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• Soundbite: "Dig Out Your Soul"

  Oct. 7, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.

  Under a sea of blue lights, you are playing guitar to a beautiful song that some in the crowd have been waiting to hear live for over a decade. As ...

• Orientation Issue 2008: Six hot spots for some summer fun in LA

  June 23, 2008 at 12:04 a.m.

  The way we see it, summer is a time to explore.

• Lady Danville stays close to roots

  May 16, 2008 at 12:43 a.m.

  Employed at a record label, the Los Angeles school district and in health administration, UCLA alumni Matt Frankel, Michael Garner and Dan Chang have successfully transitioned from college students to real-world employees.

• Coachella Diary: Dry Desert, Purple Reign

  April 30, 2008 at 12:13 a.m.

  Our writers cover a selection of concerts in our sixth annual Coachella Diary.

• Soundbite: Julia Holter

  April 29, 2008 at 12:03 a.m.

  Though she may list “illuminated manuscripts” as a main influence, Julia Shammas Holter also demonstrates a strong connection to the surreal.

• Focus on music, not school led to creation of synth record

  Jan. 28, 2008 at 12:20 a.m.

  During his full-time school and work schedule, an all too familiar feeling overtook Joe Williams.

• Top 10 Albums of 2007

  Dec. 10, 2007 at 12:17 a.m.

  Let’s be frank – there is just way too much music out there. 2007 brought a flood of releases and so much good stuff that there is no way 10 ...

• Culture shock

  Nov. 16, 2007 at 12:26 a.m.

  Drugged-out hippies lazily aspired to live in one. The Partridge family idealized and trivialized the possibilities of one.

• Old piano, brand-new sound

  Oct. 29, 2007 at 2:05 a.m.

  Oftentimes, a musician’s ability to produce something beautiful, genuine and personal is proportional to how acutely she can draw from within. However, Sally Seltmann of New Buffalo went outside.

• Swedish Invasion

  Oct. 5, 2007 at 1:16 a.m.

  In addition to snack staple Swedish Fish and furniture godsend Ikea, college students – and Americans in general – have seamlessly allowed another aspect of Swedish culture to trickle into their daily lives.