Category Archives: Arts

By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Senior Staff Whether it comes in the form of a marching band’s snares or a pounding disco beat, the drum has always been a universal instrument. Here at UCLA, it’s no different. For a group of 20 students, all possessing diverse backgrounds and experiences, drums serve not just as a […]

By Megan Dickerson Daily Bruin Senior Staff Portrait artists are like hunters, following the scent of a certain pose or an indescribable smirk. They stalk their subjects, in hopes of confining to the page an elusive twinkle or a characteristic shrug. In this light, consider David Hockney’s new work at the UCLA Hammer Museum a […]

By Gideon Cross Daily Bruin Contributor The half homage, half poking fun soul/hip-hop posturing that sometimes wears a bit thin on Beck’s mostly impressive latest release “Midnite Vultures” was in full force Friday night at the Greek Theater. The eclectic musician kept his tongue firmly in cheek for most of the hour and 40 minute […]

“The Scarlet Pimpernel” Through June 18 Ahmanson Theatre Tickets $25 – $70 (213) 628-2772 The chorus sung about the infamous storybook hero and star of “The Scarlet Pimpernel” echoed through the Ahmanson Theatre at the play’s opening last week. “We seek him here, We seek him there / Those Frenchies seek him everywhere / Is […]

Everyone knows the standard first-year dorm initiation ““ the floor trip to “The Price is Right” taping. Usually one dreams the night before of hearing Rod Roddy shout out to “Come on down because you are the next contestant,” only to wake up to reality knowing that the chances are slim to none ““ actually […]

By Brent Hopkins Daily Bruin Senior Staff Saying farewell to the dead doesn’t have to be a somber occasion. Not if you’re an Orange County punk, at least. For the near-capacity crowd filling the vast expanse of Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Saturday’s tribute to Dennis Danell, late guitarist of Social Distortion, was not a time for […]

By Barbara McGuire Daily Bruin Contributor Forget the oven, don’t even think about the microwave, and who needs a stove. Clearly these cooking tools are passé, now that novel recipes call for cooking with dishwashers and car engines. This kind of “extreme” cooking for adventurous cooks is contained in just one of the crazy chapters […]