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Philharmonic revives 1919 performance for 75th By John Mangum The Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrated its 75th birthday with a six-foot tall cake. It didn’t need candles because the orchestra was on fire. Monday night’s program replicated the one played by the L. A. Philharmonic at the first concert on Oct. 24, 1919. Zubin Mehta, who […]

Box set documents Prine’s truly ‘Great Days’ By Michael Tatum From marrying a belly dancer who encourages him to blow up his TV to wondering whether his cat’s death was an accident or a suicide, nobody comes close to capturing the "Big Old Goofy World" like John Prine. Most singer-songwriters who emerged in the 1970s […]

‘Dreams’ reflects UCLA reality Film documents American youths’ love of basketball By Bernie Cook Special to The Bruin Kristaan Johnson. omm’A Givens. J.R. Henderson. Toby Bailey. These are special names, hyped names, strange and yet already familiar. While games are still a month away, practice has started for these four "blue chip" freshman who joined […]

Hackett modernizes old plays UCLA professor directs comedies for Getty museum By Jeanna Blackman Imagine the Getty museum asking you to direct two ancient comedies. And ­ by the way ­ your work will be judged by theater-goers as well as specialists in ancient history. Director Michael Hackett, a UCLA theater professor, faced that exact […]

Serros thrust into spoken-word world UCLA student tours as road poet with Lollapalooza By Gaby Mora Daily Bruin Staff If you thought your summer was cool, imagine playing basketball with the Beastie Boys, performing on the same stage as Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, touring the country in a luxury liner, and most importantly, doing […]

Specials concert lacks excitement Despite good set, Palace show fails to rev up audience By Gaby Mora Daily Bruin Staff The most disappointing aspect of the Specials show at the Palace Friday night was the crowd leaving thinking they had seen the best of this legendary ska band. In contrast to the smiling fans that […]

‘Stargate’s’ Russell explains ‘strange reality to Hollywood’ By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff Kurt Russell is in the middle of explaining the mathematical theory he uses to select his film projects. "There’s a strange reality to Hollywood," he says. "On a scale of one to 10, there are projects that are offered. Then on […]