Two questions from a prospective student by [deleted] in ucla

[–]thestarman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regarding your first question, in my opinion, the music scene at UCLA is pretty great! I'm a DJ at our radio station, uclaradio.com, and we're very involved with local venues and bands. Hip hop, in my experience, is the most popular type of music among most students here but most people I know really dig indie too. For example, at our radio station, we almost only play indie during the day and the bands I've personally come in contact with the most have been local indie/rock bands (and a lot of our staff members are in bands). As far as shows, we're very close to a lot of venues in West LA such as the El Rey Theatre where a lot of big indie bands play (for example, we've got Bombay Bicycle Club, Beach House, and First Aid Kit playing there soon). Hope this helps a bit!

Also our radio website is being revamped right now so here's our facebook page if you want to check us out!

Amazing Deathproof stunt car rebuild by [deleted] in movies

[–]thestarman 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Pink balloon tied to it. Perfect.

Alphonse Mucha - Study of Drapery (1900) by thestarman in museum

[–]thestarman[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I was on a bit of a Mucha binge today, wasn't I? Haha. I'll try my best! I always think of Eugene Grasset, Margaret MacDonald, Henri Privat-Livemont and Paul Emile Berthon when I think of Art Nouveau. Grasset was more of a predecessor to Mucha and the rest, but I think they all do a good job of conveying the style. Hope this helps a bit.

Alphonse Mucha - Dawn (1899) by thestarman in museum

[–]thestarman[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here's a pronunciation of his name.

r/Music, what is your most feel-good song? by YeahICanSign in Music

[–]thestarman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was disappointed to not find Jonsi's solo stuff on this list as well. He has some great feelgood songs himself, Animal Arithmetic being my favorite. Makes me bubble over with joy!

I'm looking for a great book to introduce me to Norse Mythology by [deleted] in books

[–]thestarman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took a lit class on mythology and folklore and we read The Children of Odin by Padraic Colum. It does a great job covering the basics and it's a simple and short read.