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Originally capturing America’s attention for a brief three-week stint in the “American Idol” semifinals, singer-songwriter Lilly Scott was voted off before reaching this season’s sloppy top 12...
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The month of May in the television world — the month when all the fall shows end and the summer shows await — is a lot like showering with your hookup buddy.
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Artists have not always been known to be the most well behaved of individuals, but at the same time, the art remains separate from the artist. Not so with Roman Polanski.
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Reel Loud, currently in its 19th year as a UCSB tradition, screens a dozen short, silent films accompanied live by a diverse group of musical acts.
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Unlike many of the other films based on the skilled archer, “Robin Hood” tells the back story of how the brave and honest soldier became an outlaw against the British monarchy.
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Last Friday night, the doors of the Performing Arts Theatre were opened to audiences, kicking off a two-week run of Iphigenia 2.0.
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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros lived up to their reputation, and brought their vintage, traveling folk band act to the stage in a most crowd-pleasing manner.
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Last Wednesday night, Bill Nye the Science Guy walked out of the ’90s and onto the stage of Campbell Hall.
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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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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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Last Friday night, the Studio Theatre hosted the opening performance of Frederico García Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba.”
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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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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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Meat Loaf is back with Hang Cool Teddy Bear, only his fourth release to include zero tracks by Steinman.
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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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“24K Magic” by Bruno Mars
“folklore” by Taylor Swift
“Jagged Little Pill” by Alanis Morissette
“Graceland” by Paul Simon
“25” by Adele
“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” by Lauryn Hill
“WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?” by Billie Eilish
“Falling into You” by Celine Dion
“Harry’s House” by Harry Styles
“Babel” by Mumford & Sons
“Random Access Memories” by Daft Punk
“Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves
