Q&A: Australia’s electro-pop duo ‘The Presets’ talks about style, the touring life and musical maturation

Since its first studio album debut in 2005, electronic duo The Presets have emerged from Australia’s underground techno scene to become one of the nation’s popular dance music groups. Comprised of Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes, the group creates techno and dance beats familiar to fans of the club scene and also experiments with sound and mood […]

James Conlon lectures aim to revive interest in opera

Nineteenth century opera, often thought of as old-fashioned and obsolete, is definitely not on a list of trendy music for the modern age. The chairs of UCLA’s musicology department and comparative literature department said they hope to change that perception. Starting tonight, maestro James Conlon of the L.A. Opera, in conjunction with UCLA’s musicology and […]