Tuesday, November 4, 1997 Parkes’ autobiographical concert makes leaps, bounds onstage DANCE Mix of writing, choreography pioneers new realm in the arts By Kristi Nakamura Daily Bruin Contributor Imagine exposing yourself onstage, not physically, but stripping down the most intimate life experiences to your barest essentials in front of a theater full of strangers and […]
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Richard Gere merges film career with spirituality in ‘The Red Corner’
Monday, November 3, 1997 Richard Gere merges film career with spirituality in ‘The Red Corner’ FILM Personally fulfilling project a long-awaited labor of love for famed Buddhist actor By Emily Forster Daily Bruin Contributor Being a movie star looks like the ideal life: adoring fans, huge pay checks and general god-like status. But according to […]
Photo of the concert
Monday, November 3, 1997 New radio MUSIC Indie bands looking for a break help the hand that feeds them at a concert benefitting Loyola Marymount’s KXLU. By Brendon Vandergast Daily Bruin Contributor The fact that there were 40 people over capacity at the Whisky-A-Go-Go in West Hollywood last Wednesday night for the annual KXLU 88.9 […]
Trainspotting#2 Cover
Monday, November 3, 1997 Soundbites Various Artists "Trainspotting #2" (Capitol) Remember when the soundtrack to "Dirty Dancing" in 1987 was so popular that RCA went ahead and released "More Dirty Dancing"? Well, that’s what Capitol Records, with the creators of one of the biggest foreign independent movies ever released in the United States, did too. […]
Sex objects come together as art
Monday, November 3, 1997 Sex objects come together as art ART By Vanessa VanderZanden Daily Bruin Staff Dental dams spilling from a wide variety of wall hangings. Condoms lurking in the mirrored drawers of a hand-crafted box. Jellies and lubricants – everywhere. Beyond a doubt, these much-publicized objects of recent years can be easily seen […]
Mug shot of VanderZaden
Monday, November 3, 1997 Bruin columnist retells crashing Hollywood-fest filled with stars COLUMN VanderZanden epitomizes suaveness as she meets famous people The following is a frightening tale. It may chill you. It may thrill you. It may even incite you to do crazy, sinister things, if that’s the kind of Bruin you are. However, it […]
Cole strikes a sultry note at Wiltern show
Friday, October 31, 1997 Cole strikes a sultry note at Wiltern show MUSIC: Pop-rock artist’s vocal range, passionate lyrics move older crowd By Sandra Kim Daily Bruin Contributor Imagine: a black grand piano, a slender clarinet, one congo drum, one electric guitar. Now imagine an older mountaineer-type man playing the electric guitar; a skinny, younger […]