Artsweek

November 7, 2003

Bringin’ Down the House

By Ladan Moeenziai

Artsweek had yet to see a 73-year -old woman salsa. That is, until Monday night, when the pride of Cuba, the Buena Vista Social Club, took the stage with Omara Portuondo at its lead.

November 7, 2003

In the Cut | Not Quite Making the Cut

By Glenn Heath

During career low points, superstar actors often try and reinvent their careers by playing against type, usually villains, sex fiends or both. This tactic doesn't always work.

November 7, 2003

Iggy Pop | Skull Ring | Virgin

By Zoe Bower

Crawling half-naked through broken glass, smearing himself and horrified audience members with peanut butter, howling "I Wanna Be Your Dog," Iggy Pop's drug-fueled stage antics have become the stuff of rock 'n' roll lege...

November 7, 2003

R.E.M. | In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1998-2003 | Warner Bros.

By Brenna Boyce

I have to say, I never realized just how many hit songs R.E.M. has had over the last 15 years. R.E.M. does not particularly stick out as an incredibly influential band.

November 7, 2003

America Gets Screwed

By Alex Scordelis

Cross, a hipster/alternative comic who achieved cult fame on HBO's "Mr. Show with Bob and David" in the late nineties, has been slowly seeping into mainstream culture.

November 7, 2003

Ryan Adams | Rock N Roll | Lost Highway

By Monique Sherman

Everyone knows those too-dip-to-be-doing-anything-else-but-be-hip types. They sing duets with Elton John, they're pasted to the sides of buses in Gap commercials, they date gorgeous, indie-film stars named Parker Posey a...

November 7, 2003

Sweet Send-off

By Drew Atkins

The concert had been thrown together haphazardly, but admirers and friends were swift to respond. Elliott Smith, one of our generation's foremost singer/songwriters, had committed suicide Oct. 21, and the gathered musici...

November 7, 2003

Aesop Rock | Bazooka Tooth | Definitive Jux

By Edward Kim

Symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and disorganized behavior. With the release of Aesop's newest full-length, a new symptom should be added to the list: rhyming.

November 7, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Staff

October 30, 2003

Pearl Jam Brings it Back Flannel Style

By Alex Scordelis

It was an occasion to dust off the ol' flannel shirt and ripped jeans when Seattle rock stalwarts Pearl Jam played the Santa Barbara Bowl on Tuesday night. With an eerie orange and smoke-filled sky providing the backdrop...

October 30, 2003

Burn Britney Burn!

By Drew Mackie

Britney Spears is going to hell. But she didn't get her reservations in Perdition for D-grade musical stylings, her vapid personality or her contamination of American young women with her whorish fashion sense.

October 30, 2003

Scary Movie 3 | 3 Strikes You’re Out

By Glenn Heath

Does anyone really remember "Scary Movie 2?" Any images come to mind? It seems that the first two installments of the horror spoof series actually blend together, in retrospect. Whatever hilarious interludes the Wayans b...

October 30, 2003

The Strokes | Room on Fire | RCA

By Drew Atkins

As far as anti-climactic albums go, Room on Fire delivers the goods. People expecting the Strokes to mature as musicians or hit the infamous sophomore slump will have no cause for celebration here, because there's been n...

October 30, 2003

Grandpaboy | Dead Man Shake | Fat Possum

By Joey Siara

So it's 1959, and I'm in this tired old blues bar in Mississippi. A sickly looking gent stumbles onto the stage nearly spilling his drink on his telecaster. He slurs into the microphone, "I'm Paul Westerberg I mean Gran...

October 30, 2003