Aesop Rock | Float | Mush
While listening to the thoughtful and philosophical Aesop Rock, I began to ponder my own validity in this world. I have questions I need answered: Is anyone reading my reviews? If so, would my recommendation of an unknown artist spur you to purchase the album? If the answer to either of these is no, then […]
Fauna Flash | Fusion | Compost
The other night, while swilling Chardonnay at a press reception in Montecito among a crowd 20 years too old to be called my colleagues, I was struck with a great idea. Now, if you lived in a gorgeous Italian-style home, replete with Frieda Kahlo paintings and the like, and you threw a bash for members […]
Various Artists | Rapid Transit | Chocolate Industries
It’s been a long while since I gave up my former day job: financial analyst supervillain. But that doesn’t mean I don’t think of those days past, those days way back when I was a mild-mannered number cruncher, before I volunteered for mutagenic alteration, and hip hop was a straight-forward, easily identifiable genre. But now […]
Field Mob | Ashy to Classy | MCA
The Dirty South has once again unleashed a plague onto the unsuspecting public. First it was Master P and his No Talent Soldiers, now it’s the Field Mob with its debut Ashy to Classy. Now for some of you who don’t know what ashy means, let me fill you in. Ashy is when the skin […]
Enemymine | The Ice in Me | Up
Before I describe the soul-shredding noise monster that is Enemymine, let me just say that the group once accidentally left its drummer in a roadside cafe while on tour. That’s fucking rad. Evolving from godheadSilo, the world’s first heavy metal rhythm duo, Enemymine has exactly one driving aesthetic – make all the noise it can […]
Tipsy | Uh-Oh! | Asphodel
Electro-lounge, you’ve gotta heard it before. It’s that chill but bouncy music pouring softly out of speakers at cocktail lounges and parties meant mostly as a nice accompaniment for drinking and scoping. It’s the music that bands like Air and Thievery Corporation have made a killing out of. With a name meant to evoke the […]
Honeydogs | Here’s Luck | Palm
Here’s Luck is another step of progression in the Minneapolis music scene. Extremely rich in sound, each track is almost a mini-masterpiece that proves that this band is not only accomplished, but now a veteran of the rock scene. Minneapolis rock comes close to defining our current state of affairs in the U.S. In the […]
Prosecution Against Asbestos-Dumping Landlord Never Went to Court
The APCD wanted to prosecute KAMAP owner John Warkentin for breaking multiple air-pollution, public-health and fair-business laws.
Gaucho Basketball: Men and Women Sweep Over the Weekend
It was a banner weekend for UCSB basketball as both the men’s and women’s teams went undefeated on their road swings.
Executive Class of 2001: Part 2
John Ashcroft’s confirmation marked the completion of Bush’s cabinet, locking down the men and women who will counsel the president behind closed doors over the next four years.