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Artist In Profile

October 6, 2005 by

They're Swedish, they're a retro rock band and they are completely unknown. Well, almost. The Caesars aren't well known beyond their catchy song "Jerk It Out" featured on the familiar iPod Shuffle com...
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Local Motion

October 6, 2005 by

Since the opening of the Empty Garage Showspace in February of 2005, the venue has become a beacon for the burgeoning Isla Vista local music scene. The Empty Garage sits behind an apartment complex a...
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The New Pornographers | Twin Cinema | Matador

October 6, 2005 by

It's easy to understand why I didn't like the New Pornographers at first. The group is billed as the power pop supergroup of Canadian rocker Carl "A.C." Newman, a man with a pedigree that could make R...
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Fiona Apple | Extraordinary Machine | Epic

October 6, 2005 by

Forgoing the small-talk regarding record label battles and six-year hiatuses, Fiona Apple's third album looks past the bullshit and stands on its on as a work of witty lyricism, whimsical arrangements...
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Ebony and Ivory

September 29, 2005 by

For most of us, 25 sounds like the cut-off. By the time we all hit the ever-looming mid-20s mark, we want certain goals to be accomplished: Stop smoking, finish college, secure that elusive "real job,...
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Rise of the BIKO Empire

September 29, 2005 by

If you haven't been to a local music show in Isla Vista recently, you really need to plan an escape from your grandmother's dirty laundry hamper.
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Student Film Strikes Back

September 29, 2005 by

It must have been four years ago when the Los Angeles Times published an article by an angered parent who denounced the UCSB Film Studies Dept. The article argued that our beloved film program was fai...
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Flight Plan | In-Flight Movie

September 29, 2005 by

Does anyone really enjoy flying with the high airfares, worse-than-microwave food and flight attendants who don't get paid enough to give a damn? Let's not forget the worst part: all the smelly passen...
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Paul Hardcastle | Hardcastle 4 | Trippin ‘N’ Rhythm

September 29, 2005 by

Despite their somewhat unimaginative sequential titling scheme, having listened to electronic music producer Paul Hardcastle's previous three self-titled albums is not a prerequisite for the enjoyment...
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Wolf Parade | Apologies to the Queen Mary

September 29, 2005 by

Why Wolf Parade is apologizing to anyone is beyond me. It's the people who should be getting on their knees, repenting after what Wolf Parade released Tuesday. Masterpieces like Apologies to the Queen...
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Kanye West | Late Registration | Roc-A-Fella

September 29, 2005 by

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 th...
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Who Wants To Be A Rock Star?

September 22, 2005 by

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.
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Artist in Profile

September 22, 2005 by

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.
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2046 | Who Feels Like Chinese?

September 22, 2005 by

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 prof...
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The Aristocrats | Stop Me If You’ve Heard This

September 22, 2005 by

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 ad...
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