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September 23, 2004

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Aye, Aye, ‘Captain’

By Drew Atkins

Almost nothing you see is real. The buildings are fake, the trees are fake and some of the people might not even be people. They might be robots. Such is the situation you find yourself in while watching "Sky Captain and...

September 23, 2004

Garden State | Everything’s Coming Up Jersey

By Harrison Coltun

Mark Twain once said, "You can never go home." His indelible words were surely the inspiration for the summer's indie sleeper hit "Garden State." Who knew that first-time writer/director Zach Braff, of television's "Scru...

September 23, 2004

Bjork | Medulla | Elektra/Atlantic

By Jory Dominguez

Bjork has never shied from eccentricism or extremism in her music, and Medulla, her seventh studio album, turning on the axis of vocalization, is no exception.

September 23, 2004

KCSB Top Ten

By system

September 16, 2004

I Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll All Night

By Breanna Boyce

Though once a magnet for up-and-coming bands, larger touring acts and jaw-dropping performers, Santa Barbara's musical reputation has waned in the last few years.

September 16, 2004

Jamie Cullum | Twentysomething | Verve Records

By Breanna Boyce

Chances are, if you have watched VH1 in the past six months, you have heard of Jamie Cullum. The British newcomer to the pop-piano scene released his second album, Twentysomething, earlier this year on Verve Records.

September 16, 2004

The Cure | The Cure | Geffen Records

By Danny Lewis

It's gotta be hard to keep something going for so long. It's difficult for me to fathom a band being together for as long as the Cure has been, especially since it's far longer than I've been alive.

September 16, 2004

The Best is Yet to Come

By Breanna Boyce

A few years back, students voted for a lock-in fee that gave UCSB Arts & Lectures more funds than it had ever received before, which explains the increasingly exciting lineup of films and performances that A&L is able to...

September 16, 2004

Collateral | Nobody Walks in L.A.

By Harrison Coltun

Among triumphs like "Spider-Man 2" and disasters like "Soul Plane," one film emerged from the shadows this summer: Michael Mann's "Collateral." This neo-noir romp through the dark alleys and blinding lights of Los Angele...

September 16, 2004

Paul Westerberg | Folker | Vagrant Records

By Danny Lewis

Paul Westerberg is out with another full-length album, less than a year after his release of his last two records, Come Feel Me Tremble and Dead Man Shake.

September 16, 2004

Stop and Smell the Coffee

By Breanna Boyce

If you are anything like us here at Artsweek, you are on a never-ending search for a good cup of coffee in this town.

June 3, 2004

Twilight Samurai

By Glenn Heath

Going to the movies these days is rarely a captivating and fulfilling experience. Formulaic plot lines and huge special effects spectacles are a dime and dozen, but we keep going back with the hope that a film will capti...

June 3, 2004

Santa Barbara Has Found Its Muse

By Danny Lewis

There's a new publication floating around town, and it's called Mused Magazine. It's put out by a group of young ladies and gentlemen in Santa Barbara. And guess what? It's totally FREE!

June 3, 2004

Quit Jamming, Trip to These Instead

By Shade Remelin

I don't like jam bands. It's not their fault; I just think they're mediocre. But hey, you've got to listen to something when you're on drugs right? Well, you have options... trust me. Here are some great albums and songs...

June 3, 2004

Electrelane | The Power Out | Too Pure

By Monique Sherman

Free from the eternal rat race to break the Billboard Top 40 list, Electrelane's The Power Out declines conventional song structure with its complex, genre-crossing blend of moody and alluring experimental rock.

June 3, 2004

Shrek 2 | Pretty Things in Ugly Packages

By Joey Siara

I like ugly things. There exists an underlying beauty in all things repulsive, a magnetic force tapping into an unconscious wasteland of perversion, a force that explains why humans like to smell their farts and pick the...