Arts
May 3, 2024 4:29 p.m.
The ocean and the sky meet on the horizon as Dua Lipa submerges into shark-filled waters. The “Training Season” disco-pop sensation released her latest 11-track studio album, “Radical Optimism” on Friday. (Courtesy of Warner Records)
This post was updated May 5 at 8:37 p.m.
Dua Lipa is reasserting her place on the dance floor in new ways.
The British-Albanian singer’s third studio album, “Radical Optimism,” is her first full-length project of all-new material in more than four years.
By Reid Sperisen
Arts
May 2, 2024 5:18 p.m.This post was updated May 5 at 8:32 p.m.
These women are reinventing sync placements.
First-year sociology student Rachel Jos, first-year business economics student Kate Iwamoto and first-year sociology student Candace Tsay launched the student organization SYNC during winter quarter.
By Puja Anand
Arts
April 25, 2024 9:46 p.m.Running on bike power, Coastalong 2024 brings music and sustainability to UCLA
At the Coastalong Music and Sustainability Festival, helping the environment while listening to tunes is easier than riding a bicycle.
Less than a week after Earth Day, the 11th annual Coastalong festival will be held Saturday from 12 to 5:30 p.m.
By Reid Sperisen
Arts
April 23, 2024 11:53 a.m.Alumnus Mei-Chen Chen unearths Indigenous music of Taiwan in presentation
This posted was updated April 23 at 7:38 p.m.
Mei-Chen Chen is unearthing the fruits of ethnomusicological documentation.
This Wednesday at the Schoenberg Music Building, the ethnomusicologist will walk the UCLA community through her experiences uncovering missionary Joseph Lenherr’s field recordings of Indigenous Taiwanese tribes’ music.
By Samantha Reavis
Arts
April 19, 2024 4:09 p.m.Album review: ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ is chaired by sultry slang, melodramatic monotony
This post was updated April 21 at 11:37 p.m.
While the poet may be tortured, the poems themselves exude both monotony and melodrama.
Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift dropped her 11th studio album Friday in the form of a surprise double album “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY.” The album explores the singer’s experiences with prior relationships while weaving themes of addiction, manipulation, parenthood and family through the 31-song marathon.
By Olivia Simons
Arts
April 18, 2024 1:42 p.m.Pass the Aux event will shine spotlight on graduating students’ capstone projects
This post was updated April 18 at 7:42 p.m.
From AI to LPs, UCLA musicology and music industry students present their final performances.
The Herb Alpert School of Music’s second annual Pass the Aux event will be held Saturday and aims to provide graduating music industry and musicology students a platform to present their capstone projects.
By Davis Hoffman
Arts
April 17, 2024 5:39 p.m.Concert preview: Music nostalgia and novelty spring onstage this quarter
This post was updated April 23 at 7:53 p.m.
This quarter, artists are hopping onto the stage.
From decades-long discographies to the latest lullabies, musicians are setting off the spring soundwaves.
By Ruwani Jayasekara, Sydney Gaw, Reid Sperisen, Puja Anand, and Allison Bushong
Arts
April 16, 2024 11:18 p.m.Road to Royce: Student bands face off for chance to perform at historic Royce Hall
Student bands battled it out onstage at UCLA’s newest venue for a chance to perform at the university’s most historic one.
Co-hosted by the Student Committee for the Arts and UCLA Radio, the Road to Royce took place Monday night at the UCLA Nimoy Theater and gave four student groups the opportunity to compete for an opening spot at SCA’s Royce Hall show May 16.
By Maya Vibhakar
Arts
April 10, 2024 4:44 p.m.Music Preview: Familar artists bloom once again in upcoming spring releases
This post was updated April 11 at 7:34 p.m.
Like many Bruins, these icons of pop culture are coming out of hibernation.
Following several years between projects, artists are making their return to music this season.
By Sydney Gaw, Ana Camila Burquez, Ruwani Jayasekara, Talia Sajor, and Allison Bushong
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