Zach Manzanetti

April 24, 2008

Hella Hyphy

By Zach Manzanetti

Last Friday night, NorCal rap group The Federation brought its unique brand of hyped-up hyphy music straight to UCSB's Storke Plaza. Before the show, Artsweek talked with Doonie Baby, Goldy and Stresmatic about performin...

April 10, 2008

Light It Up

By Zach Manzanetti

It would be easy to dismiss the Rolling Stones' recent one-two punch of releases as mere attempts of an aging rock band to capitalize on its success by creating a new product out of its existing catalogue. However, the b...

April 3, 2008

The Raconteurs Release a Revelatory Record

By Zach Manzanetti

Good God, it’s nice to hear Jack White with a competent drummer behind him. The Raconteurs’ second album, Consolers of the Lonely, is not dominated by The White Stripes’ front man, although it does have...

January 24, 2008

Death Defying Diegesis

By Zach Manzanetti

Death-defying rock climbs, back flips in kayaks, ice climbing on glaciers, tracking man-eating tigers, and... sitting safely in Campbell Hall? While this may seem like one of Sesame Street's "which one of these does not ...

January 17, 2008

All the Way From Monterey

By Zach Manzanetti

Heavy rhythms, sparking piano, elegant drumming, brilliant horns, emotional delivery and soaring vocals were all on display on Monday at Campbell Hall.

November 29, 2007

Music: American Gangster

By Zach Manzanetti

Jay-Z just can't stay out of retirement, which is actually a good thing, given the quality of his latest album - American Gangster.

November 8, 2007

Forever Young

By Zach Manzanetti

October 11, 2007

Making Magic

By Zach Manzanetti

The title says it all - Bruce Springsteen's new album is magic. It is vibrant, loud, energetic, exuberant, catchy and as good as one can expect from the Boss. It is undeniably cutting-edge, particularly in terms of the m...

December 7, 2006

Rock and Rolling

By Zach Manzanetti

Although they may not open with a banner announcing themselves as the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world, their Bigger Bang Tour proves that The Rolling Stones are, indeed, the best band out there.