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The Offspring | Splinter | Columbia

January 8, 2004 by

The new record, Splinter, is also aptly titled in that it is insignificant but extremely annoying. Even the degenerate middle-schooler who thought that "studpiddumbshitgoddamnedmotherfucker" represent...
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Big Fish | Burton’s Film Baits But Doesn’t Bite

January 8, 2004 by

The dark branches of the trees on the poster for "Big Fish" contrast against their light background. This sort of coupling has become a chromatic trademark for director Tim Burton.
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The Darkness | Permission to Land | Atlantic

January 8, 2004 by

Having already made a sizable dent in the U.K. charts, 1970s-influenced hard-rockers the Darkness have brought their product stateside, and what an in-your-face product it is.
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Ryan Adams | Love Is Hell, Part 2 | Lost Highway

January 8, 2004 by

At the risk of sounding presumptuous, Ryan Adams could very well be the rock and roll messiah. Eager to take chances and blend genres, Adams has some major musical muscle in his corner.
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KCSB Top Ten

January 8, 2004 by

1) The Rapture | Echoes | Strummer/Universal 2) The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop 3) The Snake The Cross The Crown | Like a Moth Before a Flame | Waste of Time
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Shoot!

December 4, 2003 by

Sure, there are plenty of film festivals and filmmaking competitions taking place all over the country in any given week. But, how many of those festivals willingly give directorial reign to 10 random...
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Tipping Sorrow’s Scales

December 4, 2003 by

In the closing scenes of "21 Grams," one of the main characters lies in a hospital bed and recalls the urban legend that the 21 grams a human body supposedly loses at the moment of death is the loss o...
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Three Men and a Little Bjork

December 4, 2003 by

Palm Pictures has released a three-part series called "The Director's Label," showcasing the work of three directors of music videos and short films.
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Michael Jackson | Number Ones | Epic

December 4, 2003 by

It seems rather unfortunate for your latest greatest hits CD to be released while you are being charged with child molestation, but such is the life of Michael Jackson.
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Johnny Cash | Unearthed (box set) | American

December 4, 2003 by

Look, it's like this: Johnny Cash is my god and I don't think that I can do his new box set any justice.
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Upcoming Shows

December 4, 2003 by

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KCSB Top Ten

December 4, 2003 by

1) The Stills | Logic Will Break Your Heart | Vice/Atlantic 2) Erase Errata | At Crystal Palace | Troubleman Unlimited 3) Bouncing Souls | Anchors Aweigh | Epitaph
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The Robots are Here

November 20, 2003 by

Here at Artsweek we relish the fact that we are trendsetters, or at least like to think we can spot a fad before it hits the mainstream. Each week we slave away into the wee hours of the morning, like...
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She-bot Factoid Box

November 20, 2003 by

"Oh, those marvelous metal men!" But what about history's metal women? Too long have history's ladytrons stood in the shadows of their robo-brothers. Here's a look at the great women robots.
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Elf | Big Elf, Oversized Heart

November 20, 2003 by

Great Christmas movies are hard to find these days. Every year the television networks show the classics: "It's a Wonderful Life," "A Christmas Story" and, of course, "Die Hard".
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