On a winter evening in my bedroom, I sat down with musician ILAYALI (Ali Alqatari) for an intimate conversation about their artistic journey. The Saudi-born, LA-based artist has been steadily building momentum in the local music scene, crafting songs that blend ethereal alternative pop sensibilities with deeper explorations of identity, perception, and self-discovery.
The UCLA Divest Coalition and allied organizations are rallying today in Royce Quad to mark 500 days since the beginning of Israel’s war in Gaza and to express solidarity with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) 6 days after UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk moved to suspend SJP and Graduate SJP. In its announcement of the…
Best known as the frontman of the eclectic, classic rock influenced, alt-country band Geese, his voice is immediately recognizable as transcendent and virtuosic. His vocal depth is unheralded, and he can hit unexpected notes preternaturally, at the drop of a hat.
In Chancellor Frenk’s statement released Wednesday, deceptively titled “A Stand Against Violence in Our Community,” it was clear that he did not intend to respond to the real violence inflicted upon students and workers by administration and its collaborators. Instead, he moved to suspend SJP and Graduate SJP in a chilling crackdown on free expression.
Photos by Dylan Simmons & Ava London Singer-songwriter, orchestra kid, Trump impersonator… in the span of a Friday evening, the mononymous Jordana proved herself a jack of all trades. Jordana Nye’s sugary bedroom pop sound is on full display in 2024’s Lively Premonition, her fourth studio album which traverses theatrical to orchestral to comedic overtones.…
This Valentine’s Day, UCLA Radio’s Digital Press team became your messengers, turning your unspoken words into heartfelt letters for your anonymous recipients. Whether it was love left unsaid, a confession waiting for the right moment, or a feeling too heavy to carry alone, we put your emotions into writing so they could exist somewhere beyond your own mind. Some letters are declarations of love, others are quiet goodbyes—but all of them are pieces of you.
To celebrate Black History Month, UCLA Radio’s Digital Press and Music departments have come together to highlight the artists shaping the soundscape of today while drawing from a deep lineage of Black musical innovation. This month, we recognize not just the music, but the cultural and historical legacies embedded within it. Listen, engage, and reflect.
After releasing three albums and performing over a hundred concerts across Europe, Belgian instrumental band Endless Dive faced a new challenge while creating their upcoming album Souvenances due to the departure of two founding members.
The artistry displayed in the roughly two hour performance was so intensely original, stories conveyed so acutely, I left Kaufman theater battling with the profound hollowness of having witnessed greatness from the outside, the elation of one basking in the irrefutable achievements of one’s peers. No genre left untouched, WACSmash 2025 was a celebration of a talented student body left unchecked, of the immense creativity artists exercise when given total freedom to create.
UCLA has failed to support undocumented students in the face of escalating attacks by the Trump administration. Students and workers must call upon Chancellor Julio Frenk to take concrete action and protect our community.