Category Archives: Music

Dressed in a button-down shirt, tie and blue jeans, Paul Abramson, a UCLA professor of psychology, looks like a typical lecturer, but his hidden talent for punk rock definitely sets him apart.

Muse’s latest venture, “The 2nd Law,” references everything from Michael Jackson to dubstep to Queen (this is Muse, after all). The result is a massive variety that, though somewhat tied together under the banner of Muse’s unsubtle, riotous sound, doesn’t fully manage to come together.

Steven Ellison is a Los Angeles producer who is mostly known by his stage name Flying Lotus, or “FlyLo.”

Musical tastes ranged from No Doubt to Cirque du Soleil.

The release of new albums always calls for exploration and rediscovery, whether that be of artists releasing a sophomore effort in the wake of a successful debut or of artists who have been absent from the music scene for over a decade.

Although second-year UCLA student Sara Lynn is fascinated by the human brain, she decided to change her tune, and major, from neuroscience to music history.

American musician Mat Kearney has always bent genres with his blend of folk, rock and hip-hop. He brings that same creativity to his third album “Young Love,” which he has been promoting this summer on tour with pop-rock band Train.