Artsweek
It's true that mainstream American cinema has been on the down and out for the last couple of years. Films such as "Exit Wounds," "Soul Plane" and "Mona Lisa Smile" should have never seen the light of...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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: 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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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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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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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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“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
