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Santa Barbara Has Found Its Muse

June 3, 2004 by

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!
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Quit Jamming, Trip to These Instead

June 3, 2004 by

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 gr...
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Electrelane | The Power Out | Too Pure

June 3, 2004 by

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 experim...
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Shrek 2 | Pretty Things in Ugly Packages

June 3, 2004 by

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 thei...
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Summer Shows at the Santa Barbara Bowl

June 3, 2004 by

311 with the Ataris and Lit Tony Bennett Jonny Lang, Junior Brown and Shelby Lynne
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Summer Film Series at Campbell Hall

June 3, 2004 by

"In This World" An eye-opening film about two Afghan boys who travel from Pakistan to London.
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Summer Movie Releases

June 3, 2004 by

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" - June 4 Can the wee wizard triumph over the mightiest of foes: puberty?
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Artsweek Takes A Good Look at the Competition

June 3, 2004 by

Here at Artsweek, we sense your anxiety. "The Nexus is gone," you think. "Who's going to tell me what to think about movies? Should I pay to see Will Smith battle robots?
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They Let the Dogs Out

May 27, 2004 by

What do you do if you are making a film and, in the process of transporting a dolly, you inadvertently damage the interior of your friend's car and don't have the funds to cover it?
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The Little Concert That Could

May 27, 2004 by

People like to complain, particularly when they have no interest in helping out or don't even know the full story. They just sit there and complain. Take, for instance, this year's Extravaganza concer...
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Enjoy the Silence

May 27, 2004 by

Just because the films are silent doesn't mean that this year's Reel Loud Film Festival won't make a lot of noise. The 13th annual Reel Loud roars into Campbell Hall on Friday.
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Bon Voyage | Middle of the Road

May 27, 2004 by

"Bon Voyage," a French World War II comedy that relies on overly silly intrigue and playful characters, defines cinema mediocrity with its clich
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RJD2 | Since We Last Spoke | Def Jux

May 27, 2004 by

RJD2's music has been dubbed "instrumental hip-hop" by the categorization-hungry music press, and it's a classification that confuses some.
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KCSB Top Ten

May 27, 2004 by

1) MODEST MOUSE | Good News for People Who Love Bad News | Epic 2) FRANZ FERDINAND | Franz Ferdinand | Sony 3) MIRAH | C'mon Miracle | K
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Troy | A Time Before Pants

May 20, 2004 by

Eric Bana, Brian Cox, Wolfgang Petersen and Brad Pitt in a skirt - Warner Brothers' latest filmmaking adventure, "Troy," promises big things. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite deliver. Thirty minutes in...
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