Artsweek

May 24, 2007

A Pirate’s Life for Me

By Mollie Vandor

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" finds a guilty Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), a brooding Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) and a scheming Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) united in the quest to rescue Captain Ja...

May 17, 2007

Lucky Number 13

By Gina Pollack

To see work from some of the most famous artists of our time, one has to go no further than the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

May 17, 2007

Fight For Your Rights

By Cassie McGrath Sophia Kercher Tyler Vickers Mollie Vandor

What would you do if you suddenly discovered, at 15, that you were adopted, and that your biological parents had disappeared the day you were born? No, it's not the 1980s weepy young adult novel The Face on the Milk Cart...

May 17, 2007

Play Time

By Alyson Osterman

Beginning May 18, the New Plays Festival, sponsored by UCSB's Dept. of Dramatic Art and the Division of Dance, will run through May 26.

May 17, 2007

Europopular

By Mark Batalla

In our brave new digital age, almost anybody can achieve fame through the Internet.

May 17, 2007

More Boom for Your Box

By Adam Wenger

For a town overrun with Jack Johnson and Bob Marley wannabes, the music of Boombox Orchestra comes to Isla Vista as a much-needed breath of fresh air.

May 10, 2007

More Cleese Please

By Cameron David Smith

In front of a sold-out crowd, John Cleese was entertaining those that attended the screening of "Life of Brian" before he even took to the stage.

May 10, 2007

Champagne, Glamour, Sex and Respect

By Mollie Vandor

In this day and age, few things have the power to create a pop culture phenomenon like the Internet.

May 10, 2007

Stringing Along

By Sierra Christman

When thinking of punk rock/metal bands and the music industry in general, terms such as "sincere" and "genuine talent" and "honestly ambitious" do not often come to mind.

May 10, 2007

“Spiderman 3” Weaves a Tangled Web of Brilliant Battles and Mediocre Moments

By Will Wolfsalu

"Spider-Man" was a great movie with a few serious problems. "Spider-Man 2" was superhero perfection.

May 10, 2007

Salute Your Shortz

By Tyler Vickers

Around five p.m. last Sunday afternoon in Campbell Hall, grown men and women shouted animatedly at a genial gentleman standing onstage.

May 10, 2007

Posse Power

By Dianne Jobson

Over Tori Amos's nearly two-decade-long professional career, the events of her life have provided prominent inspiration for her music.

May 10, 2007

Cruise Control

By Sierra Christman

As a senior in the College of Creative Studies, Kimberlee Cordova was required to complete a solo exhibit of her artwork.

May 3, 2007

Abandon All Hope

By Tyler Vickers

So, three Berklee College of Music graduates, a jam-metal power trio, a violinist and a cellist all walk into a bar, right? And then - well, I don't have a punch line because this isn't exactly a joke.

May 3, 2007

Do You See Me Now?

By Alyson Osterman

Eighteen-year-old Nick Powell (Justin Chatwin) sits at a party, obviously bored.

May 3, 2007

Opening Up

By Cameron David Smith

When attending a concert, the opening acts have the power to make a concert one of the best or in some cases, the worst. Either way, the opening band is crucial to any concertgoers' experience.