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Bill Nye Visits UCSB, Blending Humor With a Serious Message

May 19, 2010 by

Last Wednesday night, Bill Nye the Science Guy walked out of the ’90s and onto the stage of Campbell Hall.
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Boots Riley to Appear at Del Playa Concert Tonight

May 19, 2010 by

In his 20-odd years in the hip hop game, Raymond “Boots” Riley has always strived to deliver a message of sociopolitical awareness.
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Debut Monáe Album is an Experimental Success

May 19, 2010 by

Hot on the heels of her amazing mini-concert at UCSB last month, futuristic performer Janelle Monáe is finally releasing her highly anticipated debut, The ArchAndroid.
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Studio Theatre Presents “The House of Barnarda Alba”

May 13, 2010 by

Last Friday night, the Studio Theatre hosted the opening performance of Frederico García Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba.”
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A Record Made for the People ***

May 13, 2010 by

With The People’s Record, Club 8 heads closer in the direction of tropicália, a genre which it had previously only hinted at over the course of its six-album career thus far.
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Learning to Live the Life of Television

May 13, 2010 by

I think the thing I love most about television is its ability to get you to want to try new things.
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Hang Cool Teddy Bear Presents an Eclectic Musical Menagerie **

May 13, 2010 by

Meat Loaf is back with Hang Cool Teddy Bear, only his fourth release to include zero tracks by Steinman.
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Creativity Out to Pasture in Band of Horses’ New Album **

May 13, 2010 by

Critics who have accused Ben Bridwell and company of aimlessness might have something concrete to complain about on Band of Horses’ third LP, Infinite Arms.
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They’ve Got It Together ***

May 6, 2010 by

The greatest challenge that comes with trying to praise The New Pornographers’ latest release is that the album may actually be the band’s best yet — something that is certainly a difficult thin...
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New Local Film Fest Celebrates Cinematic Shorts

May 6, 2010 by and

Short and sweet is the name of the game for Santa Barbara’s newest film festival on the block.
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Avoid Spending This “Night on Elm Street” *

May 6, 2010 by

Back in 1984, Wes Craven wrote and directed a little picture titled “A Nightmare on Elm Street” for a fledgling distributor by the name of New Line Cinema.
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Unrepentant “Bully”

May 6, 2010 by

Larry Clark is a complicated artist.
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Holdin’ Steady ****

May 6, 2010 by

The Hold Steady lead singer Craig Finn might want to think of in investing in a different type of lady.
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Channel Surfing

April 29, 2010 by

Fuck you, HBO.
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“Candyman” Is Anything but Sweet

April 29, 2010 by

Clive Barker’s patented blend of deep mythology and dark, often disturbingly erotic nightmares has left a major footprint on popular culture.
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