The Pixies are not a band you start listening to in sixth grade to impress a girl. They’re the band that you’re drawn to when you’ve come to detest the glamour and manufacturing of popular music, for the weirdly artistic sounds of a Pixies record. When I first listened to the Pixies, seeing the video […]
Author Archives: Brendan Hornbostel
Album review: ‘NEW’ by Paul McCartney
The 46 minutes of Paul McCartney’s latest album, “NEW,” are a testament to one of the last standing heroes of classic rock music. It’s part Beatles, part Wings, and an extra ounce of a tender and mature Paul McCartney the world hasn’t seen yet. The minimalistic approach taken on the album cover, “NEW,” proposes a […]
Throwback Thursday: Singer-songwriter’s career spans decades in spite of mental illness
One of my most cherished possessions is a coffee-stained T-shirt that reads “Hi, How Are You” on the chest. Below the words is a drawing of a frog-like alien, which stares pensively out at everyone who walks by. This shirt’s illustration, which comes from Daniel Johnston’s 1983 album “Hi, How Are You,” has become a […]
Alum explores the stress of young adulthood in debut EP
The first time alumnus Taleior Boykins took the microphone, thousands of UCLA students watched him perform in Pauley Pavilion. That night, Boykins and his group took home the 2009 Spring Sing Las Donas Award for best band. Since his first performance, Boykins, who performs under the name Taleior Ashton, has kept in the rap game. […]
Throwback Thursday: Singer-songwriter Elliott Smith’s legacy leaves lasting impression
The second story I wrote for the Daily Bruin was about Elliott Smith, so it seems only fitting that the second Throwback Thursday column be about one of the most emotive and honest singer-songwriters of the last few decades. When I wrote the previous story about a high school community group, the Punk Rock Marthas, […]
Predecessor to alternative rock continues to influence music today
INTRO Digging into the record shelves of the past and filing through the film drawers of yesterday, the new column from the A&E; editors, Throwback Thursday, brings you some of the greatest and most overlooked A&E; talent of the past. So dust off your record players and VHS tapes, and find something of the past […]
Art in the Union 2013 showcases student talent across four stages
This Tuesday, the joint Ackerman and Kerckhoff buildings played host to one of the largest showcases of musical talent of the school year. Organized by the Student Committee for the Arts in conjunction with Associated Students UCLA, this event, titled Art in the Union 2013, offered four stages of live music exclusively featuring UCLA artists in four venues around the two buildings.