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Moby | Hotel | V2

April 7, 2005 by

Electronic musical mastermind Moby has spent the majority of the past 10 or so years in hotel rooms either doing press junkets for his past albums, book releases, restaurant openings, winning Grammy A...
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Acoustic Alchemy | American/English | EMI

April 7, 2005 by

My, what one can do with a nylon-string guitar these days. Originating from the simple concept of two classically trained players taking a stab at melding all sorts of disparate musical genres, Acoust...
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Bear Puddin

March 31, 2005 by and

What do you get when you compile eight of the top art students at a university and give them the chance to create and organize their own show? The answer is part classical and part modernist, a little...
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Be Kind, Please Rewind

March 31, 2005 by

Samara Morgan first crawled out of TV sets - and into the hearts of American moviegoers - in 2002's "The Ring." The video cassette-born villainess apparently spooked audiences enough that her creators...
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First Sick? Twisted? Hilarious? You Bet Your Ass!

March 31, 2005 by

Are you one of those people who thinks cartoons are dumb? When someone says animation, do you think singing crabs and midgets with pickaxes? Well, prepare to have all your preconceived notions about a...
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Beck | Guero | Interscope

March 31, 2005 by

Nearly 10 years after the release of Odelay, Beck finds himself reinventing the art of reinvention and excelling in the self-deprecation that made "Loser" the definitive slacker anthem of the early '9...
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The Mars Volta | Frances the Mute | Universal

March 31, 2005 by

The Mars Volta do not write albums for the timid. Those who seek feel good, pop songs about love and happiness that can easily fit into a radio station's play list are advised to look elsewhere.
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Queens of the Stone Age | Lullabies to Paralyze | Interscope

March 31, 2005 by

In the Queens of the Stone Age's latest album, Lullabies to Paralyze, Josh Homme awakens the desert spirits. Peyote-spawned demons? Probably.
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Mazeltov!

March 3, 2005 by

On March 3-6, you better quit your kvetching, stock up on plenty of your bubbe's kugel and make the shlep downtown for the first annual Santa Barbara Jewish Film Festival (SBJFF).
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Slighty Off-Key

March 3, 2005 by

There was a time before "Chicago" and "Moulin Rouge" when the movie musical was an endangered species in Hollywood. Musicals are expensive and risky sells to American audiences.
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First Commandment: Go See the Play

March 3, 2005 by

"Pentecost" is ultimately a story of revolution and the struggles of the human spirit. The play focuses on a woman possessed by a secret discovery and her search for the truth behind it. It is about a...
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Hot Hot Heat at The Roxy Theatre

March 3, 2005 by

It's been a sad winter as the music scene has seemingly been on hiatus in the United States. With shows few and far between and new releases nowhere to be seen, it was not hard to forget about Ticketm...
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Jeff Hanson | Jeff Hanson | Kill Rock Stars

March 3, 2005 by

It seems indie rockers are finally taking some vocal lessons. Singer-songwriter Jeff Hanson sings with a lilt in his voice, a Celtic soprano that drifts away with the melodies in his songs.
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Jack Johnson | In Between Dreams | Universal

March 3, 2005 by

Local favorite Jack Johnson knows his niche, and for that alone we must grant him a bit of credit. Folksy vocals, lazy guitar strumming and campfire-ready melodies define his latest, In Between Dreams...
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Kings of Leon | Aha Shake Heartbreak | RCA

March 3, 2005 by

There's something about southern rock that seems to be far more interesting that plain old rock 'n' roll. Say what you will about the politics of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but they knew how to rock with that l...
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