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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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Not Quite Grown Up **

April 29, 2010 by

This year, “iCarly” star Miranda Cosgrove is aiming for the upper tier of the albums chart with her debut record, Sparks Fly.
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Not-So-Loveable “Losers” **

April 29, 2010 by

What's great about movies like "The Losers" is the lack of intelligence required to enjoy them.
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Save the Last Dance

April 29, 2010 by

Last year, Nacho Duato’s choreography came to Santa Barbara by way of the Compañía Nacional de Danza’s junior company.
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Coachella 2010 Photos

April 22, 2010 by


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