ABBEY STELLStaff Writer You will be surprised to know that artist Sia’s new album “Some People Have Real Problems” is classified as pop. It hardly sounds like anything ever to come out of pop sensations such as Gwen Stefani or Kelly Clarkson, and Sia’s sound surpasses them by far. This third studio album of the Australian-born singer was released at the beginning of this … [Read more...] about No ‘real problem’ with Sia new album
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Professional violinist charms audience at Raitt Recital Hall
ALEXIS SEBRINGLife Assistant MACK CARROLL/Asst. Photo Editor The musical passion that flowed from professional musician Nicola Benedetti’s violin at Raitt Recital Hall on Sunday was an inspiration to all who heard. The notes showered the audience and enabled them to find a key, even for a moment, to the heart of classical music. “Nicola masterfully played the violin,” said … [Read more...] about Professional violinist charms audience at Raitt Recital Hall
Weisman powers up new exhibition
JESSICA REIMERStaff Writer Walt Whitman once said he believes a leaf of grass is no less than the journeywork of the stars. What Whitman sees in the significance of a leaf, L.A. artist Charles Arnoldi sees in the beauty of a branch. While most artists use wooden brushes to paint, Arnoldi uses wood as paint. Until Mar. 30 the Frederick R. Weisman Museum is hosting a new exhibit … [Read more...] about Weisman powers up new exhibition
Your tube becomes ‘YouTube’
LISA YAMADAStaff Writer It started with a homing pigeon in Athens followed by running messengers in Egypt. Since then, civilization has sought new and quicker modes of communication, from heliographs to horse and buggies to electric telegraphs to the increasingly irrelevant snail mail. Today, e-mail changes the time of transmitting messages from days to seconds. But it is … [Read more...] about Your tube becomes ‘YouTube’
among us: Artist Brian Guterding
ALEXIS SEBRINGLife Assistant Take a look at Pepperdine’s student body, and most will find that swimmers, singers, dancers, golfers and runners sprinkle campus. Everybody on campus has at least one unique thing about them that helps separate them from one other. Individuality is vital, whether it be through personality, athletic ability or artistic talents. A deep look into the … [Read more...] about among us: Artist Brian Guterding