Orange County: A-peel
I should have known that something was wrong when I had trouble enticing a friend to see “Orange County,” despite the lure of a free ticket.
Laser Provides New Way to Locate Star
The first hydrogen bomb, developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, was many times brighter than the sun. Now LLNL has introduced a new phenomenon: a virtual star.
Safari to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Jungle
There is no doubt that the powerhouse funk of local band Blue Room continues to reach higher levels of almighty musical tightness.
A.S. Reimburses Republican Group
The College Republicans have been allocated $1,250 for a lecture last November, after Associated Students Legislative Council and A.S. Finance Board debated the issue over the past two weeks.
CalEng Seeks Satellite Office On SB Campus
Representatives of an undergraduate engineering journal at UC Berkeley are looking to UCSB as a possible satellite office and contributor for their quarterly publication.
Shannon McNally | Jukebox Sparrows | Capitol
The newest in a line of female genre-blending artists like Janis Joplin and Bonnie Raitt, McNally’s songs are country with a soulful rock attitude.
Plans for UC Merced Need Regents Approval
Two regent committees recommended approval of several key planning and development items for the new UC Merced campus, scheduled to open in fall 2004, during the University of California Board of Regents meeting yesterday.
Atombombpocketknife | God Save the ABPK | Southern
Being a fan of Atombombpocketknife guitarist Justin Sinkovich’s old ensemble Thumbnail, I was pretty amped to get my grubby hams on this release.
Jel | 10 Seconds | Mush Records
Using an SP-1200, the classic production tool of old school legends (which creates dirty, raw-sounding samples), Jel gives birth to 10 Seconds – an album that, in my way of looking at it, parallels the first 23 years of life.