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It's 2004, and with the help of talented new artists, the music scene is finally being revived from its troublesome drought. It seemed that for some time, music was dead and that originality was hidin...
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1) MIRAH | C'Mon Miracle | K
2) CALEXICO | Convict Pool | Quarterstick/Touch and Go
3) ELECTRELANE | The Power Out | Too Pure
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Just in time to miss all the fun, Monty Python's seminal attack on the seminary system and all things religious, "Life of Brian," has just been resurrected in the theaters for a short run. I'll admit ...
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The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, a modest-sized gallery snuggled onto the second floor of the Paseo Nuevo mall on busy State Street, isn't hindered by its small floor plan.
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On D12's sophomore album, they're just as sophomoric as ever. Of course, no one ever really bought a D12 album for its touching, soulful lyrics, either. This album is really one for Eminem fans, as he...
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Some vigilant observers of musical trends have expostulated that the field of indie rock lacks musical variety. Taking into consideration the striking similarities between many of the genre's current ...
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1) Mirah | C'mon Miracle | K
2) Muse | Absolution | Taste Media
3) Air | Talkie Walkie | Astralwerks
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Then again, I'm not exactly sure how I even ended up in this hotel room on a blisteringly hot, sunstroke-inducing Sunday afternoon. Because my cell phone has been dead for a day and the thick blackout...
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OK, the Pixies are back and they've brought the marketing with them. This self-titled DVD features a live show, videos and a documentary. I'll start with the live stuff.
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Upon entering a screening of "Van Helsing," I can honestly say that I had never been as excited to see a movie with Dracula, Wolfman and Frankenstein since the 1987 film classic "The Monster Squad."
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There are bands that claim Santa Barbara as their home turf and end up making it big that you'd rather not hear a great deal from - ahem, Trapt - and then there are bands like Sugarcult who've found i...
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I'm not sure if any official declaration has been made, but I am pretty sure that there is a war being waged among our nation's comedians.
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After 69 Love Songs, the Magnetic Fields' three-disc 1999 epic, fans of singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/band mastermind Stephin Merritt could only have had one question floating in their minds: "Whe...
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Poet-cum-rocker Patti Smith has produced another brilliant album. The tracks on Trampin' cohere with a finesse that comes from 30 years of creating both art and music and maintaining their points of i...
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“Greased Lightnin’” from “Grease”
Sunset waltz from “La La Land”
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson
Frat flick
“Macarena” by Los Del Río
“Gangnam Style” by PSY
“Swan Lake” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Renegade
“Cell Block Tango” from “Chicago”
“The Last Text” from “Dance Moms”
Flossing
All of “Hamilton”
