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Uh, Exactly How Hip Are You?

April 3, 2003 by

1. Apparently, a hipster uses words like "deck" (meaning cool) and "fin" (meaning uncool). Artsweek has yet to pass the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" phase of "cowabunga" and "totally tubular, dude."
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T-Love | Long Way Back | Astralwerks

April 3, 2003 by

There is nothing more attractive than an intelligent, socially conscious hip hop head. Examples vary by sexual preference, but T-Love suits my fancy just fine.
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The Libertines | Up the Bracket | Rough Trade

April 3, 2003 by

Every once in a while, a band will come along that will make you think about feelings, whether by screaming and rapping about them over pseudo-metal beats or singing them over radio-friendly guitar ri...
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Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks | Pig Lib | Matador

April 3, 2003 by

One might guess the Jicks that Stephen Malkmus hangs with on his new album Pig Lib are his new crew, but they're actually the same keyboardist and bassist from Malkmus' bull's-eye, of a self-titled 20...
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Tour-du-Fest

March 7, 2003 by

For most cinephiles scattered across the country, film festivals are a far-off notion, tucked away among the palm trees of L.A. or the ski slopes of Aspen. Not so, in Santa Barbara's case...
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Ten Tear-jerking Years of Tibet

March 7, 2003 by

Arriving at the premiere of "Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion," was already an overwhelming experience. The film festival, thus far, had consisted of mostly filled theaters and complacent audiences.
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Asian-American Awakening

March 7, 2003 by

Director Eric Byler discusses being young, Asian and American in a novel way: by never directly addressing the subject in his film festival entry, "Charlotte Sometimes."
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Slices of Celluloid

March 7, 2003 by

"Marion Bridge" serves as a reminder as to why so many people are in love with independent cinema. Set in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the film follows the youngest of three sisters, Agnes, as she retur...
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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Nocturama | Mute/Anti

March 7, 2003 by

When someone really wants to emit an aura of creepiness, they lurk around, glare ominously, mumble about doom and despair and occasionally make passes at members of the opposite sex in awkward but unu...
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Les Nubians | One Step Forward | Omtown

March 7, 2003 by

The name Les Nubians reminds me of lesbians. I mean, all you have to do is remove the "Nu" from their name. And look at that cover. Are they gonna kiss?
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Supergrass | Life on Other Planets | Island

March 7, 2003 by

Here's an exercise in futility: Imagine a music scene where pop does not exist. Almost as futile: trying to sort out how to describe Supergrass' new album, Life on Other Planets, without listing half ...
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Waking the Complacent Consumer

February 27, 2003 by

It's hard to imagine hip hop poet/actress/playwright Sarah Jones ever not commanding the spotlight. She's one of those people who dominates conversation, but for all the right reasons.
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The Guru | HOLLY + BOLLY = STAY HOME

February 27, 2003 by

Like chicken tikka masala prepared by careless American chefs, Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Hollywood-meets-Bollywood quasi-musical "The Guru" suggests that some things should stay on their respective c...
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Taming The Rock ‘N’ Roll Bull

February 27, 2003 by

Thumb sucking, microphone stand humping and rip-roaring rock 'n' roll: These are all staples of a live show by the Pattern, Lookout! Records' purveyors of punk rock boogie-woogie.
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The Postal Service | Give Up | Sub Pop

February 27, 2003 by

Packed with distinctively '80s retro beeps, boops and clicks, this album so marvelously finds the pulse on electronica's ever-frigid wrist.
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