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Sarah Silverman leans forward on her vanity, arms locked straight and shoulders up around her ears, demurely pouting at her reflection. Hinging at the hips, she lowers herself onto the dresser surface...
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It's the first time the Wadsworth Atheneum, America's oldest art museum, has lent out its top 60 paintings to a traveling collection. Lucky for Santa Barbara art lovers, the "Renaissance to Rococo" is...
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It's difficult to classify Beth Orton. When she began her singer/songwriter career a decade ago with her debut Trailer Park she sang over electronic beats, combining folk sensibilities with danceable ...
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There are not many bands that can meld the sound of pigs screaming while being slaughtered behind a layer of lush, chorused pop vocals.
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Coming out with politically charged lyrics along with melodic tunes is no easy task for musicians. Most artists these days would rather stick to club bangers, which all sound the same and contribute v...
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Hailing from sunny, star-studded Los Angeles it's no wonder the buoyant pop rock hooks of the 88 found their way to television so easily. But outside their re-occurring role on Fox's "The O.C.," singe...
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I had been spending the majority of last Saturday locked in my room listening to Devo's "Freedom of Choice" on repeat, hiding under my covers and stroking an autographed 8x10 glossy of Mark Mothersbau...
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Question: What do you expect when you go see a movie about Pocahontas? If you answered cuddly forest creatures in a song and dance musical spectacle, then be prepared to be disappointed by "The New Wo...
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Adam Curtis' BBC documentary, titled "The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear," played at Campbell Hall this Monday to a sizeable audience ready to revel in what promised to be a Bus...
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Saying you dislike Belle and Sebastian is a lot like saying you don't like that quiet guy in your Comp Lit section because he understands the reading better than you do - you'll just come off as frust...
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When I first listened to Cat Power's latest, The Greatest, I didn't get it. There were no hit singles, nothing to satisfy my short attention span.
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If you're looking to indulge yourself in a full sensory experience that is just slightly left of center, may we suggest to you Santa Barbara's own Contemporary Arts Forum (CAF).
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Mrs. Henderson, an upper-class woman living in London in the 1930s, is well into her 70s when she loses her husband and consequentially finds herself at loose ends. At the suggestion of one of her fri...
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“24K Magic” by Bruno Mars
“folklore” by Taylor Swift
“Jagged Little Pill” by Alanis Morissette
“Graceland” by Paul Simon
“25” by Adele
“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” by Lauryn Hill
“WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?” by Billie Eilish
“Falling into You” by Celine Dion
“Harry’s House” by Harry Styles
“Babel” by Mumford & Sons
“Random Access Memories” by Daft Punk
“Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves
