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Reach Out and Touch the Void

February 26, 2004 by

Some true survival stories are so unlikely and outrageously unbelievable that no Hollywood screenwriter could ever dredge up such material. Often these almost mythical tales of men and women overcomin...
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A Hazy Recollection

February 26, 2004 by

Under the original guise of a TV special, Robert McNamara sat down to do an hour-long interview with Errol Morris, a brilliant documentarian who has presented subjects as diverse as pet cemeteries, to...
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The Elected | Me First | Sub Pop

February 26, 2004 by

The Elected's debut album, Me First, is absolutely cute. Maybe it's because the cover is decorated with a pudgy pig encircled by gold tinged flowers.
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John Frusciante | Shadows Collide with People | Warner Brothers

February 26, 2004 by

I concede that, even before hearing Shadows Collide with People, the latest solo album from Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante, preconceptions were formed.
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Error | Self-Titled | Epitaph

February 26, 2004 by

How hard is it to describe how this record sounds? Well, the first draft of this review included the word "morphy." Guitarist Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, synth-programmer Atticus Ross of Nine Inch...
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KCSB Top Ten

February 26, 2004 by

1) Stereolab | Margerine Eclipse | Elektra 2) Savath & Savalas | Apropa't | Warp 3) Ursula Rucker | Silver or Lead | K7
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Starlight Memories

February 19, 2004 by

Rodney Bingenheimer is one of those names that, almost purely by its syllabic overload, seems properly suited to a larger-than-life character. Known to many as the world-famous DJ "Rodney on the Roq" ...
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I Dream of Threesomes

February 19, 2004 by

Director Bernardo Bertolucci is known for pushing the cinematic limits a little. With his 1978 Oscar-nominated "Last Tango in Paris," he opened the door to explicit sex in film by offering butter as l...
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Courtney Love | America’s Sweetheart | Virgin

February 19, 2004 by

Courtney Love's first album since the break-up of Hole - the ironically titled America's Sweetheart - is an unexpected delight. While the postponed release date gave rise to speculation that Love had ...
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Kanye West | The College Dropout | Roc-a-Fella

February 19, 2004 by

Kanye West is alleged to be the next big thing in the realm of mainstream hip hop, and on this, his debut album, he's chomping at the bit to convince the world of his importance.
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Miracle | Slapshot to Glory on Ice

February 19, 2004 by

To say that "Miracle" is the "feel-good movie of the year," would simply be clich
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Stereolab | Margerine Eclipse | Elektra/Asylum

February 19, 2004 by

To those familiar with Stereolab, Margerine Eclipse arrives with the same inviting jubilance you knew you could expect from an old friend. Indeed, the 'Lab has been cooking up consistently delicious, ...
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The Coral | Magic and Medicine | Columbia

February 19, 2004 by

It wouldn't take much convincing to make some uninitiated music fan believe that the Coral was one of the best bands of the late '60s. Their sound, you could say, captured the essence of Britain's tra...
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KCSB Top Ten | Week ending 2/19/04 | Courtesy of KCSB-FM 91.9

February 19, 2004 by

1) Air | Talkie Walkie | Astralwerks 2) Ima Robot | Alive | Virgin 3) The Unicorns | Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? | Alien8
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Let the Pussy Party Begin!

February 12, 2004 by

Valentine's Day may just be the most bogus of all holidays, according to Artsweek, but that doesn't mean we don't know how to celebrate in style. Now, there are those among us with a less than critica...
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