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Oh, Wet Pet

April 20, 2006 by

With eyes twinkling Barry Spacks said, "[Poets] share so much intensity - like a vibrant string ... Poets live dangerously, especially when young. They get in trouble with the opposite sex, and that t...
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Gang Warfare

April 20, 2006 by

Tonight marks the final stop on a nationwide tour for Tim Robbins' prestigious ensemble troupe, the Actors' Gang. Since 2002 the cast has traveled the country with their performance of the true life t...
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More Than Meets the Eye

April 20, 2006 by

The UCSB Dance Dept.'s Spring 2006 Dance Concert titled "Ephemeral/Indeliable: A Concert in Motion" was an endeavor passionately organized by all of its wholehearted participants.
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Lucky Number Slevin | “Slevin” Ain’t So Lucky

April 20, 2006 by

In Paul McGuigan's "Lucky Number Slevin" the opening credits roll and evoke the feeling of a horror film. Strange, because the film seemed to be both advertised and marketed as an action-packed comedy...
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Scary Movie 4 | Can We Say Franchise?

April 20, 2006 by

Creepy dolls, alien Tr-iPods, and Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah's couch: These may sound like the events of the past year, but they are in fact the target of parody in the Weinstein Company release of "...
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Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders | Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders | Thrive

April 20, 2006 by

Hear ye, hear ye. We can now officially welcome Taylor Hawkins to the category of drummer-turned-front-man. Hawkins is, of course, the former drummer for Alanis Morissette and the current stick-twirle...
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The Subways | Young For Eternity | WEA

April 20, 2006 by

Let's face it - the Subways are doomed. Not only is their guitarist (Billy Lunn) engaged to their bass player (Charlotte Cooper), but they've got Billy's younger brother Josh Morgan playing drums.
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L.A. Confidential

April 13, 2006 by

It's no wonder so many music fans hate L.A. With its congested freeways, overpriced concert tickets and pretentious, industry-driven scene, the setting seems bleak for anyone trying to make it big (un...
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Inside Man | Pay Very Close Attention

April 13, 2006 by

Directors often encourage the audience not to ask questions or come up with their own ideas. Rather, we are expected to remain one step ahead of the central characters, aware of the answers to their p...
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Slither | It’s Still Considered Passing

April 13, 2006 by

Do the names Roger Corman, John Carpenter and Wes Craven ring any of your bells like they ring mine? These master "horror" filmmakers revel in a trough of second-rate films which, due to their low pro...
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Artist in Profile: Cuesta Drive

April 13, 2006 by

You just can't quite put your finger on Cuesta Drive's CD, Where the Palm Trees Grow. It sounds so familiar, yet at the same time, peculiarly different. That's probably because their vast range of ext...
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The Boy Least Likely To | The Best Party Ever | Too Young To Die Records

April 13, 2006 by

While my inner judgmental music critic constantly warns me not to judge a book - or album - by its cover, my inner six-year-old sometimes gets the best of me. Such was the case when I caught sight of ...
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Mudhoney | Under a Billion Suns | Sub Pop

April 13, 2006 by

Political awareness is ultimately frightening. Most of us - or at least most people who would buy a Mudhoney album - are apprehensively aware of the social/political mess that currently envelopes the ...
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Matt Bauer | Nandina | Matt Bauer

April 13, 2006 by

"What luck I had / To somehow draw you in," Bay Area singer Matt Bauer croons in his song "Western States." Listening to Nandina leaves its listener feeling just that - lucky.
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An Inferno Even Dante Would Love

April 7, 2006 by

Rock and roll is essentially licentious. Though, at its essence it is a fiery and ultimately liberating art. This July, the World/Inferno Friendship Society will release its new record, an amalgamatio...
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