Live: Weezer on October 21, 2005

October 27, 2005 by

Behind the guise of his nerdy recording artist persona, Rivers Cuomo gets labeled a lot of things: heartfelt songwriter, clever lyricist and unlikely rock hero, to name a few. Plug the poor guy into a...
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Live: Bright Eyes on October 22, 2005

October 27, 2005 by

Like any good rock music wonder kid, Conor Oberst likes to write songs... lots of them. When you plunge into touring with such a substantial catalogue to choose from, boasting grand-scale, career-span...
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Rogue Wave | Descended Like Vultures | Sub-Pop

October 27, 2005 by

The Rogue Wave's as-yet-unreleased latest album, Descended Like Vultures may not be the next Imagine. For that matter, it may not even be the next Transatlanticism, but such is the all-too-often-faced...
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I Am Reznor, Hear Me Roar

October 6, 2005 by

All hail the Los Angeles public transportation system - or at least the offshoot of it that ran loops around the Hollywood Bowl this past Saturday evening. For a mere three dollars I found myself aboa...
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Fiona Apple | Extraordinary Machine | Epic

October 6, 2005 by

Forgoing the small-talk regarding record label battles and six-year hiatuses, Fiona Apple's third album looks past the bullshit and stands on its on as a work of witty lyricism, whimsical arrangements...
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Ebony and Ivory

September 29, 2005 by

For most of us, 25 sounds like the cut-off. By the time we all hit the ever-looming mid-20s mark, we want certain goals to be accomplished: Stop smoking, finish college, secure that elusive "real job,...
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Who Wants To Be A Rock Star?

September 22, 2005 by

If a picture really is worth a thousand words, then the photography featured in Nicholas Zinner's I Hope You Are All Happy Now works as the quintessential memoir on fame, friends and worldly travel.
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Bloc Party | Silent Alarm Remixed | Atlantic Records

September 22, 2005 by

So many things can go wrong when compiling an effort like Silent Alarm Remixes that one begins to wonder why bands attempt these "makeover records" at all.
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The Like | Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking? | Geffen

September 22, 2005 by

Let us flashback three years, to a simpler time. It was then that three-piece girl group, The Like, was spending its nights filling opening-act slots at small L.A. clubs and hipster house parties. Bac...
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The Many Faces of Ray Bradbury

May 26, 2005 by

If you had asked Ray Bradbury to estimate a head count for his Thursday night lecture in Campbell Hall, he probably would have told you the place was pretty damn full. What some would consider most fa...
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Weezer | Make Believe | Geffen

May 19, 2005 by

There is something to be said for Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo, who has taken his band to the top of the charts and quite possibly become the most admired nerd of the past two decades.
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The Mighty Monolith of the Desert

May 5, 2005 by

When approaching a sprawling venue and 90-band lineup such as Coachella perhaps my most naive plan of action was to have a plan of action. Boasting acts from the comeback kids of Nine Inch Nails and N...
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Los Angeles Plays Itself | Hate The Player, Not The Game

April 28, 2005 by

It is no wonder that CalArts professor Thom Andersen's documentary plays out like a long-winded lecture. Heavy on the visual appeal, but lacking in emphasis or enthusiasm, "Los Angeles Plays Itself" c...
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Head On |

April 7, 2005 by

German writer/director Fatih Akin is certainly no stranger to fiction that is out of the ordinary, taking part in German film projects ranging from writing and directing an organized crime thriller in...
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Bear Puddin

March 31, 2005 by and

What do you get when you compile eight of the top art students at a university and give them the chance to create and organize their own show? The answer is part classical and part modernist, a little...
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