KCSB Top Ten

October 30, 2003 by

1) The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop 2) Death Cab For Cutie | Transatlanticism | Barsuk 3) Pretty Girls Make Graves | The New Romance | Matador 4) Stretch Arm Strong | Engage | Tooth & Nail
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KCSB Top Ten

October 23, 2003 by

1) Pretty Girls Make Graves | The New Romance | Matador2) Belle & Sebastian | Dear Catastrophe Waitress | Sanctuary 3) Erase Errata | At Crystal Palace | Troubleman Unlimited
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KCSB Top Ten

October 16, 2003 by

1) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | Take Them On, On Your Own | Virgin 2) Belle and Sebastian | Dear Catastrophe Waitress | Sanctuary 3) Pretty Girls Make Graves | The New Romance | Matador
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KCSB Top Ten

October 9, 2003 by

1) Chemical Brothers | The Golden Path | Astralwerks2) John Arnold | Neighborhood Science | Ubiquity3) Black Box Recorder | Passionoia | One Little Indian
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KCSB Top Ten

October 2, 2003 by

1) April March | Triggers | Sympathy for the Record Industry2) Afro-Mystik | Morphology | Om Records3) Knifehandchop | Rockstopper | Tigerbeat6
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KCSB Top 20

June 25, 2003 by

1) Kissing Tigers | Trebuchet (EP) | You Genius2) The Postal Service | Give Up | Sub Pop3) Hot Cross | Cryonics | Level Plane
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The Paulitical Prince

May 22, 2003 by

A veteran hip hop visionary of almost two decades, Prince Paul knows this. He knows that critics can digest artistry the wrong way, and that labels can excrete you without a second thought.
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Do You Prefer Crunchy or Chewy?

May 2, 2003 by

When Peanut Butter Wolf started making beats, I was eatin' them raw out of a Gerber jar. Some things never change. The versatile, world-renowned DJ, producer and founder of Stones Throw Records is sti...
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KCSB Top Ten

May 2, 2003 by

1) Yo La Tengo | Summer Sun | Matador2) Postal Service | Give Up | Sub Pop3) Majesticons | Beauty Party | Big Dada
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KCSB Top Ten

April 24, 2003 by

1) Majesticons | Beauty Party | Big Dada2) T-Love | Long Way Back | Astralwerks3) Omid | Distant Drummer | Beneath the Surface
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Make Way for the Merchants

April 10, 2003 by

"Like Herbie Hancock with an MPC" is how the Addict Merchants flatter themselves. And with good reason. The Merchants have become a live hip hop sensation, already rocking a few enthusiastic Santa Bar...
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KCSB Top Ten

April 10, 2003 by

1) Hot Cross | A New Set of Lungs | Level Plane2) Aphex Twin | 26 Mixes for Cash | Warp3) Candies | Dense Waves Make Your Eyes Wider | Suiteside
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T-Love | Long Way Back | Astralwerks

April 3, 2003 by

There is nothing more attractive than an intelligent, socially conscious hip hop head. Examples vary by sexual preference, but T-Love suits my fancy just fine.
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Les Nubians | One Step Forward | Omtown

March 7, 2003 by

The name Les Nubians reminds me of lesbians. I mean, all you have to do is remove the "Nu" from their name. And look at that cover. Are they gonna kiss?
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Meanest Man Contest | Merit | Plug Research

February 27, 2003 by

I was brainwashed by the Meanest Man Contest last year. Obsessed, really. My psychotherapist prescribed ragtime music, which was supposed to squander a relapse, should more tracks be manufactured.
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