Lionel Richie’s career advice for the aspiring musicians of Music Industry 106 drew upon his own experiences – and failures – as a young musician trying to make it as a solo artist.
Category Archives: Music
Album Review: ‘Heartthrob’
After a hiatus of three years, Tegan and Sara, Canadian indie rocker twins based in heartfelt guitar-laden music, have burst back onto the scene with their seventh studio production “Heartthrob.”
Bruin alum returns to showcase funky, soulful sound at Fowler
Sitting in his girlfriend’s sorority house, singer-songwriter James Bunning could only fantasize about what it would be like to live in a place with conditions other than the grimy arrangements college housing brings to mind.
Against the Grain: Bands bring new life to American folk
Folk music has traditionally been the commoner’s music, with the individual having full control over its composition. Whether fusing rock ‘n’ roll with American folk like The Byrds or blending soulful orchestrations into folk like Bon Iver, the ability of innovative artists to meld musical influences into American folk music is tremendous.
Album Review: Yeah Right
It’s catchy. It’s riffy. But it’s definitive shoegaze punk.
Soundbite: “Fiction Family Reunion”
Many people dread family reunions because they involve a distant relative who loves to pinch cheeks and tell the kids how much they look like their mother. But Fiction Family’s latest get-together is not a reunion to be dreaded; it is one to look forward to. Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Sean Watkins of Nickel […]
Plugged In: What UCLA students are listening to
We went around campus to ask what UCLA students were listening to.