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May 13, 2004 by

Sweet Savior of Swelter

May 6, 2004 by Jessica Jardine

Then again, I'm not exactly sure how I even ended up in this hotel room on a blisteringly hot, sunstroke-inducing Sunday afternoon. Because my cell phone has been dead for a day and the thick blackout...
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Here Come the Pixies, Again

May 6, 2004 by Shade Remelin

OK, the Pixies are back and they've brought the marketing with them. This self-titled DVD features a live show, videos and a documentary. I'll start with the live stuff.
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Van Helsing | Monster Mash

May 6, 2004 by Aaron Vaccaro

Upon entering a screening of "Van Helsing," I can honestly say that I had never been as excited to see a movie with Dracula, Wolfman and Frankenstein since the 1987 film classic "The Monster Squad."
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Huge in Japan

May 6, 2004 by Jessica Jardine

There are bands that claim Santa Barbara as their home turf and end up making it big that you'd rather not hear a great deal from - ahem, Trapt - and then there are bands like Sugarcult who've found i...
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David Cross | It’s Not Funny | Sub Pop

May 6, 2004 by Alex Scordelis

I'm not sure if any official declaration has been made, but I am pretty sure that there is a war being waged among our nation's comedians.
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The Magnetic Fields | i | Nonesuch

May 6, 2004 by Colin Marshall

After 69 Love Songs, the Magnetic Fields' three-disc 1999 epic, fans of singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/band mastermind Stephin Merritt could only have had one question floating in their minds: "Whe...
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Patti Smith | Trampin’ | Columbia

May 6, 2004 by Jory Dominguez

Poet-cum-rocker Patti Smith has produced another brilliant album. The tracks on Trampin' cohere with a finesse that comes from 30 years of creating both art and music and maintaining their points of i...
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KCSB Top Ten

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The great BIG LIST issue!!

April 29, 2004 by

You can call it laziness if you like, but it came time for Artsweek to recognize the almighty power of the Top 10 List. The Top 10 List has become a distinguishing feature of a generation in love with...
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Office Supplies Laughs

April 29, 2004 by Shade Remelin

In between campaigning for a pre-posthumous beatifying for Posh and Becks and secretly hoping for Prince William to slip and sprain his knee, the Brits managed to produce "The Office," an unassuming n...
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Walken on the Wild Side

April 29, 2004 by Glenn Heath

Is it crazy to think Tony Scott may be one of the most underrated Hollywood directors of the past 20 years? His brother Ridley Scott ("Gladiator") gets all the acclaim, but Artsweek prefers Tony, who ...
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Alkaline Trio and One Man Army | BYO Split Series: Volume V | BYO

April 29, 2004 by Brenna Boyce

Melodrama is a tactic used best by those with the artistic ability to direct such feelings in a productive way, creating work that is either tongue-in-cheek hilarious or deliciously depressing.
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The Catheters | Howling… It Grows and Grows!!! | Sub Pop

April 29, 2004 by Jory Dominguez

The Catheters are an underrated, four-member Seattle, Wash., outfit currently touring in support of this, their second - and second horribly titled - album to be released on Sub Pop Records.
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Loretta Lynn | Van Lear Rose | Interscope

April 29, 2004 by Alex Scordelis

Let's face it: The Nashville country music industry is one of the most despicable operations in show business today. While Nashville force-feeds America the glitz of Shania Twain and the grunt of Toby...
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