Feature Photo: There’s Snow In Them Thar Hills!
A snow-covered fire road in Los Padres National Forest overlooks the Santa Barbara Harbor. Cold temperatures and high precipitation levels caused an uncommonly low altitude snowfall on local mountains Tuesday. Snow fell as low as the 900-ft. elevation level causing the CHP to close parts of Highway 154.
Music Review: Bad Astronaut | Acrophobe | Honest Don’s
Perhaps a more honest and mature attempt at rock by former Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape, Bad Astronaut is a step up from the repetitious So-Cal punk approach to a universal and eclectic indie rock sound. It’s progression, but it seems as though the roots haven’t been broken. To say the record is eclectic is perhaps […]
Music Review: Gwenmars | Driving a Million | SeeThru Broadcasting
A one-hit wonder waiting to happen. Sadly, for people who like power pop, Gwenmars is power poop that is going to get play on “alternative” radio. It fits the mold. The lyrics are written at an eighth-grade level, mostly songs about some girl named “She” who does, well, stuff. And then there are some songs […]
Music Review: Various Artists | 20,000 Leagues Under the Street | Pockets Linted
I really want to like Rasco. The guy works hard, says what he thinks and does what it takes to make it. He came out with a bang, dropping “The Unassisted” 12″ on Stones Throw and making the worldwide hip hop underground notice. After that came “Run the Line,” another sure-shot single. I was all […]
Music Review: John Digweed | Global Underground: Los Angeles | Global Underground
I was fortunate enough to attend the seven-hour set John Digweed spun in Los Angeles back in October that served as both inspiration for this new album as well as a hotbed for urban-marketing opportunities. Upon entering the Mayan Theater, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Digweed spinning a set that was thankfully devoid of […]
Music Review: Engine Down | To Bury Within the Sound | Lovitt
As of last week, I have four screws and two wires in my right cheek, and perhaps this explains my mild disappointment with this album. I have the metal in me, but this album does not have The Metal in it. I suppose I should start talking about how Engine Down’s sound has “matured,” how […]
Music Review: Nebula | Charged | Sub Pop
Perhaps this is a throwback to the heyday of the Seattle sound or the result of three guys who just like playing the devil’s music. Unfortunately, Charged doesn’t quite live up to its name, and Nebula’s live sound and presence is missed on this album. But the idea is still there, as well as the […]
Music Review: Red House Painters | Old Ramon | Sub Pop
Unlike any other singer in the history of music, Red House Painters’ singer Mark Kozelek has managed to write six full albums about nothing more than ex-girlfriends – and remain interesting. It’s unbelievable just how fresh all the songs off Old Ramon are, and it makes you wonder how many times this guy gets the […]
UCSB Men’s Volleyball Stomps UC Irvine
Irvine put up a good fight, and apparently the Gauchos expected a high-caliber level of competition going into Tuesday’s match.
A Varied Perspective
Ethnic- and gender-studies remain a vital part of this campus and remind us that we do not live a homogenous society.