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Acoustic Awesomeness

June 1, 2006 by

In distressed jeans, tight green T-shirt, flashy sunglasses and bed-head hair, Josh Allan may seem like a typical young musician. But once he took the stage at SOhO in downtown Santa Barbara on Tuesda...
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CD: Elefant – Black Magic Show

June 1, 2006 by

Rather than churning out an album that you would love to love, or even something that you would love to hate, 80s throwback gurus Elefant have crafted The Black Magic Show - a record that jumps betwee...
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If You Don’t Give A Fuck About The Sunshine. . .

May 25, 2006 by

The recipe for A.S. Program Board's Extravaganza 2006, held on May 21, was fairly straightforward. Mix two parts laidback hippy festival, two parts rap fan's delight and one part reggae rock show, and...
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Cracking the Code

May 25, 2006 by

The screen faded to black, and the credits slowly began to roll. Amid the few, less-than-uproarious rounds of applause, one statement could be heard over and over again, "The book was so much better."
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It’s Just the Blues Baby

May 25, 2006 by

While blues is known to be synonymous with low spirits and sadness, the audience at B.B. King's concert at the Arlington Theatre downtown was anything but blue.
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Gypsy Kings

May 25, 2006 by

"I am the champion of champions," Uncle Refet said, the 70-something self-proclaimed "King of Disco" and citizen of Shutka, a tiny Roma town in Macedonia.
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Don’t Press Your Luck

May 25, 2006 by

It's no real surprise that Lindsay Lohan's latest identity-swapping adventure is cheesy - anyone forced to sit through the trailer could have deduced that much in about 30 seconds.
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Cd Review: Sunset Rubdown- Shut Up I Am Dreaming

May 25, 2006 by

For the Wolf Parade fans who only wanted more after last year's Apologies to the Queen Mary, there is good news.
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The Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium

May 25, 2006 by

"And If I saw the sun fall down / I'd pick it up and make a crown / One that was a perfect fit for you," croons Anthony Kiedis of The Red Hot Chili Peppers in their newest double album.
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Watch Out

May 18, 2006 by

This weekend Santa Barbarians are being encouraged to take a timeout from their usual rabblerousing and take an educational trip abroad. Presented by Arts & Lectures, the Human Rights Watch Internatio...
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Fear Factor

May 18, 2006 by

Picture this: a country living in fear after a series of brutal terrorist attacks and a president manipulating that fear to strip citizens of their democratic freedoms. Sound familiar? That is because...
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East Meets West

May 18, 2006 by

Beads, boobies and beer are not the first things that come to mind when one thinks of human rights. Nevertheless, this year the Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival will showcase "Mardi Gras: Ma...
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Fighting Dirty

May 18, 2006 by

Cory Booker is a 32-year-old Yale Law grad, Rhodes scholar, college football star and hopeful future Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, a city with one of the highest poverty and crime rates in A...
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Piano Man

May 18, 2006 by

In a world where one's middle-class neighbors get shot at their front door, where citizens are afraid to venture across town after dark and where the fear of bombings is neverending, it is a novelty i...
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Redemption

May 18, 2006 by

"No More Tears Sister" describes the life and painful death of human rights activist Dr. Rajani Thiranagama in war torn Sri Lanka. Through conversations with family members, letters and dramatizations...
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