Photo credit: Tuff Gong Worldwide Last Saturday, I had the treat of witnessing the heir to the Marley name: Ziggy Marley. On April 18th, widely known as Record Store Day, Marley performed his newest album, Brightside, at Licorice Pizza Records to celebrate releasing it on vinyl and CD two weeks prior to its digital release.…
This Valentine’s Day, UCLA Radio’s Digital Press team asked ourselves: What film comes to mind when we think “Valentine’s Day”? Whether you’re in the mood for love or sick at the thought of it — we’re lucky that our emotions have been cinematically captured for us to bask in. Ranging from heartwarming to heart-wrenching, we…
Photos by Dylan Simmons & Kiara Mack Tucked into a corner on the scenic Sunset Boulevard, independent bookstore Book Soup hosted a conversation with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus following the release of her latest album, Forever Is A Feeling. A bookstore may seem like a curious choice to celebrate a music release until you take…
For a Monday evening fresh out of midterms season, the UCLA Nimoy Theater was beaming with energy. UCLA Radio teamed up with UCLA’s Student Committee for the Arts (SCA) for the second time to spotlight student artists and the notable, LA based, Keni Titus.
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.
Spotify Wrapped and Radio Wrapped on the same day??? We aim to please. To round off 2024 with a bang, our Digital Press Department asked UCLA Radio members across all departments for their top albums of the year. The results came in and, boy, do we have things to say. Now it’s your turn to…
As I made my way to the Toyota Arena parking lot, it had felt like a concert was going to take place with the number of people filling the lots and heading to the box office. I’ve had the privilege of attending a concert at the Toyota Arena before, and the same energy I felt…
Written by Lily Stockton Dan Froot and Company is a collective theatre ensemble actively answering pressing sociopolitical questions. Their current project, Arms Around America, is a constellation of short plays about families whose lives have been shaped by guns. The project aims to engage audience members in a larger discussion surrounding not only what guns…
Gone is the reign of ghosts, goblins, and ghouls. 2024 has much scarier skeletons in its closet. From bloodwork to blondes to the existential thought of becoming your own worst enemy, it seems Halloween is a whole lot scarier as an adult (forget trick-or-treating, I need to get-a-job). Fortunately for you, UCLA Radio’s Digital Press…