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Shooting For Life

November 13, 2003 by

Almost everyone talks about the tragedy and disaster of other people's lives, but very few actually do something to help. Garrett Hubbard is one of those few people actually doing something.
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Love Actually | Actually Decent, Love

November 13, 2003 by

Hugh Grant could very well be the typecast actor of a generation, invading American romantic comedies with his devilishly handsome, but often bumbling British mannerisms in search of love.
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Plaid | Spokes | Warp

November 13, 2003 by

Finally, Plaid has come out with an album that doesn't sound like an attempt at rehashing Not for Threes. Sure, their past two albums sounded lovely enough, but you couldn't help but get the feeling t...
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Against Me! | The Eternal Cowboy | Fat Wreck Chords

November 13, 2003 by

Emerging from the underground with their second full-length album, anarcho-punks Against Me! are back and rocking as hard as ever. Their newest release, The Eternal Cowboy, resonates with the infectio...
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KCSB Top Ten: Week ending 11/13/03

November 13, 2003 by

1) The Rapture | Echoes | Strummer/Universal 2) Death Cab For Cutie | Transatlanticism | Barsuk 3) Hieroglyphics | Full Circle | Hiero Imperium
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Sliding Down Chutes Too Narrow

November 7, 2003 by

Barely 24 hours after having waded through the debauchery that is UCSB on Halloween night, Artsweek, dressed head to toe in a fuzzy white bunny suit, found itself immersed in one of those magical mome...
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Bringin’ Down the House

November 7, 2003 by

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.
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In the Cut | Not Quite Making the Cut

November 7, 2003 by

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.
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Iggy Pop | Skull Ring | Virgin

November 7, 2003 by

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

November 7, 2003 by

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.
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America Gets Screwed

November 7, 2003 by

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.
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Ryan Adams | Rock N Roll | Lost Highway

November 7, 2003 by

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 ...
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Sweet Send-off

November 7, 2003 by

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...
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Aesop Rock | Bazooka Tooth | Definitive Jux

November 7, 2003 by

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: r...
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KCSB Top Ten

November 7, 2003 by

1) Death Cab For Cutie | Transatlanticism | Barsuk 2) Kissing Tigers | Trebuchet EP | Slowdance 3) The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop
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