It probably isn’t a good idea to go to a Barghest show unless you plan on dancing. A lot. “You should dance because that’s what the point of all this music is.” That’s what Ian Martyn says to audiences whenever Barghest, a band consisting of five third-year UCLA students who play traditional Irish music, performs. […]
Author Archives: Kim Sanders
Just Another Metal Monday
Just another Monday night. We step off the bus and onto the curb next to an empty building. As we walk down Sunset Boulevard on Oct. 2, I teeter along behind my friends, belatedly beginning to question the wisdom of wearing five-inch stilettos to a concert. But they’re silver, and therefore worth the pain. PREVIEW […]
Six years later, do students still want their MTV?
In 1985, Sting sang “I want my MTV” as the hook in Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing,” and generations of teens have earnestly agreed with him. But with the televisions in Ackerman Union’s dining area playing mtvU exclusively ““ at the expense of student programming or other news coverage ““ the question is whether MTV […]
SOUNDBITES: Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian “A Twist in the Myth” Nuclear Blast Records (Out Of 5) To judge from their musical exports, the Germans have had it tough. Ever since the ’80s, the only way they’ve been able to rock is like a hurricane, which, ironically enough, is something they probably had little experience with until the Scorpions’ […]
Soundbites: New York Dolls
New York Dolls “One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This” ROAD RUNNER RECORDS (Out Of 5) After 30 years, a revamped lineup of the New York Dolls has released a third studio album, “One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This,” an effort that puts to rest omnipresent accusations of […]
Soundbites: Def Leppard – "Yeah!"
It’s not an easy thing to do. Aerosmith pulled it off with 2004’s “Honkin’ on Bobo” by rockin’ out blues staples, but classic rockers covering a whole album of rock classics? Is there any point? Surprisingly, Def Leppard’s “Yeah!” manages to walk perfectly the thin line between paying tribute to their influences and just being […]
Mozart cycle rolls into Royce
They’re back. They’re in black. But they’re not about to rock. In fact, the music the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will play this weekend is quite a bit more sophisticated than that of AC/DC. But we might salute them anyhow. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In celebration […]