The Dave Matthews Band | Stand Up | RCA
Dave Matthews Band had to have been feeling a certain amount of pressure going into the making of their new release Stand Up. With their 2001 album Everyday, they alienated some of their more core Bonnaroo-loving fans while attempting to cross over into the mainstream.
Spoon | Gimme Fiction | Merge Records
The image on the cover of Gimme Fiction recalls a popular image from fairy tale lore – that of the ill-fated Little Red Riding Hood. It’s this sort of brooding essence mixed with colorful exuberance that Texan indie rockers Spoon exhibit on their highly awaited follow up to 2002’s Kill the Moonlight.
May 19 – May 26, 2005
Tonight, Arts & Lectures hosts renowned sci-fi author Ray Bradbury in a talk entitled “Predicting the Past, Remembering the Future.” This event takes place in Campbell Hall at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the public and $10 for students.
It Hurts to Look at
I don’t know if there’s something in the water or what, but it seems like a lot of weird stuff has been going down. Or I guess it’s probably just me.
UCSB Athletes Serve Community
Looking at the rows of expensive SUVs, trucks and sports cars in a typical UCSB parking lot, one would not be surprised to learn that the family of an average UCSB student makes well over $100,000 a year.
Take on Tantric Touching
Well kids, only two columns left. The last handful of weeks have gone by with an alarming acceleration, the sort of time travel that is only conceivable after spending weekend upon fucking weekend enjoying booze for breakfast and blunts for brunch.
Groups Stay Focused on Military Ban
Despite the failure of the Faculty Legislature to vote on the issue of military recruiters on campus last week, student groups on both sides of the controversy are still making plans to keep the matter in the public eye and on the chancellor’s agenda.
Recent Bioswell System Reduces Lagoon Pollution
While the Lagoon behind the UCen has no Loch Ness creature to its name, it has been known to have a monster smell. However, some recent environmental engineering and other efforts over the past 30 years have significantly eased the area’s infamous odor, reducing it to a nearly undetectable level.
Intercollegiate Athletics Funding: Part II of IV
It’s hard enough to be competitive in a growing conference like Big West, but it’s even harder to do so while being under-funded. Yet, that is exactly what the track and field team does every year.