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What the !!!?

November 20, 2003 by

So, it was officially the first "in the trailer" interview Artsweek has scored, and, all things considered, it went pretty darn well.
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The Beatles | Let It Be…Naked | Apple

November 20, 2003 by

I was thoroughly prepared to bash this album. So, Sir Paul McCartney, who the heck do you think you are? I'm terribly sorry that you're unhappy with the original album. Deal with it.
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Yo La Tengo | Today Is the Day | Matador

November 20, 2003 by

Yo La Tengo returns with their second release of the year, a six-song EP that contains only three original tracks. Why an EP with only three originals when they already released a full length this yea...
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Blink-182 | s/t | Geffen

November 20, 2003 by

It smells like Blink-182, it looks like Blink-182 and their new album will undoubtedly sell like Blink-182. However, it doesn't really sound like Blink-182.
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Britney Spears | In the Zone | Jive

November 20, 2003 by

If you look at the cover of any magazine these days, it seems that Britney Spears has it. If "it" happens to be excessive cleavage, jutting hipbones and flowing extensions, well, then she certainly do...
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KCSB Top Ten: Week Ending 11/20/03

November 20, 2003 by

1) Death Cab For Cutie | Transatlanticism | Barsuk 2) Belle and Sebastian | Dear Catastrophe Waitress | Sanctuary 3) Quails | The Song Is Love | Mr. Lady
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All Yesterday’s Memories

November 13, 2003 by

When Artsweek was but a mere 10 years old, a family trip through the wondrosity of Southern California led to a tour of the grandiose ocean liner Queen Mary as it rested next to its former neighbor, t...
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Shooting For Life

November 13, 2003 by

Almost everyone talks about the tragedy and disaster of other people's lives, but very few actually do something to help. Garrett Hubbard is one of those few people actually doing something.
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Love Actually | Actually Decent, Love

November 13, 2003 by

Hugh Grant could very well be the typecast actor of a generation, invading American romantic comedies with his devilishly handsome, but often bumbling British mannerisms in search of love.
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Plaid | Spokes | Warp

November 13, 2003 by

Finally, Plaid has come out with an album that doesn't sound like an attempt at rehashing Not for Threes. Sure, their past two albums sounded lovely enough, but you couldn't help but get the feeling t...
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Against Me! | The Eternal Cowboy | Fat Wreck Chords

November 13, 2003 by

Emerging from the underground with their second full-length album, anarcho-punks Against Me! are back and rocking as hard as ever. Their newest release, The Eternal Cowboy, resonates with the infectio...
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KCSB Top Ten: Week ending 11/13/03

November 13, 2003 by

1) The Rapture | Echoes | Strummer/Universal 2) Death Cab For Cutie | Transatlanticism | Barsuk 3) Hieroglyphics | Full Circle | Hiero Imperium
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Sliding Down Chutes Too Narrow

November 7, 2003 by

Barely 24 hours after having waded through the debauchery that is UCSB on Halloween night, Artsweek, dressed head to toe in a fuzzy white bunny suit, found itself immersed in one of those magical mome...
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Bringin’ Down the House

November 7, 2003 by

Artsweek had yet to see a 73-year -old woman salsa. That is, until Monday night, when the pride of Cuba, the Buena Vista Social Club, took the stage with Omara Portuondo at its lead.
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In the Cut | Not Quite Making the Cut

November 7, 2003 by

During career low points, superstar actors often try and reinvent their careers by playing against type, usually villains, sex fiends or both. This tactic doesn't always work.
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