Artsweek

May 22, 2003

Deftones | s/t | Maverick

By Eliav Appelbaum

When bands play hard and heavy, they always take the risk of thrumming out agonizingly slow, as if they were attempting to gorge John Madden's Thanksgiving Day turkey doused in 54 gallons of slop-gravy.

May 22, 2003

Electric Six | Danger! High Voltage | Beggars/XL

By Drew Mackie

"Fire in the disco / Fire in the Taco Bell / Fire in the disco / Fire at the gates of hell." So sings Electric Six frontman Dick Valentine in "Danger! High Voltage" on the album of the same name.

May 22, 2003

KCSB Top 10: May 22, 2003

By Staff

May 15, 2003

ExtravaWHAT?

By Jessica Jardine Staff Writer Drew Mackie Staff Writer

Just because an activity is free does not mean one is obligated to get off one's lazy ass and participate. Take rolling in shards of broken glass in the streets of Isla Vista. It's free! Buuuuut, one should not do it.

May 15, 2003

Mama Nature’s a Giant Canvas

By Lara Bradshaw

One of the most intriguing and awe-inspiring aspects of the documentary "Rivers and Tides," by German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer, is the beauty wrapped in the fluidity of making one's paintbrush the natural environme...

May 15, 2003

The Underbelly Speaks

By Jessica Jardine

Just in case you thought The Onion was only good for fake news ("Hostel-Dwelling Swede Getting Laid Big-Time") be pleasantly surprised by their most recent creation, The Tenacity of the Cockroach: Conversations With Ente...

May 15, 2003

The Alkaline Trio | Good Mourning | Vagrant Records

By Kami Shallenberger

The Alkaline Trio and I go way back. I mean, I can't even recall all the countless drunken nights we've spent together singing at the top of our lungs, reciting morbid lyrics like sacred poetry, and passing out as Matt S...

May 15, 2003

The Black Keys | thickfreakness | Fat Possum

By Eliav Appelbaum

Remember the scene in "The Blues Brothers" when Jake and Elwood try to buy a smoking electric piano at Ray's Music Exchange in downtown Chicago?

May 15, 2003

Tomahawk | Mit Gas | Ipecac

By Kristina Ackermann

Thought Mike Patton disappeared from the face of the earth after Faith No More disbanded in 1998? He's actually been keeping himself quite busy with several bands and his very own record label.

May 15, 2003

Artswekk Calendar: May 15 – May 22, 2003

By Staff

Drop the doll and needles because Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will supply you with all the gratification you need. In an effort to promote their new album, BBVD will grace the Ventura Theatre tonight at 7.

May 9, 2003

Is That Your Vagina I Hear?

By Jessica Jardine

Eve Ensler wants you to listen to your vagina. If you don't have one, perk up your ears and try eavesdropping because vaginas have an awful lot to say these days.

May 9, 2003

Get On Yo’ Knees

By Drew Atkins

Known as a hip hop god, KRS-One is one of the few hip hop originators still relevant in today's MTV-soaked culture. While most MCs use their words to inform people about their preference in cars or rims, KRS has consiste...

May 9, 2003

Jack Johnson | On and On | Universal

By Monique Sherman

Fade in. You're alone, along the bluffs of Sands Beach, gazing out toward the rolling waves. While captivated by the reflections of the sunlight off the waves, your mind begins to ponder the bigger questions in life.

May 9, 2003

NOFX | The War on Errorism | Fat Wreck Chords

By Travis Hunter

It's a proven fact: As the state of the nation gets shittier, the punk rock gets better. So it's no surprise that it took a goofball president to bring out NOFX's serious side.

May 9, 2003

The Few | s/t | PSB

By Sara Smith

When listening to the self-titled debut from new indie rockers, the Few, one can't help but be swallowed up by their refreshing, light-hearted take on a genre often saddled by crunchy guitars and overly downtrodden lyric...

May 9, 2003

Babies In Space – Part 3

By Lara Bradshaw

Let's say you've "temporarily" closed your eyes, dropped your highly engrossing economics reader to the floor and opened your mind to a dream world of kaleidoscopic images capable of stimulating even the most coffee-test...