Category Archives: Music

Embrace the noise, My Bloody Valentine is back.

UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music has produced some musical stars over the years. Paul Chihara, professor of music and chair of the Visual Media Department, was one member of a team of musicians responsible for bringing the works of Hayao Miyazaki (including “Spirited Away”) to the United States. Cris Velasco is a multi-award winning composer for music in video games, including the “Mass Effect” series.

ajakubczyk@media.ucla.edu Before the development of today’s GPS technology, travelers relied on compasses to point them north on their journeys. The Wes Coast’s band logo is a different kind of compass that points in all four directions, serving as a constant reminder of the places where the band sees itself writing and recording music in the […]

The Grammys sweep has been a permanent fixture in the award show for years. The trademark picture is notorious: the artist’s arms spread wide, barely managing to cradle those famous golden gramophones. With the Grammys coming up this Sunday night, Trophy Talk has made a special return to talk about this year’s nominees. Since 2007 […]

Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s self-titled first album recalled the deceptively pleasant pop of what had seemed a lost music: melodic guitar phrasing, Lennon-tinged vocals, a haze of noise and above all, insanely catchy tunes (see “Ffunny Ffriends”). But with its second album, the aptly-titled “II,” it’s almost impossible not to get a “White Album” vibe: The […]

Hip-hop culture will take center stage as graffiti artists, beatboxers and rappers perform and pump up the crowd in Bruin Plaza today.