Category Archives: Arts

Offspring delivers major smash to listeners, Epitaph By Michael Nazarinia By now you’ve probably heard of the song that beckons you to "keep ’em separated." The Offspring, the Huntington Beach band that has sold over three million copies of their new album, Smash, has been on a roll and atop the Billboard charts ever since […]

Orchestras and dance companies still shaken up by effects of January earthquake By John Mangum It’s been a year since the ground stopped shaking from last January’s earthquake, but UCLA continues to feel the aftershocks. Royce Hall, a jewel in the crown of Los Angeles’ concert halls, is closed for seismic renovation. Groups on and […]

Singleton’s ‘Learning’ experienceSingleton portrays university encounters with racism in latest controversial movie By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff He was a novice to filmmaking just a few years ago, but now John Singleton seems like a Hollywood veteran. In an interview with The Bruin, the writer-director discussed his career and his new film Higher Learning, […]

‘Fuck the audience!’ Independent filmmakers aren’t about pleasing mainstream audiences with compromises and formulas. Guerrilla moviedom means vision, dedication and passion. The announcement of this year’s nominations for independent film awards reflects that this spirit is alive and well. By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff It’s a wide open Oscar race, but it’s also […]

With ‘Divine Intervention,’ Slayer pushes musical extremes Heavy metal band’s latest release replete with darker, violent images of humanity By John Sabatini Even the widespread damage and total destruction left in the wake of Southern California’s seemingly unending variety of natural disasters cannot compare to the wrath the malevolent metal band Slayer will unleash at […]

Ace of bass World-famous opera singer Samuel Ramey appears at Wadsworth tonight By John Mangum Elvis may be the king of rock ‘n’ roll. Paul may be the king of big screens. But Samuel Ramey is the king of opera. Ramey, a bass, ranks among the most renowned low-voice singers of all time. His concert, […]

Whisky the right ‘Spot’ for weekend concert Up-and-coming UCLA band breaks through L.A. scene with distinct sound By Michael Nazarinia Sometimes a rock song just rocks. Other times, it starts out as one beast and through the course of the song metamorphisizes into something else completely. "Our music takes the listener on a journey," says […]