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Kill Bill

October 16, 2003 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...
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KCSB Top Ten

October 16, 2003 by Mr. Bell

Citizen Kane’s Alter Ego

October 9, 2003 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 theatrica...
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Mobile Dwelling Units Get High Tek

October 9, 2003 by Kami Shallenberger

If you have been anywhere remotely close to the UCen lately, you've noticed the large, red metal object resembling a garbage crate next to the University Art Museum. The first few weeks of school, Art...
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Taking on Tubby

October 9, 2003 by Jessica Jardine

A few years back, Travis Keller and his partner in crime, Aaron North, took a good, hard look at what record labels were churning out, (namely nu metal, manufactured punk and jock rap) and decided to ...
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David Bowie | Reality | ISO/Columbia

October 9, 2003 by Alex Scordelis

So David Bowie has just released a new CD entitled Reality. Guess what? The reality revealed on this album is that Bowie has slowly transformed from the pioneering rock 'n' roll producer and performer...
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Thrice | The Artist in the Ambulance | Island

October 9, 2003 by Daniel Haier

If anyone needs proof that master planned communities with perfect landscaping and endless fields of track housing can rear teenagers who aren't void of emotions or souls, Irvine's hardcore punk rock ...
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Lost in Translation | We Heart Bill Murray

October 9, 2003 by Brenna Boyce

In her second full-length feature, Sofia Coppola, daughter of famed director Francis Ford Coppola, takes on the roles of writer, director and co-producer. The result of this multi-tasking is some of t...
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KCSB Top Ten

October 9, 2003 by Mr. Bell

XXX

October 2, 2003 by Jessica Jardine

That's right, pornography has somehow magically jumped off the safe havens of computer screens and DVD players into the living room and bathroom floors of our very own Isla Vista. Smut-happy porn comp...
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Media Gadfly

October 2, 2003 by Drew Mackie

The bastardization of a once earth-shatteringly political rock movement by an entire age group of poseurs totally deserving the label "Generation Z": priceless.
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Chemical Brothers | Singles 93-03 | Astralwerks

October 2, 2003 by Cole Burbidge

Spanning a decade and crossing several genres, the Chemical Brothers have transformed from the subterranean underground's acid house DJs to being household names.
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Peaches | Fatherfucker | XL Recordings

October 2, 2003 by Travis Hunter

Girls aren't supposed to talk like this. But Peaches doesn't really care about your sex. Not even if you're having sex with her. She doesn't care about your sex as long as you're down for some freaky ...
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School of Rock | Teacher! Leave Those Kids Alone!

October 2, 2003 by Alex Scordelis

Are you ready to rawk? Are you prepared to eat the beat? Are you ready to laugh so hard that your face feels like it might fall off? If you answered these questions with a resounding "Hell yeah!" then...
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Andrew W.K. | The Wolf | Def Jam

October 2, 2003 by Brenna Boyce

I am not your typical metal fan. In fact, I can barely name you five metal bands, none of which I actually like. It was to my great surprise, then, that I was recently introduced to Andrew W.K.
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