Category Archives: Arts

KROQ drone: Appeal may fall even as station ratings rise Students, KLA express discontent with 106.7 FM’s perceived repetitive playlist By Kristin Fiore Does your radio ever get that "not so fresh" feeling? If so, you’re not alone. Many fans of alternative music and KROQ (106.7 FM) feel that as the station’s ratings go up, […]

In the line of fire The arts community is in an uproar over Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich’s attempts to terminate both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Bruin gets reactions from those affected at UCLA and beyond. "Museums cannot afford to do exhibitions just out […]

Billie Joe, Kurt, Eddie: ugly ducklings unite He’s hot, he’s cool and man, when he hocks up a nice phlegmy loogie he makes you want to Shoop. He is Billie Joe, lead singer of Green Day, and possibly the ’90s version of the sexiest man alive. And why shouldn’t he be? Billie Joe has dapper […]

Law school sells out ‘Muzak Man’ shows Professor creates clever spoof of original 1958 musical classic By Jeffrey Hilger Each year, selected students and faculty from UCLA’s Law School take a break from the normal grind of legal education to produce and perform a musical comedy. Over 50 individuals plan and rehearse for over three […]

Dumb and dumber viewing ‘Shallow Grave’ director poised to ‘dumb down’ the American audience By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff With all the talk of Hollywood dumbing down, it’s surprising to see a British director interested in doing the same thing in his country. "You have to make a broad spectrum if you want […]

‘Plan 9’ musical follows steps of original movie successfully Directors Smith and Knowles create entertaining twist on Ed Wood classic By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Ed Wood, dubbed the worst filmmaker of all time, must have done something right. After all, if it weren’t for him, David Smith and Mark Knowles couldn’t have come […]

Sayles’ magical mystery tour By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff It could be an image from a John Sayles movie: in Hoboken, N.J., on a street lined with brownstones and double-parked cars, sits Marie’s, a tiny bakery brimming with customers lured by the smell of warm bread. There a tall, lanky, middle-aged man lines up […]