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Islands | Return to the Sea | Equator Records

It is not everyday that the dead return to life. Yet despite the "surprise" demise of obscure indie rockers the Unicorns in early 2005, band members Nick Diamonds and J'aime Tambour are once again rev...
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NOFX | Wolves in Wolves Clothing | Fat Wreck Chord

Some kids never grow up. Or, perhaps more accurately, some kids grow up in their politics, but perhaps not so much in their lyrical styling. Such is the case with proverbial punk rockers NOFX on its l...
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Daniel Powter | Daniel Powter | Warner Bros.

Major music television networks seemed to have taken it upon themselves to give up-and-coming artists a break in the entertainment industry. VH1 junkies know what I'm talking about - the "You Oughta K...
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Pinback’s “Fortress” of Solitude

Following the release of Pinback's full-length debut, Summer in Abaddon, the almighty twosome of Rob Crow and Zach Smith (formerly known as Armistead Burwell Smith IV) have been thrown aboard the one-...
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Oh, Wet Pet

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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