Jessica Jardine

November 13, 2003

All Yesterday’s Memories

By Jessica Jardine

When Artsweek was but a mere 10 years old, a family trip through the wondrosity of Southern California led to a tour of the grandiose ocean liner Queen Mary as it rested next to its former neighbor, the Spruce Goose, in ...

November 7, 2003

Sliding Down Chutes Too Narrow

By Jessica Jardine

Barely 24 hours after having waded through the debauchery that is UCSB on Halloween night, Artsweek, dressed head to toe in a fuzzy white bunny suit, found itself immersed in one of those magical moments straight out of ...

October 23, 2003

Goodbye Elliott

By Jessica Jardine

Elliott Smith, one of my most cherished singer-songwriters had been found dead by his live-in girlfriend just hours earlier in his L.A. apartment, unleashing a torrent of grief from fans and admirers like myself.

October 9, 2003

Taking on Tubby

By Jessica Jardine

A few years back, Travis Keller and his partner in crime, Aaron North, took a good, hard look at what record labels were churning out, (namely nu metal, manufactured punk and jock rap) and decided to spearhead a tiny rev...

October 2, 2003

XXX

By Jessica Jardine

That's right, pornography has somehow magically jumped off the safe havens of computer screens and DVD players into the living room and bathroom floors of our very own Isla Vista. Smut-happy porn companies have loaded th...

June 25, 2003

Ahoy, Matey!

By Jessica Jardine

In just two weeks, the world will prepare to meet the latest cinematic creation from Gore Verbinski, director of the "The Ring," and be deluged with the world of the pirate.

June 25, 2003

Spellbound | Do I Sound Like a Musical Robot?

By Jessica Jardine

Having been blessed with the two parts of the anti-cool holy trinity - chubby with acne (I was spared braces) - junior high remains a desolate wasteland of awkward gym changing room encounters and sweaty Boys to Men slow...

May 29, 2003

Let’s Get Digital

By Jessica Jardine

You probably know a film studies major. Perhaps s/he is a roommate or just that guy/girl in class who feels the need to parallel every topic of study to the way Scorsese masterfully saturated the hues in Taxi Driver.

May 29, 2003

Kindergarten and Coltrane

By Jessica Jardine

Mark Cantor may seem like your average kindergarten teacher, having thirty years' experience with the little rugrats, but just throw out a name like "Billie Holiday" or "Dinah Washington," and you'll suddenly be confront...

May 15, 2003

The Underbelly Speaks

By Jessica Jardine

Just in case you thought The Onion was only good for fake news ("Hostel-Dwelling Swede Getting Laid Big-Time") be pleasantly surprised by their most recent creation, The Tenacity of the Cockroach: Conversations With Ente...

May 9, 2003

Is That Your Vagina I Hear?

By Jessica Jardine

Eve Ensler wants you to listen to your vagina. If you don't have one, perk up your ears and try eavesdropping because vaginas have an awful lot to say these days.

May 2, 2003

Dancing in the Desert Part 2

By Jessica Jardine

Like a welcome second date, arriving to the latter half of Coachella allows for just a smidgen of breathing room. By this time, one is well-versed in what sorts of lines to expect, how much dough will be thrown around an...

April 24, 2003

Midwestern Art Rockers Dish a Lil’ Love

By Jessica Jardine

Alongside labelmates Bright Eyes, Cursive and Desaparecidos, art-rock New Wavers the Faint have been rabidly taking over dance floors across the nation and causing even the most crossed-armed shoe-gazers to shake a tailf...

April 18, 2003

Glory Be the Jam Band

By Jessica Jardine

Behind the studded belts of indie rock and the bling bling of hip hop lies a smiling, overly relaxed posse of music lovers. These fans, often trademarked unfairly with long, not-so-clean hair and an air of patchouli arou...

April 18, 2003

A Man Apart | At Least Give us an Arse Cheek

By Jessica Jardine

The only thing worse than seeing a predictable, paint-by-numbers action movie is seeing it and walking out confused. The audience expects "boom!" "bang!" "pow!" and some gratuitous plot involving some nekkidness.

April 10, 2003

Where Sweden and the Sand Meet

By Jessica Jardine

What has the average 12-year-old accomplished? Maybe making the club soccer team? Winning a few spelling bee trophies? Starring as Maria in "West Side Story"?