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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

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

October 30, 2003

Pumpkins Get Naughty…IV Style

By Kami Shallenberger

Here at Artsweek - make that Artweek (when carving pumpkins, it was decided that the letter "s" is totally out. Deal with it. We're trendsetters) - the usual Halloween festivities were lined up: bobbing for apples, looki...

October 23, 2003

Goodbye Elliott

By Jessica Jardine

Elliott Smith, one of my most cherished singer-songwriters had been found dead by his live-in girlfriend just hours earlier in his L.A. apartment, unleashing a torrent of grief from fans and admirers like myself.

October 23, 2003

Mystic River | A River Worth Travelling

By Glenn Heath

At the beginning of "Mystic River," a devastating new film by Clint Eastwood, two young boys named Jimmy Markum and Sean Devine watch their friend Dave Boyle drive off with a stranger posing as a Boston police officer.

October 23, 2003

The Rapture | Echoes | Universal

By Daniel Haier

The Rapture wants you to dance - but not in any manner that would convince a sober observer of your sanity or muscle control. They want you to pulse all crazy jagged-like with each sporadic, funky guitar riff that strike...

October 23, 2003

The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop

By Brenna Boyce

From what I understand, Albuquerque, N.M. is not famous for churning out fabulous indie rock acts. In fact, of my New Mexican acquaintances, metal seems to be the genre of choice for braving the dusty streets.

October 23, 2003

Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros | Streetcore | Epitaph

By Travis Hunter

When Joe Strummer led The Clash to glory in the late '70s, the group's originality so shocked the music world that people actually lumped the band in the same group as the Sex Pistols.

October 23, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

October 16, 2003

Belle & Sebastian | Dear Catastrophe Waitress | Sanctuary

By Zoe Bower

With Dear Catastrophe Waitress, Scottish indie pop legends Belle & Sebastian add whimsical '60s sunshine pop to the contemplative and melancholy songwriting that made their 1995 debut Tigermilk an indie rock essential.

October 16, 2003

The Distillers | Coral Fang | Sire

By Travis Hunter

Coral Fang is mostly a mat for Brody Dalle's vocal gymnastics as she tries to sell each song with the strength and versatility of her pipes. Unfortunately, Brody's vocal strength is matched by her mediocrity as a songwri...

October 16, 2003

Ladytron | Softcore Jukebox | Emperor Norton

By Zoe Bower

Can't get enough of the sexy, futuristic, android electronica that is Ladytron? Ever daydream that you could get Mira to deejay your party? Well, imagine if the transcendentally hip men and women of Ladytron made you a m...

October 16, 2003

Travis | 12 Memories | Epic

By Joey Siara

Here's a story children: One day, Travis, a band of sensitive Scot rockers, thought, "Hey, let's write pretty songs like Radiohead used to and get famous!" And so they did. And everyone loved them and sang, "Why does it ...

October 16, 2003

Kill Bill

By Drew Mackie

Thurman, a nameless blonde swordswoman in a motorcycle suit with a yellowjacket color scheme, slices through countless Yakuza, the mad schoolgirl Go Go Yubari (Chiaki Kuriyama) and the notorious crime boss Johnny Mo (Gor...

October 16, 2003

KCSB Top Ten

By Mr. Bell

October 9, 2003

Citizen Kane’s Alter Ego

By Drew Mackie

It's a great time to wear tights, even if Orson Welles never thought so. Since the success of 2002's "X-Men," which both earned subtle praise from critics and grossed $157,299,717 during its theatrical run, Hollywood has...