The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. On Mar. 31, several of the most highly regarded songwriters in the United States will begin taking the stage at UCLA’s Jan Popper Theater. Hosted by music industry professor and award-winning filmmaker David […]
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‘Songwriters on Songwriting’ course to feature notable guests
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. On Mar. 31, several of the most highly regarded songwriters in the United States will begin taking the stage at UCLA’s Jan Popper Theater. Hosted by music industry professor and award-winning filmmaker David […]
Movie Review: ‘300: Rise of an Empire’
“300” did an excellent job of porting the graphic side of Frank Miller’s graphic novel to the big screen, compensating for a surprising amount of flaws in its novel side. It’s hard to ignore the impact that “300” has had since, diving headfirst into cult film status with slow-motion sword fights and quotable dialogue aplenty. […]
The Kitchenette to offer taste of reggae at Fowler
On some days, the Kitchenette, a group of seven UCLA musicians, can be heard cooking up covers of reggae hits or rehearsing original rocksteady and ska-influenced melodies in Schoenberg Hall. On Thursday, however, the band will present audiences at the Fowler Museum with a musical feast, featuring songs that blend genres from the United States […]
Album Review: ‘G I R L’
While sex has long been a common theme in pop culture, Pharrell Williams wants to bring a little more to the table. “G I R L,” a 10-track –plus one hidden – album, including the Billboard No. 1 single and Oscar-nominated number “Happy,” featured in “Despicable Me 2,” is Pharrell’s sophomore solo release after his […]
Movie Review: ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’
“Jodorowsky’s Dune” Directed by Frank Pavich Sony Pictures Classics 4.5/5.0 paws David Lynch’s “Dune,” the most well-known adaptation of the famous Frank Herbert science fiction novel of the same name, is a fairly insignificant, messy, incoherent film. It only truly succeeds in its imagery of a world as aspiring as it could have been circa […]
Theater group to put on dark comedy musical ‘Assassins’
On Jun. 30, 1882, at the gallows where he was to be hanged for shooting President James Garfield, Charles Guiteau danced toward the noose, smiling and waving to the crowd. Guiteau, much to the bewilderment of the audience, began reciting a poem he composed called “I am Going to the Lordy,” turning his execution into a performance. This event […]