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MGMT’s Risky Business **

April 14, 2010 by

After striking unexpected success with 2007's Oracular Spectacular, Brooklyn-based group MGMT reflects on the past three years of pop spotlight with its sophomore effort, Congratulations.
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He’s One Grizzly Man

April 14, 2010 by

It seems that many people resort to the absurdly dramatic when speaking about Werner Herzog.
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A Perfect “Date” Flick ***

April 14, 2010 by

To bring down Titans, you need power, and this weekend, the laughs brought the heavy artillery.
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Artsweek Gleeks Out

April 14, 2010 by

Glee: The only word you need to send any straight member of the male sex running in the opposite direction. Or a surprising number of our peers, really. I don't get it: "Glee" is an award-winning show...
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“Hedwig” Is Much More Than Meets the Eye

April 14, 2010 by

"Hedwig and the Angry Inch" is one of my favorite film of the last decade, if not ever. It's got the perfect mix of clever lines, emotional depth, conversation factor, trippy visuals, rewatchability a...
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“Bliss” To Open Festival

April 8, 2010 by

Currently in its fifth year, the UCSB Human Rights Film Festival -- opening tonight and wrapping up on Monday, April 26 -- is a showcase of international cinema that highlights pressing human rights i...
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A Perfect “Bedtime” Story

April 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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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“Bliss” To Open Festival

April 7, 2010 by

Currently in its fifth year, the UCSB Human Rights Film Festival -- opening tonight and wrapping up on Monday, April 26 -- is a showcase of international cinema that highlights pressing human rights i...
read more

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...
read more

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 ...
read more

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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