Red Hot Chili Peppers to headline Lollapalooza


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USC’s campus is exploding with chatter of Coachella being in just a few days, but now that the Lollapalooza line-up has been announced, avid festival fans can get excited for another summer festival. Festivals such as Lollapalooza, Coachella and Outside Lands are known for filling three days with line-ups people only thought they could dream about. This […]

Gary Ross passes on directing ‘The Hunger Games’ sequel


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Gary Ross, the writer and director of The Hunger Games, has officially passed on directing the much-anticipated sequel in the franchise, Catching Fire. The official announcement comes from the director himself, after recent speculation about his possible departure from the franchise. The online world was flooded with rumors that he had already passed on the film […]

Breaking: Two graduate students killed west of USC campus


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Two graduate students were fatally shot early Wednesday morning in a car in front of a residence on Raymond Avenue near 27th Street, according to Dept. of Public Safety Capt. David Carlisle. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the scene, where one female, 23-year-old Ying Wu, and one male victim, 23-year-old Ming Qu, were transported […]

Modern man


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Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cameron Tucker on ABC’s comedy series Modern Family, imitates a scene from the show at Trojan Family Meets Modern Family in Town & Gown on Tuesday. Stonefest talked about serving as student government president at Kansas State University.

Four different songs for the Easter season


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On Easter this last Sunday, if you’re Christian, you might have marked the occasion with traditional choral music. Or if you’re especially unorthodox, perhaps you listened to some Christian Rock. Here, in honor of the recent holiday, are four great songs about Jesus that you will never hear on Easter. Sufjan Stevens—”The Transfiguration“ Sufjan Stevens’ […]

USC expands radio network with purchase


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USC Radio has reached an agreement to purchase KCNL, a San Jose-area Spanish talk and music station, for $7.5 million. The agreement continues USC’s statewide expansion, wherein KUSC will convert KCNL 104.9 to a non-commercial classical music station. USC will acquire the station from Principle Broadcasting Network San Jose, LLC, owned by Charles Banta, according […]

Who is rapper Jay Electronica?


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Jay Electronica is the greatest rapper you’ve never heard of. If you have heard the name, then it’s likely that you haven’t heard enough of him and not because you haven’t been listening, but because his releases have been sparse and his live appearances elusive. Adjectives to describe his rapping abilities: sophisticated, explosive and otherworldly. […]

Get live


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Macklemore hypes up the crowd during his set on McCarthy Quad as part of Program Board’s Springfest 2012. The event also included performances from headliner house music DJ Wolfgang Gartner, Anberlin and Young London.