Monday, November 25, 1996 BOOK: Despite having several good photos, tour diary high on tinsel, lacks revealing insightsBy Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor Living in the city of Los Angeles, residents are often loosely connected to some celebrity. Maybe a roommate’s boyfriend used to date Sandra Bullock’s sister. Perhaps a friend of a friend owns […]
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The cast system
Monday, November 25, 1996 THEATER: UCLA actors and directors offer insight into, and advice for, the competitive process of auditioningBy Stephanie Sheh Daily Bruin Contributor "God I hope I get it! I hope I get it! How many people does he need? Look at all the people … God I really blew it! I really […]
Republica stifled by cramped Whiskey
Monday, November 25, 1996 CONCERT: Club is too small a setting for band’s intense dance groovesBy Damon Seeley Daily Bruin Contributor British technopunk artists Republica made a good showing at the sold-out Whiskey on Thursday night, but it was unfortunately a forgettable one. In town to promote their self-titled debut album, the group suffered as […]
Soundbites
Monday, November 25, 1996 DJ Shadow "Endtroducing …" (Mo Wax) "Endtroducing …" is a collage of snippets from literally thousands of vinyl records pasted together into a new musical composition. The remarkable thing about these musical compositions is that they sound very dissimilar from the actual songs DJ Shadow is sampling. In this sense, his […]
Attack of the Killer Giants
Friday, November 22, 1996 They Might Be Giants’ John Flansburgh looks back on a dozen years of weirdness and whimsical ideas that made the band the archetype of perverse pop they are today.By Brian Remick Daily Bruin Contributor In a time when the main concern of bands is whether or not their next album will […]
Jazz composer’s innovation lives on in band devoted to his music
Friday, November 22, 1996 MUSIC: Tunes of Charles Mingus to be performed at Wadsworth TheaterBy Nerissa Pacio Daily Bruin Contributor The string bass is often imagined as a large low-pitched instrument played by a low-profile, beret-wearing personality in the background of a jazz band. The bass player may have an occasional solo of a few […]
Screen Scene
Friday, November 22, 1996 "Shine" Written by Jan Sardi Directed by Scott Hicks Starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, Geoffrey Rush In a cinematic season of repeated claims of greatness and palpable pretension, few films manage to live up to their expectations. Pictures once touted as Oscar-caliber turn out to disappoint ("Sleepers") and festival favorites get […]