The Crisis of Proliferation Paul Kirkham Arts & Culture The Crisis of Proliferation The demise of TV as we knew it seems to be approaching another landmark in the USA with news of falling ratings for that last bastion of broadcasting, the NFL. It has been a...
Rogue Nation’s Impossible Missing Kiss William Cheng Arts & Culture, Music Your mission, should you choose to accept it: name a Hollywood action movie that doesn’t contain a kiss. Tough, right? And yet that’s the most subtle stunt Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation pulls...
Pop Divas Turn an “Old” Sound into Power and Experience Alexandra Apolloni Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Society & Culture In 2014 Aretha Franklin released her first album since 1985: Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics. Whether critics praised it or panned it, they wanted to talk about age. “At age 72," the...
Fighting On and Singing Along with Prince’s ‘Baltimore’ Alexandra Apolloni Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, History, Society & Culture Prince's song “Baltimore” calls for justice – but it also calls for dancing. And while it might seem incongruous to want to get people up and dancing at a moment like this, the sound of this kind of music - and the way it moves people to move their bodies and come together – can have political power.
Sex, Theft, and Freedom: Top Summer Music Reads Alexandra Apolloni Art & Literature, Arts & Culture Steal This Music: How Intellectual Property Law Affects Musical Creativity by Joanna Demers The recent court battle between Marvin Gaye's estate and “Blurred Lines” artists Pharrell Williams and Robin...
Rocking the Library in LA Alexandra Apolloni Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, History UCLA brings the punk scene to life
“Do Not Fear Mistakes:” Meet the Artists Behind “Signal Strength,” the NYC WiFi Orchestra Chris Shimojima and Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Music, Society & Culture Statements from the filmmaker and composer behind “Signal Strength,” one of the most exciting compositions of the year.
