The Neighbourhood’s arrival onto the Los Angeles music scene in 2011 was marked with teenage angst supported by a motley mixture of synths and a little too much echoey reverb. The group’s first EPs, particularly “I’m Sorry…,” were reminiscent of the conflicted, hormone-driven era of the late 2000s. Fast-forwarding to 2015, The Neighbourhood has improved […]
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Roaring ’90s: Riot grrrl band Sleater-Kinney reunites, releases “No Cities to Love”
The world of mainstream music is constantly transforming as new artists, styles and trends are embraced with each passing year. In spite of these changes, some musicians have maintained their popularity across decades, reinventing their sounds and careers. Each week, A&E columnist Emily McCormick will discuss the evolution of ’90s artists who have carried the […]
Tempo of Terror: The essential role soundtracks play in horror films
A woman relaxes in the hot water of her shower. Suddenly, she is interrupted by the silhouette of a shadowy figure looming behind the curtain. The figure raises a knife aloft and swings it down. The victim screams in pain as the violins in the background screech to a crescendo at the climax of the […]
Sounds of Schoenberg: The West African gondze
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 West African gondze, a single-stringed lute fiddle comprised of horsehair, wood and lizard and goat skin. To […]
Reels, Notes and Takes: Week 5
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 […]
Album Review: ‘Storyteller’
It’s been more than 10 years since Carrie Underwood won American Idol, but she’s still the queen of high-octane power ballads that won the hearts of voting audiences back in 2005. She was the rollicking country singer whose debut album, “Some Hearts,” went platinum seven times over. Now, she’s released her fifth studio effort, “Storyteller,” […]
Roaring ’90s: Snoop Dogg reinvents sound by fusing hip-hop, R&B in recent album
The world of mainstream music is constantly transforming as new artists, styles and trends are embraced with each passing year. In spite of these changes, some musicians have maintained their popularity across decades, reinventing their sounds and careers. Each week, A&E columnist Emily McCormick will discuss the evolution of ’90s artists who have carried the […]