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A Perfect “Bedtime” Story

April 7, 2010 by

Last week at Center Stage Theater, UCSB Theater & Dance Dept.'s Ellen K. Anderson unveiled her original play "Bedtime in Detroit" to Santa Barbara audiences. Debuting in New York a year ago, the scrip...
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Goldfrapp Makes Missteps On Latest LP, Head First **

April 7, 2010 by

While quietly releasing the mellow-sounding Seventh Tree back in 2008, electronica duo Goldfrapp gave way to the rise of breakout dance-pop starlets such as Lady Gaga and La Roux. What is lead singer ...
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Sex, Lies and Cable

April 7, 2010 by

There comes a time in every TV aficionado's life when they get super excited for a new program, only to realize five minutes before the series premiere that their beloved show's patron is the backstab...
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Lady Gaga Done Making Music

April 1, 2010 by

Pop singer Lady Gaga announced yesterday via her official Web site that following her extensive Monster Ball tour, which wraps up later this year, she will be retiring from the music scene indefinitel...
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Extravaganza to Host Diverse Lineup

April 1, 2010 by

Gauchos, the wait is finally over! I, Arts Weakly's in-house psychic, now reveal to you the artists selected to headline this year's ASPB-sponsored Extravaganza. It's all coming to me now: Yes, the vo...
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Quantum States Rock the Universe *****

April 1, 2010 by

Forget everything you ever thought you knew about genre, ladies and gentlemen: Quantum States' newest album, The Superposition of Sound, will unravel the categories that provide the framework for our ...
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Oscar Drama!

April 1, 2010 by

In a fascinating and insane turn of events, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided that based on Miley Cyrus' powerful work in "The Last Song," she will be awarded a post-ceremony...
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“Alice” Soundtrack is Suitably Whimsical ***

March 4, 2010 by

Following the recent success of the Twilight albums, Disney looks to reclaim its dominance in the soundtrack department with Almost Alice, a companion release to Tim Burton's filmic adaptation of Alic...
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Smith Doesn’t Quite “Cop Out” ***

March 4, 2010 by

You may think that Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan make the worst pairing since Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro in "Showtime." Strangely, you would be wrong.
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“Crazies” Not Crazy Enough **

March 4, 2010 by

I don't know what it is, but George A. Romero's films tend to translate into pretty damned good remakes. First, there was "Night of the Living Dead" in 1990. Then there was "Dawn of the Dead" in 2004....
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Liars and Cougars and Whores, Oh My!

March 4, 2010 by

Unless you're a huge dork and can't breathe because HBO finally picked up "Game of Thrones" (OMG, SO EXCITED), the only thing March means for you is the end of the frozen wasteland that was the Winter...
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Rogue Wave Lost at Sea **

March 4, 2010 by

Rogue Wave's fourth release, the wildly inconsistent Permalight, demonstrates the band's continued schizophrenic experimentation. On this auditory outing, the band mixes its soulful, acoustic side (wh...
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Gorillaz Gone Wild ****

March 4, 2010 by

A sure-fire way for an artist to build up anticipation is to release nothing but excellent music and to only release an album once every half-decade. This is exactly what the Gorillaz have done in ord...
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A Winning Round of Songs ****

February 25, 2010 by

One of the indie-folk world's most eccentric artists has released this year's most ambitious project to date. Joanna Newsom's latest release, Have One on Me, is an impressive three-disc effort that al...
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This “Guy” Is Decent ** and 1/2

February 25, 2010 by

The job of a narrator is to take you on a journey. As a viewer, you have to trust that what you're being told on this journey is the truth. But what if it's not? That's the question that Julio DePietr...
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