Kid Rock | Cocky | Atlantic
Who is that substitute pimp charging out of the Motor City with an army of what appears to be moonshine-slammin’ Metallica fans? It’s Kid Rock and the Twisted Brown Trucker Band.
Champagne Kiss | Dancing in the Pockets of Thieves | Troubleman Unlimited
Champagne Kiss is the latest offering from Michelle Maskovich and Russell White, the motivating forces behind Moog-happy bands The Shortwave Channel and Camera Obscura.
Laurie Anderson | Life on a String | Nonesuch
Since 1981, Laurie Anderson has been one of the biggest avant-garde spoken word and experimental rock singers/songwriters to hit the mainstream American music scene.
Various Artists | Orange County Soundtrack | Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax
Orange County, the county, is nondescript. It’s somewhere you pass through on your way to somewhere more exciting. Often pleasant, but not much to challenge or offend you.
Various Artists | Sundays, Volume 1 | Nude Recordings
The people at Nude Recordings have put together a compilation that made me wet my bed. Last night I dreamt I was stranded on a deserted island, making love to my dream girl.
Over-the-Counter Insurance
The new year brings with it smarter birth control for Californians. As of Jan. 1, it is legal for every woman in the state to purchase the morning-after pill over the counter at her local pharmacy.
North Couty Group Seeks Redisticting
Citizens for County Organization (CCO) is seeking to create a new county north of the Santa Ynez Mountains as a solution to increasing population and what it perceives to be cultural differences in the rural area and a minority position in county politics.
Living With a Hernia
The weatherpet is not a young guinea pig. He was confronted with this fact over Winter Break: one minute he was kicking and punching with Billy Blanks, the next he was futilely grasping at his side. The doctor poked the weatherpet in the gut and diagnosed a hernia. Upon proscribing surgery and writing the bill, […]
UCSB Falls Short in 2001
Santa Barbara had advanced all the way to the Elite Eight, compiled an impressive 26-8 record and finished the year ranked 9th in the nation.
The Sea May Be Old, but There’s Still Plenty of Motion in That Ocean
When my family and friends found out I was (finally) getting laid, I was almost surprised to discover that their reactions were all the same. They were shocked.