In this conversation-style article, we aimed to learn more about each other through our encounters with music growing up in different places. As new digital press interns, we bonded over our unique and shared experiences and reflected on how our tastes have changed since becoming involved in LA’s music scene. We only hope that these memories and personal musical histories continue to grow as we spend more time working in digital press for UCLA Radio!
UCLA students are walking out of class today at noon in solidarity with Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian who was arrested by ICE last Saturday for his organizing as a student at Columbia University.
Oh, how I’ve missed this feeling—the rush of getting my ticket scanned, stepping into a venue, the pure thrill of a concert I’ve been waiting for all week. After spending a few months away from Los Angeles, returning to the city’s live music scene felt like coming home.
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.
Orion’s Belte took the stage in Highland Park’s Lodge Room on Friday. The Norwegian group blends psychedelic blues with rock to create an eclectic instrumental sound. The trio is made up of Øyvind Blomstrøm on guitar, Chris Holm on bass, and Kim Åge Furuhaug on drums.
Photos by Ava London & Dylan Simmons Peachy San Diego is a love letter to all of SoCal and its unique, flourishing alternative music scene that sometimes takes a backseat to the dominant, mainstream music industry of Los Angeles. The annual, one-day mini-festival highlights San Diegoan artists and local alternative bands, hosted by the iconic…
AFSCME 3299 and UPTE-CWA 9119, two unions that represent over 50,000 workers at the UC, are going on an Unfair Labor Practice strike this week over recently implemented restrictions on workers’ speech. Workers are picketing across all ten UC campuses and five medical centers.
The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) rallied outside of the Wilshire Federal Building at noon on Saturday, Feb. 15 to demand that the governments of Jordan and Egypt reject Trump’s plans for the displacement of 2.3 million Palestinians from Gaza. The protestors marched through Westwood Village before blocking the intersection of Veteran Ave. and Wilshire Blvd. from 1:30 p.m. until dispersal at 2 p.m..
Cover photo by Chloe Gonzales i am waiting at the footsteps the darkness of the room takes you somewhere the flashing of the lights guides you and your eyes i am waiting at the footsteps, step step step onto the stage, a girl is behind you black and white, posterized (we made it here) tunes…
AFSCME 3299 and UPTE-CWA 9119, two unions that represent over 50,000 workers at the UC, are going on an Unfair Labor Practice strike this week over recently implemented restrictions on workers’ speech. Workers are picketing across all ten UC campuses and five medical centers.
Ahead of AFSCME 3299 and UPTE-CWA 9119’s strikes over university restrictions on workers’ speech, UCLA Radio sat down with the Student Labor Advocacy Project (SLAP) to discuss the significance of these strikes and how students can support workers at the picket line.
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.
Photo provided by Maude Latour UCLA Radio’s Rising Artist Spotlight aims to highlight upcoming artists who have demonstrated unique creativity and talent through their music. Through interviews and features, we delve into their journey, influences, and aspirations, giving listeners a glimpse into the future of music. With a debut album under her belt and an…