At a school like UCLA, it’s easy to find oneself jaded by having some of the most prestigious and influential researchers as professors. But when two-time Grammy-winning cellist Lynn Harrell ““ a man whose list of achievements includes playing for Pope John Paul II”“ comes to teach a class, students are likely to be starry-eyed.
Category Archives: Music
Album Previews
From Adele’s music video for the single “Rolling in the Deep” overtaking Facebook statuses to the announcement of the release date for The Strokes’ newest album, winter quarter promises to be filled with long-awaited album releases.
UCLA Philharmonia All-Star Concert to showcase solo performances
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music currently has 483 students pursuing a degree of some sort.
Acoustic Coffee House event to raise funds for charity
Sitting in a coffee house, sipping a cup of coffee and listening to acoustic music is a tried and true combination for relaxation.
Alumna Lady Lazarus releases first LP ‘Mantic’
Before she became Lady Lazarus, the last time Melissa Ann Sweat sang in public was in her junior high production of “Oliver.” But three years ago, Sweat assumed that artistic pseudonym and began creating her own music.
Album Review: Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes
Social Distortion front man Mike Ness has come a long way from the days of his cramped, one-room Fullerton apartment that served as the base of the burgeoning Orange County punk scene in the 1980s.
Album Review: The King is Dead
In an album that’s considerably more concise and simplistic than The Decemberists’ previous efforts, their new album “The King Is Dead” still maintains the band’s rich folk rock sound.