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September 29, 2005

Kanye West | Late Registration | Roc-A-Fella

By Drew Reed

Kanye West: hip hop's class act, a man who boldly proclaimed on national television that, "George Bush doesn't like black people." For years, West has paid his dues behind the scenes, producing for the likes of Nas, Comm...

September 22, 2005

Who Wants To Be A Rock Star?

By Aly Comingore

If a picture really is worth a thousand words, then the photography featured in Nicholas Zinner's I Hope You Are All Happy Now works as the quintessential memoir on fame, friends and worldly travel.

September 22, 2005

Artist in Profile

By Harrison Coltun

Animation seems to be going through somewhat of a revolution right now. Everyone can go out and independently create their own cartoon series without the backing of some big bucks corporation.

September 22, 2005

2046 | Who Feels Like Chinese?

By Harrison Coltun

This particular film review is much more than a reaction and opinion to a piece of cinematic artwork, it's a homage. Think about this review as a giant thank-you letter to Cynthia Felando, a film professor here at UCSB.

September 22, 2005

The Aristocrats | Stop Me If You’ve Heard This

By Bradley Vargas

The joke begins like this: A man walks into a talent agent's office and says that he has a new act, a family act. "Describe it to me," says the talent agent reluctantly, not particularly looking to add any new act to his...

September 22, 2005

Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang | Virgin Records

By Matt Cappiello

Once upon a time, a bunch of old geezers got back together after years of tough love and too many drugs, to create a bunch of nostalgia music on an embarrassingly excessive salary.

September 22, 2005

Bloc Party | Silent Alarm Remixed | Atlantic Records

By Aly Comingore

So many things can go wrong when compiling an effort like Silent Alarm Remixes that one begins to wonder why bands attempt these "makeover records" at all.

September 22, 2005

The Like | Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking? | Geffen

By Aly Comingore

Let us flashback three years, to a simpler time. It was then that three-piece girl group, The Like, was spending its nights filling opening-act slots at small L.A. clubs and hipster house parties. Back then, the band fel...

September 22, 2005

The Artsweek Calendar: September 22 – September 28, 2005

By system

First day back got you all stressed out and nervous? Feel like you already need a vacation? Well, tonight Arts & Lectures offers up the next best thing.

May 26, 2005

The Many Faces of Ray Bradbury

By Aly Comingore

If you had asked Ray Bradbury to estimate a head count for his Thursday night lecture in Campbell Hall, he probably would have told you the place was pretty damn full. What some would consider most fascinating about the ...

May 26, 2005

Star Wars Episode III | GRRRURRR!!!

By Harrison Coltun

Watching "Star Wars" is like going to your first baseball game; it's just good, clean fun. Whatever your level of love affair with "Star Wars" may be, it is hard to deny that the series is more than a movie - it's a cult...

May 26, 2005

That’s No Bull Shirt

By Jessica Vrazilek

"Wearable art" is how up-and-coming fashionista Scarlett Baily describes her line of handmade, hand-painted and designed T-shirts. Baily, a sophomore art history and Spanish major at UCSB, has a unique style that is emi...

May 26, 2005

Band of Brothas and Sistas

By Amita Chollate

Admit it. When you think no one's listening, you bust out singing at the top of your lungs in the shower, car or anywhere else you feel like. Four out of five times, however, your friends would actually pay you to stop s...

May 26, 2005

CD Reviews: The Rippingtons | Wild Card | Peak

By Colin Marshall

Ah, it's good to see the Jazz Cat again. Despite numerous changes of style and personnel over the years, the grinning visage of cover artist Bill Mayer's stylized feline has remained a solid constant throughout the Rippi...

May 19, 2005

Recipe for a Film Fest

By Harrison Coltun

Last Friday night I received a text message that read "Remember Reel Loud screening tomorrow 9am, Ellison 1714." I received the message with mixed enthusiasm. I was excited to get the opportunity to be a part of somethin...

May 19, 2005

For Your Viewing Pleasure

By Harrison Coltun

Here is a brief preview of what to expect of the selected films for the Reel Loud Film Festival. It is quite the eclectic group of stories, actors and ideas. When you have an open call for all aspiring filmmakers you sho...