Author Archives: David Chang

As a proud student at UCLA, I go to great lengths in supporting those who have gone before me at this fine institution. Thus, I took one for the team, sacrificed my Sunday night, and watched Brooke Burke, a former Bruin and current host of E! Entertainment’s “Rank,” count down the 25 sexiest women. It […]

When asked to name five artists who shaped the electronica landscape in 2002, assistant professor of ethnomusicology Robert Fink was hard-pressed to supply even one standout artist, much less five. Arguably UCLA’s leading source for all things electronica, Fink soon came to the realization that 2002 was a relatively down year for the genre. “We’re […]

While my roommates were re-creating last Sunday’s thrilling playoff game between the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers on “Madden 2003,” it dawned on me that Monday Night Football had already wrapped up its season. My Monday nights are now down to Fox’s new reality gimmick “Joe Millionaire” or studying. I chose the […]

The hills may be alive with the sound of music, but the halls are bumping with a mix-tape of artists ranging from Sublime, Missy Elliott to Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. As students stroll down the corridors of any given UCLA residence hall, a diverse blend of music invades their ears, but the blend isn’t always […]

Idiosyncratic special guests Beck and two-thirds of the Flaming Lips were delightful treats among the smorgasbord of talented musical artists performing at KCRW’s A Sounds Eclectic Evening on Saturday at the Universal Amphitheater. The highlight of the four-hour-long joy ride occurred midway when Beck and Flaming Lips Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd surprised and entertained […]

Music has a way of blurring color lines and breaking cultural barriers, especially in the simmering melting pot of UCLA. Yiddishkayt L.A. and UCLA Hillel will apply this concept in a two-part event that explores Latino-Jewish relations and L.A. multiculturalism. A panel discussion today in 2408 Ackerman Union at 2 p.m. will be followed by […]

At the Boys and Girls Club of Hollywood, Carolina Pineda, an 11-year-old fifth-grader at Grant Elementary School, pines for a future career in singing. Daniel Cruz, a 9-year-old fourth-grader at Vine Street Elementary School, simply hopes for a chance to learn how to play “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” on the piano. The Music Partnership Program, […]