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March 4, 2004

Jesus’ Savior

By Drew Mackie

If you don't like a Jesus movie, does that mean you'll go to hell? As a product of the penguin house - that's Catholic school to you heathens - a new movie about the big J.C. perked my interest.

March 4, 2004

Hobbit’s Rejoice!

By Glenn Heath

For you film lovers who thought the Academy Awards on Sunday night were boring, well, you're probably right. However, it was good to finally see the Academy honor the right film.

March 4, 2004

KCSB Top Ten | Week Ending 3/4/04 | Courtesy of KCSB-FM 91.9

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March 4, 2004

The Cooper Temple Clause | Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose | RCA

By Colin Marshall

While listening to Kick Up the Fire, and Let the Flames Break Loose, the second album from British up-and-comers the Cooper Temple Clause, I couldn't help but adopt the persona of a desperate high school coach. "Come on,...

March 4, 2004

Bethany Curve | Flaxen | Kitchen Whore

By Ian King

It's fortunate that not many people know about the Santa Cruz-based ambient rock group Bethany Curve, because without taking up space describing the type of music they make, this review would have very little to say.

March 4, 2004

Campus Snapshot

By Brenna Boyce

“Sublime and bands like that.” Saurabh Punhani freshman biology “I am listening to 3 Doors Down right now.” Elizabeth Hardner junior at Boston College marketing “Pink Floyd.” Matt Ebra...

February 26, 2004

That Is Sooo Rufus!

By Jessica Jardine

When the average 14-year-old becomes lost in the pubescent angst of sexual frustration and family dysfunction, he or she often turns to drugs, drinking or even premature sex. For singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, son o...

February 26, 2004

Starsky and Hutch | Huggy Bears All Around

By Alex Scordelis

These days, Ben Stiller seems to be everywhere. Trying to avoid seeing a Stiller flick at the cineplex is like trying to avoid seeing a hooch at Club 634 - it's an impossible task.

February 26, 2004

Reach Out and Touch the Void

By Glenn Heath

Some true survival stories are so unlikely and outrageously unbelievable that no Hollywood screenwriter could ever dredge up such material. Often these almost mythical tales of men and women overcoming great odds showcas...

February 26, 2004

A Hazy Recollection

By Shade Remelin

Under the original guise of a TV special, Robert McNamara sat down to do an hour-long interview with Errol Morris, a brilliant documentarian who has presented subjects as diverse as pet cemeteries, topiary gardeners and ...

February 26, 2004

The Elected | Me First | Sub Pop

By Eddie Kim Staff Writer

The Elected's debut album, Me First, is absolutely cute. Maybe it's because the cover is decorated with a pudgy pig encircled by gold tinged flowers.

February 26, 2004

John Frusciante | Shadows Collide with People | Warner Brothers

By Colin Marshall

I concede that, even before hearing Shadows Collide with People, the latest solo album from Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, preconceptions were formed.

February 26, 2004

Error | Self-Titled | Epitaph

By Travis Hunter

How hard is it to describe how this record sounds? Well, the first draft of this review included the word "morphy." Guitarist Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, synth-programmer Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails and singer Gr...

February 26, 2004

KCSB Top Ten

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February 19, 2004

Starlight Memories

By Jessica Jardine

Rodney Bingenheimer is one of those names that, almost purely by its syllabic overload, seems properly suited to a larger-than-life character. Known to many as the world-famous DJ "Rodney on the Roq" at Los Angeles-based...

February 19, 2004

I Dream of Threesomes

By Brenna Boyce

Director Bernardo Bertolucci is known for pushing the cinematic limits a little. With his 1978 Oscar-nominated "Last Tango in Paris," he opened the door to explicit sex in film by offering butter as lubricant during anal...