Mr. Bell

October 30, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

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

October 23, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

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

October 16, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

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

October 9, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

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

October 2, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

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

June 25, 2003

KCSB Top 20

By Mr. Bell

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

May 22, 2003

The Paulitical Prince

By Mr. Bell

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.

May 2, 2003

Do You Prefer Crunchy or Chewy?

By Mr. Bell

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 still holding it down -...

May 2, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

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

April 24, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

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

April 10, 2003

Make Way for the Merchants

By Mr. Bell

"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 Barbara crowds.

April 10, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

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

April 3, 2003

T-Love | Long Way Back | Astralwerks

By Mr. Bell

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.

March 7, 2003

Les Nubians | One Step Forward | Omtown

By Mr. Bell

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?

February 27, 2003

Meanest Man Contest | Merit | Plug Research

By Mr. Bell

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.

February 20, 2003

KCSB Top Ten Week ending 2/20/03

By Mr. Bell

1) Hot Cross | A New Set of Lungs | Level Plane 2) Orwell | Following Days | Hidden Agenda 3) Hive and Keaton | Plague | Renegade Hardware