There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Each week, the Daily Bruin A&E editors will discuss their views […]
Category Archives: Music
Rock ‘n’ roll icon David Bowie dies at age 69
David Bowie, the alien rock ‘n’ roller, teddy boy crooner and icon, died Sunday night after an 18-month battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. His publicist Steve Martin confirmed his death through Bowie’s official Facebook page and stated that he died peacefully, surrounded by family. January 10 2016 – David Bowie died peacefully […]
Album Review: ‘Where Have You Been All My Life?’
Conor O’Brien has a voice that lives simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic. Thin and reedy yet soft and yearning, O’Brien’s voice contains a magical quality – no doubt helped by his mesmerizing Irish lilt – to tell stories and tall tales in the spirit of the Irish, to precisely deliver meaning in the […]
UCLA Professor channels tradition and art with the Irish flute
Ethnomusicology professor Timothy Taylor illustrates the precise art of playing the Irish flute. The flute delineates the presence of generational Irish history along with a deep personal connection to Taylor.
Music professor uses Irish flute to relive travels, revive traditions
Each week, Daily Bruin A&E will explore the instruments of the World Musical Instrument Collection and their performers that all contribute to the musical landscape of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. This week, we highlight the Irish flute. A single night in an Irish pub dismantled Timothy Taylor’s strict, decades-old approach to classical […]
Second Take: Rachel Platten sets pop music ablaze with new album ‘Wildfire’
The first time I heard Rachel Platten, I just wanted to hear Andy Grammer. She was one of the opening acts for Grammer’s “The Good Guys & A Girl Tour 2015” at the House of Blues in West Hollywood during April. I listened to her belt an upbeat message about resilience and vehemently pound her […]
Winter Music Preview
2015 was a tumultuous yet exciting year for music and pop culture, with Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Adele and The Weeknd dominating the charts and musicians such as Frank Ocean and Zayn Malik breaking hearts with an absentee album and his departure from One Direction, respectively. Daily Bruin A&E assesses the promise of this winter […]