Artsweek

April 15, 2004

Bonnie “Prince” Billy | Greatest Palace Music | Drag City

By Jesse Hoy

Bonnie "Prince" Billy is back with his fourth studio album, which is comprised of covers from a group that he and his brothers started earlier in their careers, fittingly called the Palace Brothers.

April 15, 2004

Modest Mouse | Good News for People Who Love Bad News | Epic

By Cory Anthony

Modest Mouse is out for some serious money. Their latest release, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, is rife with radio-friendly tunes.

April 8, 2004

NOFX vs. G.W. Bush

By Travis Hunter

NOFX's The War on Errorism hit the shelves May 2003, while Baghdad was still being shocked and awed. The band's most focused album in nearly a decade took some of the most vicious shots on record at President George W. B...

April 8, 2004

Rallying the Troops

By Brenna Boyce

Matt Skiba, one of the voices behind the eerie and emotional phenomena that is Chicago-based band Alkaline Trio, was sitting in a parking lot in the middle of the hellhole that is Riverside, Calif., when he called to be ...

April 8, 2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | You Were My Sunshine

By Glenn Heath

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," the new film from music video director veteran Michel Gondry, attempts to warm the hearts of all those people convinced that love sucks.

April 8, 2004

Iron & Wine | Our Endless Numbered Days | Sub Pop

By Danny Lewis

Despite their name, Iron & Wine is much more like a sour, salty dill pickle than a smooth, bold glass of wine: good for a few bites but makes you feel ill if you eat too much.

April 8, 2004

Blondie | The Curse of Blondie | Sanctuary

By Colin Marshall

The life of a music critic has its ups and downs. Sometimes you’ve got to trudge through seemingly endless streams of dreck, but occasionally – just occasionally – you get to hear an album full of sexua...

April 8, 2004

Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand | Domino

By Colin Marshall

Every so often, a foreign band that's already been hyped to such a degree that many music fans are pre-convinced of its greatness comes across the water.

April 8, 2004

Blonde Redhead | Misery Is a Butterfly | 4AD/Beggars

By Ilissa Mira

If you're not already languishing in an intricate maze of heartbreak, maybe you should be, especially if you're considering buying the latest album, Misery Is a Butterfly, from the New York City-based art rock band Blond...

April 8, 2004

N*E*R*D | Fly or Die | Virgin

By Drew Atkins

Nerds are both easy and difficult people to enjoy. On one hand, they're smart and often creative. On the other, they are socially inept and sometimes uncomfortable to be around. This is an accurate summary of the band th...

April 8, 2004

KCSB Top Ten

By system

1) Electrelane | Power Out | Beggars 2) Volcano, I'm Still Excited | Volcano, I'm Still Excited | Polyvinyl 3) Blonde Redhead | Misery Is a Butterfly | 4AD/ Beggars

April 1, 2004

Hallelujah! Ring in the Passion Fashion!

By Melora von Poopbrittle

What could be hotter than pushing an entirely new angle on this spring's style and showcasing some of our earliest trendsetters? And then it was born... Passion Fashion! Hallelujah!!!

April 1, 2004

The Beatles? More like the BOO-tles!

By Pervis Leftarm

Hey there, Perv fans. Pervis Leftarm here, back with his weekly depository of musical minutiae, Leftarm's Lockbox. Loyal Lockboxers will remember that last week I delved into the history of that lost gem from 1982, "Pac-...

April 1, 2004

The I.V. Keyhole

By Moon Unit Mishell

Scandal and intrigue abounded on the Isla Vista social scene this week as Del Playa Drive transformed into its regular sea of three-tiered ruffled miniskirts and platform Rocket Dogs over the weekend.

March 4, 2004

Dance Dance Revolution

By Meghan Palma

In a year that has brought a notable series of world-renowned acts to the Santa Barbara stages, patrons of dance in our small yet thriving local arts community have been particularly blessed.

March 4, 2004

Jesus’ Savior

By Jessica Jardine

If you do not have an adequate grasp of the Bible and, in particular, the story of the Passion, before entering the theater to see Mel Gibson's big-screen rendition, be prepared for one of the most perplexing and eventua...