Category Archives: Arts

Thursday, October 15, 1998 ACME’s cool sounds anything but generic MUSIC: Young members of swing band rocks their way back to The Derby By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Senior Staff The mean-beated drummer hasn’t had sex for all 22 years of his frustrated life? The brass section smokes pot while the slick guitarist goes by […]

Thursday, October 15, 1998 A&E Briefs ON-CAMPUS: Dervishes whirl into Royce Breaking 700 years of male-dominated performance tradition, Turkey’s Whirling Dervishes, which take the Royce Hall stage Saturday and Sunday, are weaving women into their legions of spinning Sufi devotees. Clad in blindingly white robes and stiff, towering hats, the members of the Mevlevi sect […]

Thursday, October 15, 1998 Director hand-delivers family drama FILM: ‘Celebration’ uses home video camera for natural, familiar scenes By Ricky Herzog Daily Bruin Contributor Family gatherings aren’t always the blissful reunions they’re planned to be. "The Celebration" serves up a dark and intense banquet that exposes the underbelly of family dynamics. Danish director Ulrich Thomsen […]

Wednesday, October 14, 1998 Insipid ‘Martini and Olive’ tastes of stale ’70s spoof THEATER: Musical review dried up by incoherent story line, reliance on hackneyed subject, flat acting By Louise Chu Daily Bruin Staff Spoofing a bad show usually requires one minor detail: that your show must be good. As technical a detail as it […]

Wednesday, October 14, 1998 Actors go nude for opportunity to make it in show business FILM: Women’s roles in male-dominant industry observed in documentary By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Contributor The first frame of Odette Springer’s documentary, "Some Nudity Required," about sex in the B-movie industry, introduces those familiar block letters that spell out "Hollywood" […]

Wednesday, October 14, 1998 Cooking peas MUSIC: This trio of homegrown hip-hoppers displays refreshing versatility, vitality and a penchant for creative dance moves By Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Senior Staff Catfish, corn pone, collard greens. Salted pork, corn on the cob and Black Eyed Peas. Though not a Southern concoction themselves, on Monday night, the […]

Wednesday, October 14, 1998 Soundbites MUSIC: Various Artists, "Rare on Air – Volume 4" (Mammoth Records) The inclusion of Sarah McLachlan’s ethereal serenity, Café Tacuba’s tongue-twisting Latin beats and Ozomatli’s jazzy hip-hop on one album at first seems improbable and inexplicable. But the eclectic mix of talent presented on "Rare On Air – Volume 4" […]