Jessica Jardine

January 17, 2002

Lostprophets | The Fake Sound of Progress | Columbia

By Jessica Jardine

Hailing from Wales, these six, adolescent-looking nu-metallers attempt to mix rock with piano sounds and turntable effects to produce what I imagine is supposed to be "new and innovative."

November 30, 2001

Campus Pro-Israel Group Holds Discussions

By Jessica Jardine

The American Students for Israel, a pro-Israel student group formed at the beginning of Fall Quarter, has attracted roughly 30 members to its meetings, which give students a chance to talk about the Israeli-Palestinian c...

November 27, 2001

Troupe Revives Mexican Folk Dance

By Jessica Jardine

This year, the group hopes to attend a folklorico conference in Sacramento and meet with Mexican maestros who are more able to fully teach the dancers about a particular region and the associated dancing.

November 7, 2001

Incubus | Morning View | Epic

By Jessica Jardine

As a longtime Incubus junkie, it is with great displeasure that I admit Morning View, though introspective and chock-full of musical surprises, is far from a stellar achievement.

November 1, 2001

Genre, All Mixed Up

By Jessica Jardine

The Associated Students - sponsored "From Chaos" tour - opened by Alien Ant Farm and headlined by 311 - was a heaven-sent purgation from the festering ulcer that midterms week had become.

October 11, 2001

Pressure 4-5 | Burning the Process | Dreamworks

By Jessica Jardine

In a time where musical genres, through fusion and collaboration, have become twisted like a knot of drunken contortionists, Pressure 4-5 sticks to what makes a rock band truly rock.

October 9, 2001

UCSB Institute To Launch Study of Student Life Throughout UC System

By Jessica Jardine

"We're interested in a long-term study of the entire undergraduate experience in the University of California, focused on who and how do students make the most of college opportunities," UCSB Sociology Professor Richard ...