Lights, Camera, Shoot: A Conversation with Dan Froot

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…

An Interview with Hello Mary

Hello Mary is Helena Straight (guitar/vocals), Stella Wave (drums/vocals), and Mikaela Oppenheimer (bass). The NYC-based rock band has made a name for themselves with three unique, memorable records, a Rolling Stone feature, and tours with alternative music greats like American Football. We met virtually for an interview ahead of their first headlining tour for their…

Rising Artist Spotlight: An Interview with The Internet is Dead Podcast

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. Rising Artist Spotlight notoriously highlights musicians who we believe are the next generation of…

A Q&A with BLOND:ISH

Photos courtesy of BLOND:ISH Ahead of her Santa Monica Beach Clean Up & performance in downtown LA this Saturday, September 14th, we caught up with producer/DJ/label owner/philanthropist BLOND:ISH to hear about all that’s going been going on in her world this summer in Ibiza and beyond, Bye Bye Plastic, and more. Questions by Ethan Kung…

Rising Artist Spotlight: An Interview with smush

Photos provided by smush 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 inspiration from shoegaze legends such as My Bloody Valentine,…

Rising Artist Spotlight: An Interview with Jax Fleming

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. Photos courtesy of Jax Fleming From the heart of Henderson, KY arises a new…

An Interview with Genesis Owusu @ Mad Cool Festival

Ghanaian-Australian artist Kofi Owusu-Ansah—better known by the moniker Genesis Owusu—is anything but a conformist. With a genre-defying discography that communicates deeply personal, critical narratives, Owusu is constantly pushing the boundaries of his medium; Owusu touches on themes of racism, depression, and Absurdism, utilizing soundscapes that veer from R&B to EDM to Hip-Hop.

An Interview with DJ Habibeats

From starting Habibi’s House party in 2021 with modest crowds to celebrating two back-to-back sold-out shows in LA a few years later, Ibrahim Abu-Ali, AKA DJ Habibeats, is triumphantly growing and forging paths in the music industry for third-culture artists along the way. His new song ‘Wala’ is coming out June 7th. I had the…