Members of Bruin Harmony, UCLA’s only all-male a cappella group, have been rehearsing two-and-a-half hours a day, three times a week, for the last few months to perfect the marriage of their song and choreography in preparation for Spring Sing 2014. Following the group’s Spring Sing victory last year as best a cappella entry and […]
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Spring Sing Profile: Sienna Moffitt
Sienna Moffitt, a second-year Design | Media Arts student, grew up participating in musicals and singing covers of songs that other artists had already made famous. She would mimic the ways that the songs were sung, but she never really knew what her own voice sounded like. “A few years ago, I sang ‘Hallelujah’ while […]
Album Review: ‘Talk Dirty’
Women, alcohol and sex – three words that sum up Jason Derulo’s new album, “Talk Dirty.” “Talk Dirty” is anything but creative. It is unoriginal, uninteresting and does little but sexualize women, despite having a few decent songs. The first song on the album and top-10 hit single “Talk Dirty” sets the tone for the […]
Graduate student conductors to lead final choral performance
In an a cappella piece titled “Zephyr Rounds” and composed by Richard Vuichard, eight distinct parts are sung at once. Listeners can hear the different voices, but cannot make a distinction of which section will sing next, creating a spatial sense of coming and going as the musical wind blows where it pleases. This opening […]
Album Review: ‘Helios’
Picture an inverted pyramid. The top starts off broad and incorporates new musical styles. Then, the layers slim down to a single point, pulling away newer techniques and leaving only the raw core of a pop-rock band. Following this pyramid, The Fray manages to showcase its advanced skill set while keeping true to the band’s […]
Flavors of Westwood: Tanino Ristorante blends authentic Italian, modern flair
As Tanino Drago descends the stairs wearing a white chef‘s coat with two small Italian flags on both sides of the collar, he is greeted by excited shouts of “Tanino!” and hugs a longtime customer. This is a typical reaction to chef Drago, who has built many friendships with customers over the years. Drago, the […]
Album Review: ‘After the Disco’
Electro-pop, slow, sad ballads and existential lyrics combine together to create the typical Broken Bells sound. Although the tracks are seemingly disconnected, Broken Bells still manages to make space rock sound original. Danger Mouse and James Mercer deliver in the duo’s new album “After the Disco.” Although still alternative with Mercer’s introverted lyrics, “After the […]