After I didn’t know what to expect from 2011’s release of The Vaccine’s first studio album, “What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?,” I formed high expectations that were prematurely disappointed by the band’s 2012 sophomore album, “Come Of Age.” With “English Graffiti,” The Vaccines paint a bright future for itself but left me with […]
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Jazz, funk and R&B group Fine Print takes best overall at Spring Sing
This post was updated on May 17 at 4:22 p.m. On Saturday night in Pauley Pavilion, a surprise performance by Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis and Josh Klinghoffer and skits by comedy group Company were interspersed with a cappella groups, dance teams, bands, solos and duets taking the Spring Sing stage. This year’s Spring […]
Spring Sing 2015: Eva B. Ross Foundation
Almost two years after the formation of their duet and a year since they performed across Europe, Eva Barrosse and David Miller are embracing their newly fleshed out sound with their full band, the Eva B. Ross Foundation. The Eva B. Ross Foundation will be the second act performing at Spring Sing 2015, with their […]
Graduate student questions media perception in thesis photography show
The perception of a quaint, traditional dining room in Carla Jay Harris’ thesis exhibition is shattered by a closer look at the floral wallpaper that lines the walls. The wallpaper showcases a bold image of two black males dressed up as gang members for a role in a movie, while another titled “College Gangsta Party” […]
MFA exhibit invites visitors to challenge perception of space
Wax drips onto a convoluted pipe that spans a hallway of the Broad Art Center. Design | Media Arts graduate student Hsin-Yu Lin sits underneath the installation as she speaks of her interest in objects and the social purpose they serve in a space. The hallway, which she describes as charming, is where the sculpture […]
Students and staff blend food with literature in annual Edible Book Festival
A television room with a revolving cookie bar and a chocolate river flowing from a bundt cake crafted by English graduate student Alethia Shih brought the dream world of “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory” to life in Tuesday’s Edible Book Festival in Powell Library Rotunda. Students and staff were invited to create edible replicas and […]
Spring Music Preview 2015
This spring holds not only Spring Sing and JazzReggae Festival but also the releases of new music from indie favorites Sufjan Stevens and Passion Pit, to JazzReggae Festival headliner Wale. Certain albums, including Rihanna’s “R8” and Kanye West’s “So Help Me God,” may drop without warning following the trend that Beyonce set last year with […]