Los Angeles rang in the holiday season with KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball, which highlighted some of the biggest hits of the year. The sold-out show, which lasted four and a half hours and was hosted by Ryan Seacrest, featured musicians such as Halsey and Taylor Swift who performed alongside pyrotechnics, confetti, and theatrical smoke effects.The […]
Category Archives: Music
Student runs dance studio for children, balances work and play
Holly Haworth celebrated Halloween by leading seven children in twists and claps to “Monster Mash” in front of their parents. Haworth, a third-year philosophy student, balances being a full-time student with running her own dance studio for small children and middle schoolers. Having danced since she was 5 years old, Haworth said she opened […]
Dance Break: Casual nature of Greek, Bulgarian festival dances connects students
Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through rehearsals at a daycare-like dance studio until the age of 8. As a personal experiment, she attended workshops and lessons for 10 campus dance groups […]
Otamatone orchestra to perform as part of Japanese device art exhibit
An orchestra of instruments that resemble giant musical notes with head-shaped bulbs will fill the Broad Art Center with synthesized sounds Tuesday. The instrument, known as an otamatone, is a piece of Japanese device art that Erkki Huhtamo, a professor in design media arts, will showcase in an otamatone orchestra comprising UCLA design media arts […]
Video: Santiago’s Trip
Santiago’s Trip is a UCLA-based group of students who perform rock and alternative music around Los Angeles and in unconventional spaces such as campus parking lots. Lead singer Sahfa Aboudkhil, lead guitarist Nish Selvalingam and bass player Marcel Burgunder speak about their journey as a band.
Album Review: ‘Utopia’
Björk is back and weirder than ever with her latest release, “Utopia.” The Icelandic singer-songwriter’s first major release of new music since 2015’s “Vulnicura” combines a rustic aesthetic with a more modern, electronic element to create a complex yet overall harmonious album. “Utopia” expands upon Björk’s infamous avant-garde sound, ultimately creating a rich and charming […]
Alumna’s music video addresses codependency through self-expression
The music video for Veronica Bianqui’s garage-pop single “Victim” takes place entirely in an apartment living room. The video features Bianqui and her band in front of several different-colored sets built specifically for the video inside of the directors’ apartment. They are designed to mimic the personal journey that inspired the message of the song. […]