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Goodbye Elliott

October 23, 2003 by Jessica Jardine

Elliott Smith, one of my most cherished singer-songwriters had been found dead by his live-in girlfriend just hours earlier in his L.A. apartment, unleashing a torrent of grief from fans and admirers ...
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Mystic River | A River Worth Travelling

October 23, 2003 by Glenn Heath

At the beginning of "Mystic River," a devastating new film by Clint Eastwood, two young boys named Jimmy Markum and Sean Devine watch their friend Dave Boyle drive off with a stranger posing as a Bost...
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The Rapture | Echoes | Universal

October 23, 2003 by Daniel Haier

The Rapture wants you to dance - but not in any manner that would convince a sober observer of your sanity or muscle control. They want you to pulse all crazy jagged-like with each sporadic, funky gui...
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The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop

October 23, 2003 by Brenna Boyce

From what I understand, Albuquerque, N.M. is not famous for churning out fabulous indie rock acts. In fact, of my New Mexican acquaintances, metal seems to be the genre of choice for braving the dusty...
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Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros | Streetcore | Epitaph

October 23, 2003 by Travis Hunter

When Joe Strummer led The Clash to glory in the late '70s, the group's originality so shocked the music world that people actually lumped the band in the same group as the Sex Pistols.
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KCSB Top Ten

October 23, 2003 by Mr. Bell

Belle & Sebastian | Dear Catastrophe Waitress | Sanctuary

October 16, 2003 by Zoe Bower

With Dear Catastrophe Waitress, Scottish indie pop legends Belle & Sebastian add whimsical '60s sunshine pop to the contemplative and melancholy songwriting that made their 1995 debut Tigermilk an ind...
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The Distillers | Coral Fang | Sire

October 16, 2003 by Travis Hunter

Coral Fang is mostly a mat for Brody Dalle's vocal gymnastics as she tries to sell each song with the strength and versatility of her pipes. Unfortunately, Brody's vocal strength is matched by her med...
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Ladytron | Softcore Jukebox | Emperor Norton

October 16, 2003 by Zoe Bower

Can't get enough of the sexy, futuristic, android electronica that is Ladytron? Ever daydream that you could get Mira to deejay your party? Well, imagine if the transcendentally hip men and women of L...
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Travis | 12 Memories | Epic

October 16, 2003 by Joey Siara

Here's a story children: One day, Travis, a band of sensitive Scot rockers, thought, "Hey, let's write pretty songs like Radiohead used to and get famous!" And so they did. And everyone loved them and...
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Kill Bill

October 16, 2003 by Drew Mackie

Thurman, a nameless blonde swordswoman in a motorcycle suit with a yellowjacket color scheme, slices through countless Yakuza, the mad schoolgirl Go Go Yubari (Chiaki Kuriyama) and the notorious crime...
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KCSB Top Ten

October 16, 2003 by Mr. Bell

Citizen Kane’s Alter Ego

October 9, 2003 by Drew Mackie

It's a great time to wear tights, even if Orson Welles never thought so. Since the success of 2002's "X-Men," which both earned subtle praise from critics and grossed $157,299,717 during its theatrica...
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Mobile Dwelling Units Get High Tek

October 9, 2003 by Kami Shallenberger

If you have been anywhere remotely close to the UCen lately, you've noticed the large, red metal object resembling a garbage crate next to the University Art Museum. The first few weeks of school, Art...
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Taking on Tubby

October 9, 2003 by Jessica Jardine

A few years back, Travis Keller and his partner in crime, Aaron North, took a good, hard look at what record labels were churning out, (namely nu metal, manufactured punk and jock rap) and decided to ...
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