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June 2, 2011

Cash Rules Everything Around Me: An Exploration of the Complex Relationship Between Popular Film and Commercialization

By Damion Damaske

  What is art? How do you define art? Is it only classical and traditional forms of expression, such as painting, sculpture and music? Or does it encompass a larger spectrum? Can a toilet bowl be art? Or pissing on ...

June 2, 2011

“The Museum of Woman”: Where Art Comes to Life in an Inspiring Form

By Victoria Essien

  When I heard “At the Museum of Woman, paintings aren’t just two dimensional beauties — here, they talk back!,” I imagined a less chaotic, feminist version of “Night at the Museum.” As part of her senio...

June 2, 2011

Reel Loud Film Festival 2011:Come One, Come All to the ‘Greatest Show on Earth!’

By Lexi Pandell

  From the kicky, folk-inspired music for “Bicycle Day” to the surreal sepia tones of “Pass the Parcel” to the sentimentality of “California!,” UCSB’s 20th annual Reel Loud was a “reel” success las...

June 2, 2011

Codes and Keys Unlocks More Optimistic Doors

By Carly Bonilla-Flores

  It seems like I’ll never escape the fact that Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard is happily married to doe-eyed indie princess, Zooey Deschanel. This indie marriage made in heaven seems to have had an effect on...

May 19, 2011

Cee Lo Leaves Crowd Mostly ‘Satisfied’

By Brandon Foo

Legendary hip hop performer Cee Lo Green arrived to sunny vibes and a haze of herbal fumes to headline this year’s Extravaganza, closing the annual music festival put on by A.S. Program Board with an unpredictably high...

May 19, 2011

Sunday’s Lineup: Something for Everyone

By Fabian Garcia

When you see smoking, toking, groping and mad hoping for the best possible show, you can’t help but think, “That’s a bit extravagant.” Extravagance leads to extravagancy, and that can only lead to Extravaganza.

May 19, 2011

UCSB WORDistas Share Their Self-Love

By Demi Anter

Students from UCSB’s Women of Color Revolutionary Dialogues (WORD) group shared poetry, music, dance and videos in their “love, WORDistas” show at the MultiCultural Center Theater last weekend.

May 19, 2011

Lauryn Hill Radiates at the Santa Barbara Bowl

By Erika Martin

I’ve been waiting to have a first-hand experience with Lauryn Hill’s boomingly soulful voice since the sixth grade.

May 19, 2011

‘RENT’: Real, Raw Student Entertainment

By Emily Hunt

Student-organized Shrunken Head Productions filled the Old Little Theatre with the raw sounds of “RENT,” the rock opera that speaks to the grittiness of modern life.

May 19, 2011

Turtleneck & Chain: Just What You’d Expect

By Victor Banuelos

The greatest fake MCs are back with what might be the most important album of all time. Saturday Night Live’s comedy troupe The Lonely Island, composed of Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone and Andy Samberg have returned wi...

May 19, 2011

A Letter to You With Love From Artsweek

By Madison Medeiros

I want to tell you about something that frustrates me: apathy. I’ve learned a lot during my three years at UCSB. My classes have taught me about real issues like Congressional decision making and the beginnings of the ...

May 19, 2011

‘Hana Surf Girls’:I Felt The Ohana Love

By Victoria Essien

Many have seen “Johnny Tsunami,” “Blue Crush” or even more recently, “Soul Surfer,” and may be tired of the similar plot of “Oh no, something tragic happened. I must overcome it by winning this surf competi...

May 19, 2011

Eisley Serenades Crowd at the Troubador

By Carly Bonilla-Flores

Texas-based indie rock band Eisley performed a sold-out show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood on Sunday. The show was a part of Eisley’s current Turning Tides Tour, promoting their recent release, The Valley.

May 12, 2011

“Simple Math”: Somewhat Satisfying

By Carly Bonilla-Flores

With two albums already under their belts, Atlanta indie rock band Manchester Orchestra decided that with their third album, Simple Math, it was time to finally have — wait for it — an orchestra.

May 12, 2011

‘On the Verge’ of Something Great

By Matthew Javidi

In a world where people will line up to buy gadgets that display human ingenuity at its finest, and still complain about their lack of features, Eric Overmyer’s brilliant play “On the Verge” restores the fascinatio...

May 12, 2011

‘Goblin’: Not Quite the Greatest Rap Album Ever

By Artsweek Editor

Tyler, the Creator is tough to get a handle on. He complains about being misunderstood but seems almost to revel in the inability of the mainstream to know what to make of him and OFWGKTA as a whole.