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.
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.
SJP at UCLA is mobilizing to demand UC-wide divestment and express solidarity with AFSCME 3299’s upcoming strike, in addition to its campaign for divestment from Blackstone. Student protesters are calling on UCLA to disclose its assets, divest from firms tied to Israel’s war in Gaza, abolish campus policing, and engage in academic boycott of Israel.
This article is published on behalf of UCLA Radio’s News Department. Any perspectives shared below do not reflect the views of ASUCLA Student Media. On Thursday 19 September 2024, the UC Board of Regents held their second day of meetings at the Luskin Conference Center. While multiple items were discussed in their agenda, including salary…
If you asked me a year ago what I thought I’d be doing in August 2024, my last guess would be covering HARD Summer music festival. As a classically-trained musician, electronic music is probably the genre in which I feel most out of my comfort zone. Even though I’m a musicology major going into my senior year, I felt like my musical background meant I had no business covering this festival – and yet, here I was, in an effort to challenge my limits and broaden my musical horizons. Thus, I present to you: a noob’s take on HARD Summer.
Their hit song may be called “Hater’s Anthem,” but don’t be fooled – Infinity Song is a band defined by love: for their craft, each other, and their audience. Never was this more true than at their performance at The Troubadour, taking place on the second night of their North American tour. The soft rock…
Released on 21 June 2024, the singer-songwriter’s sophomore album leaves much to be desired. “The Secret of Us” comes at a moment of peak visibility for Gracie Abrams, who seems to be standing on top of the pop world. With nearly 20 million Spotify monthly listeners and a nomination for Best New Artist at the…
“I’ve realized that as a sagittarius, I’m the best me when I’m delusional. If I’m delulu, nothing can hurt me.” Tkay Maidza, 3/8/24 Tkay Maidza’s music embodies the sensation of being on top of the world, and that’s precisely where she found herself on the closing night of her Sweet Justice North America tour at…
After over two years since the release of her staggeringly successful debut album, SOUR, pop megastar Olivia Rodrigo has finally given the people what they want: her highly anticipated sophomore album, GUTS, released on September 8, 2023. Make no mistake, I am a huge Olivia Rodrigo fan. As a fellow musician and melodramatic, overthinking, obsessive…
“album cycle tours? old hat, played out, over! ep cycle tours? IN, fresh, sexy. only the hottest bands tour on ep releases. catch us on the road dishing out the hits and subjecting you to only minimal new music!” Hippo Campus’ Instagram post @thehalocline 5/15/23 Hippo Campus knows why you’re at The Greek. Yeah, they…