Photos Courtesy of Yena KimShe had an opened, sketch-filled notebook decorated with eraser dust at the front desk of the Weisman Museum. Technically, she was at work, but she wanted to use the lack of steady visitors on a Saturday afternoon as an opportunity to sketch some characters and faces. Yena Kim, a fourth-year art student, takes her day job as the Weisman Museum desk … [Read more...] about Artists Corner: Yena Kim
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Interview with Grouplove’s Andrew Wessen + Live Photos
Press Photos Courtesy of Marcus Haney, Live Photos by Brett Bean Matt Benton had the opportunity to interview Andrew Wessen of Grouplove by phone as he was on his way with the band for a short tour around Europe. Matt Benton: So growing up in LA, what were some of your favorite spots to hangout and surf? Andrew Wessen: Yeah, I was born right in Topanga Beach and Sunset … [Read more...] about Interview with Grouplove’s Andrew Wessen + Live Photos
Gaga Only Uses Half Her Skill Set In The Underwhelming ‘Joanne’
Image Courtesy of Interscope RecordsWe needed Lady Gaga in 2016.This year's mainstream pop landscape has been a wasteland strewn with recycled, bland EDM/tropical house, sleazy bros failing at sincerity, and our normally electrifying megastars sleepwalking through gentrified dancehall (or just ignoring pop radio all together — looking at you, Beyonce and Kanye). And the … [Read more...] about Gaga Only Uses Half Her Skill Set In The Underwhelming ‘Joanne’
Twin Peaks Rock New Long Beach Music Festival
Photos by Brett BeanTwin Peaks performed a set at the first-ever Music Tastes Good Festival in Long Beach on Saturday. Their performance, along with many others, helped inaugurate this new festival, a hoping-to-become-annual event. From the moment of the first guitar riff to the very last strike of a cymbal, the group of five delivered a high-energy performance for all the … [Read more...] about Twin Peaks Rock New Long Beach Music Festival
Humans of the Caf: Students Reveal Their Stories
Photo by Hannah Almsted Editor's Note: This is the first installment of the Humans of the Caf series, modeled after the popular Humans of New York series. Pepperdine's community is privileged to have many distinct students — unique students with unique stories. A chance encounter in the Caf can evolve into a gripping conversation and a surprising discovery about someone's … [Read more...] about Humans of the Caf: Students Reveal Their Stories
