Theater Review: “Midsummer Night’s Dream”
What happens when you combine some mixed-up lovers, a feuding lord and his lady, a chauvinist father, a host of fairies and a little magic? You get Theatre UCSB in conjunction with the SB Dance Theatre’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a visual treat and mental delight that makes for a truly magical evening. This William […]
Cutthroat Comittee | Turf Buccaneers | Thizz
The Crest Side Creeper is back again, this time with some help from his cutties (Fellow Cutthroats). Mac Dre, Vallejo’s most revered independent rapper, teams up with fellow Crest Siders P.S.D. and Dubee AKA Sugawolf to bring you a dose of the finest in Northern Cali reality rap. Although not quite as hard as Santa […]
Arab Strap | Red Thread | Matador
Sunday morning music is for lying in bed and kissing the back of the neck of the one you love. Red Thread is not just Sunday morning music, it’s rainy Sunday morning music. The two blokes who make up the band are the Scottish pop contemporaries of Belle and Sebastian, but not quite their peers. […]
Various Artists | Caf
CafŽ Del Mar Volume Seven is an acceptable compilation of downbeat ambient techno and house with a few Latin jazz pop songs thrown in for good measure. Stitched together by the enigmatic Bruno, the album is consistent in formula, combining ethereal synth orchestration, female club vocalists and simple, mellow beats. Put them all together and […]
Jennifer Lopez | J. Lo | Epic
For a self-described dance-pop album, J. Lo has lots to live up to. After all, the genre has been around as long as rock itself, and albums such as Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall have long since set the standard for what a good dance-pop album should live up to. Not to mention the competition […]
The Breakestra | The Live Mix Vol. 2 | Stones Throw
I can see the confused expressions already: “Why are you reviewing a funk band? That shit ain’t hip hop!” Chill out fool. The Breakestra is a bunch of guys who play instruments but wish they were hip hoppers. They want to be down so badly that most of The Live Mix Vol. 2 is constructed […]
Attias Pleads Not Guilty to 15 Charges at Arraignment
UCSB freshman David Attias pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to four counts of murder, four counts of vehicular manslaughter, five counts of felony driving under the influence with injuries and two counts of assault.
UCSB Track and Field Runs To Front of the Pack at All-Cal Meet
The UCSB track and field team decided to flex its muscles at its first regular-season team meet of the year when it competed in the All-Cal Meet in Irvine this past weekend.
Column: PictSweet Workers Denounce A.S. Position on Boycott
A few days ago, in our workplace – PictSweet Mushroom Farms in Ventura – United Farm Workers agents distributed a document showing that the UCSB Associated Students Legislative Council, "endorsed" the UFW boycott of PictSweet products.
UC Berkeley Paper Apologizes for Running Controversial Ad
The UC Berkeley Daily Californian is under fire from student groups objecting to a recent full-page advertisement titled “Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery is a Bad Idea – And Racist Too.”