack of crayons back in kindergarten? With so many choices in hand, it was always tempting to keep adding color after color and layer after layer of vibrant wax onto the page. But there was that tipping point – that brink when the barrage of color stopped adding to the art and […]
Album Review: ‘Hesitant Alien’
Over its nine-year career, My Chemical Romance cemented itself as the pied piper of sorts for the more angst-driven members of Generation Y. It’s no surprise then that when news of singer Gerard Way’s intentions to record a solo album hit the Twittersphere, his former militant-like fan base, the MCRmy, began rallying behind him like […]
Day one of FYF Fest brings last-minute summer fun to LA
Sun, check. Music, check. Conveniently located at the L.A. Sports Arena and Exposition Park near Downtown, albeit on Trojan territory, check. Saturday of the two-day FYF Fest had all the makings of the perfect L.A.-based summer music festival and in most ways it delivered. That is, once you navigated through a seemingly M.C. Escher-inspired parking […]