Britt Daniel, Spoon’s delightful front man, sounds more like a Brit than any other singer in Texas. But the fact remains that he is ours, America, and we should milk that fact for all the nationalist pride it’s worth.
Category Archives: Music
Schoenberg concert focuses on soloists
Once every year, Schoenberg Hall rings with the sounds of some of UCLA’s most talented student musicians and the UCLA Philharmonia for the UCLA All-Star Concert.
Soundbite: Vampire Weekend’s “Contra”
From its beginning, Vampire Weekend’s “Contra” perpetuates the band’s mission statement ”“ to simply produce charming, well-executed pop songs and not reinvent the wheel.
The Business Side of the Music World
The music industry used to be a relatively simple world, where bands scored record deals, played, sold CDs and made a nice profit.
L.A. bands cross genres, cross boundaries
For Los Angeles bands such as The Divine, the city’s varied music scene presents both an opportunity and a daunting challenge.
Music Preview
From the indie rock of Vampire Weekend’s “Contra” to Usher’s R&B release “Raymond v. Raymond,” to the return of some long-lost artists (Sade? Michelle Branch? Really?), winter quarter is full of highly anticipated releases in every genre.
UCLA students go back to their roots, back to “˜La Bamba’
Some say it all changed with a 17-year-old Angeleno with Mexican blood, coiffed hair, an electric guitar and two words set to be immortalized: “La Bamba.”