Jefferson Alade, also known as the creative mastermind behind Ryze Productions, is a soon-to-be alumnus at UCLA, earning a B.A. in Communications with a minor in Music Industry. I sat down with him to discuss his holistic experience as an emerging musician and how his time in Los Angeles has contributed to his evolution as…
I’ll preface this interview by saying that Almost Famous is one of my favorite movies of all time. So when I saw the opportunity to interview John Martin, the CEO of CREEM rock ‘n roll magazine, I immediately jumped on it. In a digital age, CREEM has taken the road less traveled of producing primarily…
Click on a candidate’s name to jump to their transcribed interview: Eva Jussim Hiyab Misghina BONUS CONVERSATION: Cora Murray from the Transit Referendum Listen to the IVP interviews on UCLA Radio’s Podcast Spotify! Eva Jussim My name is Eva, and I use she/her pronouns. I’m a political science major here at UCLA and an Urban…
Click on a candidate’s name to jump to their transcribed interview: Naomi Hammonds Bryce Busch Carl King Jr. Poom Yoodee Nate Magari Naomi Hammonds “Amazing, thank you all for having me. My name is Naomi Hammond, I use she/her pronouns, I’m a third year psychobiology major with minors in cognitive science and entrepeneurship. I’m originally…
“what the fuck is this?” i showed my violently straight white male roommate the video on my tiktok for you page: one of mad tsai’s promos for his music video of stacy’s brother. mad tsai innovatively reworked the original stacy’s mom into a queer narrative that features an addictive pop-rock style and a plethora of…
In the age of rainbow profile pics and Notes app apologies, it’s hard not to feel sobered by the banality of corporate activism and gay reparations. Alpha Omega Tampon, on the other hand, still manages to find the humor in all the decorum. Founded by some of UCLA’s own students back in 2021, Alpha Omega…
Her new album, Quiet the Room is out now.
Interviewed by Jackie Pierce Quinn Christopherson caught the attention of the indie scene when they won NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2019 with their song “Erase Me,” a compelling folk song with striking vocals and lyricism that speaks to Christopherson’s experience as a trans man. We sat down (over Zoom) with Quinn to talk about…
NOTE: As of 9/20/2022, the Writers Guild of America West released their board election results. Rich Talarico was not voted to a seat, but he continues efforts toward writer advocacy. He’s partnered with Stephanie Aly (advocate, journalist) to establish the Artistic Fairness Cooperative (AFC) to gather writers and fans to advocate for fair creative compensation.…
On a warm Sunday afternoon, clothing swap organization, Worn Not Torn, made their way to UCLA’s campus, bringing students together for live performances, a large array of clothes to pick from, and dare I say, good vibes.