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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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More Questions for Moore

October 30, 2003 by

Michael Moore makes a casual entrance into the green room at the Arlington Theatre last Sunday night - minutes before he's to take the stage before a sold-out crowd. Wrapped in a black sport coat over...
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Pearl Jam Brings it Back Flannel Style

October 30, 2003 by

It was an occasion to dust off the ol' flannel shirt and ripped jeans when Seattle rock stalwarts Pearl Jam played the Santa Barbara Bowl on Tuesday night. With an eerie orange and smoke-filled sky pr...
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Burn Britney Burn!

October 30, 2003 by

Britney Spears is going to hell. But she didn't get her reservations in Perdition for D-grade musical stylings, her vapid personality or her contamination of American young women with her whorish fash...
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Scary Movie 3 | 3 Strikes You’re Out

October 30, 2003 by

Does anyone really remember "Scary Movie 2?" Any images come to mind? It seems that the first two installments of the horror spoof series actually blend together, in retrospect. Whatever hilarious int...
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The Strokes | Room on Fire | RCA

October 30, 2003 by

As far as anti-climactic albums go, Room on Fire delivers the goods. People expecting the Strokes to mature as musicians or hit the infamous sophomore slump will have no cause for celebration here, be...
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Grandpaboy | Dead Man Shake | Fat Possum

October 30, 2003 by

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 Wes...
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KCSB Top Ten

October 30, 2003 by

1) The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | Sub Pop 2) Death Cab For Cutie | Transatlanticism | Barsuk 3) Pretty Girls Make Graves | The New Romance | Matador 4) Stretch Arm Strong | Engage | Tooth & Nail
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Pumpkins Get Naughty…IV Style

October 30, 2003 by

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: bobbi...
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Goodbye Elliott

October 23, 2003 by

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 ...
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