Angela Potter

December 5, 2002

Angela Potter’s Top Five

By Angela Potter

Surprise Talent of the Year - Jared Leto. His band, 30 Seconds to Mars, is actually good. For proof, download "Buddha for Mary." He's not bad to look at either.

November 21, 2002

Movie Review | I Spy: Beverly Hills Spy

By Angela Potter

Owen Wilson has earned himself something of a cult following, and with good reason. He's funny as hell. Wilson costars with Eddie Murphy in "I Spy," an action/comedy movie that's entertaining all the way through.

November 14, 2002

A Joe of All Trades

By Angela Potter

You've probably never seen anything quite like the Joe Goode Performance Group - unless of course you were at the sold out, one-night-only performance on Nov. 7 in Campbell Hall.

November 8, 2002

‘Ghost Ship’ of Fools

By Angela Potter, Jessica Jardine, Steven Ruszczycky

Angela, Steven and Jessica all sit nestled around yet another oversized container, this time holding too-salty popcorn, in hopes that this seemingly trite "ghost story" will justify a perfectly good actress like Julianna...

November 8, 2002

Nirvana | s/t | DGC

By Angela Potter

Dave Grohl has many talents. He plays guitar, sings and writes songs for the Foo Fighters. He drums for the Queens of the Stone Age. And once upon a time, he was in a little group called Nirvana.

October 30, 2002

Movie Review | Punch-Drunk Love: 1-900-DIAL-A-PLOT

By Angela Potter

"Punch-Drunk Love" provides a menagerie of oddities, and fails to make any of them very interesting. Sadly enough, "Punch-Drunk Love" is based on a true story.

October 30, 2002

The Donnas | Spend the Night | Atlantic

By Angela Potter

Lately I've been craving some girl punk, and good girl punk can be hard to find. The female voice isn't necessarily suited to screaming, and "singing punk" is something of an oxymoron. Thank god for the Donnas.

October 30, 2002

The Transplants | s/t | Epitaph Rocket from the Crypt | Live from Camp X-Ray | Vagrant

By Angela Potter

In fact, the Transplants would do well to figure out what genre they want to be and then stick with it. The first song on the album, "Romper Stomper," has a heavier, metal sound.

October 24, 2002

Nice car, Porn Star

By Angela Potter

Porn Star is a trendy and controversial clothing line based in Santa Barbara that has its roots in the punk scene. Back in the early '90s, twin brothers Sean and Barret Murphy fronted a band of the same name.

October 16, 2002

Jets to Brazil | Perfecting Loneliness | Jade Tree Black Heart Procession | Amore del Tropico | Touch & Go

By Angela Potter

While Jets distracts listeners from its melancholy lyrics by playing upbeat rock music, Procession leaves the listener with no doubt as to its sorrows.

October 10, 2002

Ryan Adams | Demolition | Lost Highway Beck | Sea Change | DGC

By Angela Potter

Singer-songwriters are making a comeback, and it's about time. A welcome change from the manufactured pop icons who have dominated the charts over the last couple of years, this is a breed of artist that actually plays i...

October 3, 2002

Four Feathers: Ledger’s Domain

By Angela Potter

And the Oscar goes to ... Heath Ledger, "The Four Feathers." Yes, you read that correctly, and no, I'm not kidding. In fact, I'm also predicting that this movie will walk away with Best Picture.

September 20, 2002

Moive Review: Swimfan: DOGPADDLE DEVOTEE

By Angela Potter

A dark, empty theater, popcorn, hushed silence - the perfect atmosphere for a scary movie. Instead, however, I got "Swimfan." The plot line is simple - at times, painfully so.

August 28, 2002

Making a Minor Scene

By Angela Potter, DJ FatKid

Santa Barbara's a rough town. It's not violent, improverished or even badly paved. But it is tough on the under-21 crowd. Never fear, Artsweek is here. We've handpicked a panel of experts in assorted recreational fields,...

June 26, 2002

Defining the Destruction

By Angela Potter

Despite an imperfect PA system and lead singer Jason Navarro barely having a voice, The Suicide Machines rocked the Living Room on Tuesday, June 18. As guitar player Daniel Lukacinsky said, "This is punk rock and we don'...

May 21, 2002