Ryan Adams | Rock N Roll | Lost Highway
Everyone knows those too-dip-to-be-doing-anything-else-but-be-hip types. They sing duets with Elton John, they’re pasted to the sides of buses in Gap commercials, they date gorgeous, indie-film stars named Parker Posey and they’re featured in MTV specials.
Sweet Send-off
The concert had been thrown together haphazardly, but admirers and friends were swift to respond. Elliott Smith, one of our generation’s foremost singer/songwriters, had committed suicide Oct. 21, and the gathered musicians for the night’s tribute had only days to prepare.
Aesop Rock | Bazooka Tooth | Definitive Jux
Symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and disorganized behavior. With the release of Aesop’s newest full-length, a new symptom should be added to the list: rhyming.
November 6 – November 13, 2003
Running is great for physical health, but the Marathon Monks run up to 52 miles a day as part of their spiritual search.
KCSB Top Ten
1) Death Cab For Cutie | Transatlanticism | Barsuk
2) Kissing Tigers | Trebuchet EP | Slowdance
3) The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop
Santa Barbara Sinks Own Ship on Road
For the first time in five attempts, the #15 UCSB men’s soccer team relented to its Big West rivals #21 Cal State Northridge, and the Gauchos could not have picked a worse time.
Substitute ‘Humans
The weatherhuman will be out of the office the next two days. But I am never too far away. Crack a bottle of whiskey and I am there. Throw dice against the wall and hear my voice. Pass out under a hot sun and feel my embrace.
Crunched Cars Cops’ Fault
After the happenings of last weekend, I feel too strongly to sit by quietly and let the Halloween melee go uncommented on. I was here on Halloween last year, and I remember thinking that was insane. Friday night has changed my mind.
Actress Returns to UCSB
A near-capacity crowd at Campbell Hall last night heard the varied voices of Brooklyn – from an Italian cop to a Jewish grandmother to a wannabe MC – all spoken from one mouth.
UCSB Looks Like All-Stars in Exhibition
In its first exhibition game of the 2003-04 season, the UCSB men’s basketball team showed why it’s the favorite to win the Big West Conference.