Pepperdine’s resident guitar virtuoso to begin teaching a master class. By Jovita McLeod Staff Writer Too often, master classes are masterful in name only. True masters of an art are, by their very nature, quite rare. One who is gracious enough to share his knowledge with young learners is even harder to find. On Saturday, Pepperdine will break that trend; the university will … [Read more...] about Taking lessons from the pros
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From the red pill to the revolution
Pepperdine sounds off on the final chapter of ‘The Matrix’ By Peter Celauro A&E Editor To some, the impending release of “The Matrix: Revolutions” is the most exciting thing to happen since … well, the release of “The Matrix: Reloaded.” Others are so fed up with Matrix commercials, posters and lunchboxes, all they want is for the saga to end. As is usually the case at … [Read more...] about From the red pill to the revolution
Going back to their ‘Roots’
The Katinas get back to basics in their latest release, addressing issues of faithfulness with their signature smooth harmonies. By Maya Minwary Assistant A&E Editor To many stars in the music industry, growing older may be seen as a drawback. But for the contemporary Christian music group The Katinas, with age comes a new level of maturity in their singing and songwriting … [Read more...] about Going back to their ‘Roots’
New Travis offers lyrical realism, beauty
’12 Memories’ informs listeners of Travis’ influence but maintains a unique sound. By Nathanael Breeden Staff Writer Often mentioned in the same breath as Radiohead and Coldplay, the Scottish band Travis continues to insist on being unique. Though their music is blatantly similar to some of their contemporaries, particularly from Britain, the overriding theme of their latest … [Read more...] about New Travis offers lyrical realism, beauty
Film leaves viewers up a cold creek
By Elice Giorgione Staff Writer Recently my friend Leslie and I drove into Hollywood, navigated through an hour of brutal movie premiere traffic, paid $2 to park five stories underground, expertly evaded some very frightening characters on the sidewalk and then shelled out an entire 10 bucks each at the overpriced Mann Chinese 6 Theater. All this was to secure front row, very … [Read more...] about Film leaves viewers up a cold creek