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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 watch...
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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, o...
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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.
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1) BJORK | Medulla | Elektra/Atlantic
2) THE ORB | Bicycles and Tricycles | Sanctuary
3) MING AND FS | Back to One | Spun
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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.
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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 o...
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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.
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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...
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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 th...
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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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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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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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A werewolf who definitely howled mid make-out
A performative male dressed as Tyler Durden
The mime that somehow made it hot and cool
The ghost of your situationship (no, it’s actually them)
Frat vampire, and your neck will be bleeding
The angel that has definitely never gone out
The literal devil
A prisoner with fake tattoos that you can pretend are real for the night
A sexy cowboy that definitely used the ride line at least four times
A Patrick Bateman who relates a little too much
The witch who asked for your zodiac sign first
A nurse who will leave you needing CPR
