Music inspires the soul and allows listeners to feel joyful and free, and behind every piece of inspirational music lies a songwriter and a story. Throughout spring quarter, columnist Kaitlyn Peterson will sit down over tea with UCLA singer-songwriters to explore their musical goals, personal inspirations and what makes their songs so special. AJ Jaramaz […]
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Dance student’s piece ‘Fugit Tempus’ frames space in a cardboard world
Sarah Jacobs’ latest dance piece features a cardboard set and a skeleton model named Skelly. Jacobs’ movement-based performance “Fugit Tempus” is part of the world arts and cultures/dance department’s Upstarts Series. The piece, whose name was inspired by the Latin phrase tempus fugit meaning “time flies,” will be shown Friday and Saturday night in Kaufman […]
Students create indie EDM label, collaborate with music makers nationwide
This post was updated May 5 at 4:15 p.m. Two UCLA students created an intercollegiate independent electronic dance music label that now works with students at the University of Michigan, Duke University, UC Berkeley and Cornell University. Third-year business economics student Suman Padhi and 2015 alumnus Andrew Conde thought of the idea while returning from […]
Professors consider effects Hollywood writers’ strike would have caused
Hollywood writers were poised to go on strike Tuesday, but they narrowly managed to make a deal just moments after their prior contract expired. The Writers Guild of America voted 96.3 percent in favor of a strike authorization April 24. The strike would have begun Tuesday, and would have been the first major WGA strike […]
Student band The Bash Dogs performs at UCLA’s Coastalong Festival
The Bash Dogs strutted on stage with yellow leis, sunglasses and a single inflatable seagull pool toy. At UCLA’s Coastalong Festival on Saturday, The Bash Dogs performed a set of three songs – “Howl and Cry,” “Can You Feel Her?” and “Captain Harly,” all of which will be recorded for the band’s new extended play […]
A Taste for Adventure: Fertilized duck embryo, a Filipino delicacy that proves too much
Los Angeles brings together cultures and cuisine from all around the world. The city’s markets and restaurants offer menus that may be a little different from the typical dining hall menu. Each week, columnist Matthew Fernandez will plunge into LA’s culinary scene and try food he’s never eaten before. Eggs are one of the easiest […]
Tea Tunes: Lorelei Carlson voices personal experience of femininity in music
A teenage boy once told Lorelei Carlson that her music was too girly. At that moment, young Carlson had an epiphany: Although many women listen to male artists, a lot of men don’t listen to female vocalists. She became self-conscious about any “girliness” in her writing, discarding topics she considered to be overtly feminine, such […]