Back in the early 1970s, Billboard Magazine called Fred Walecki, owner of Westwood Music, asking him if he wanted to buy a one-page advertisement thanking the Beach Boys for all the business they had given his guitar and amplifier store.
Author Archives: Michael Palumbo
Student’s band, Los Einstein, hits the airwaves and L.A. venues
While it may seem impossible to simultaneously attend college and try to create a band, front liner Matt Einstein looks at the bright side when describing his double life.
All-male a cappella group Bruin Harmony begins holding auditions
It was a lively first week for Ackerman Union this year, as various a cappella groups held auditions for talented singers who hoped to join different UCLA performance groups.
Audiotistic Music Festival features an unusual roster of performers
Promise of pulsating beats and undeniably danceable tracks will reach this year’s “New Sound Festival,” the Audiotistic Music Festival, on Saturday at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino.
Random Voices unite a cappella singers
In the 10 years that Random Voices have been performing, their main concert event is the one they will host on Saturday: the ninth annual California A Cappella Festival.
Hollywood embraces trends in a third dimension
Films released in three-dimensional format are not a new concept, but the recent influx of 3-D action-adventure and animated films is causing the movie and television industry to quickly transition to capitalize on the stunning success of these 3-D films, from “Avatar” to “Alice in Wonderland.”