Artsweek

September 20, 2002

Pulp | We Love Life | Rough Trade

By Erin James

Pulp, in its various incarnations, has offered anthems for the downtrodden since 1978. Different Class, in 1995, is unquestionably one of the finest albums of the decade.

September 20, 2002

Funkadelic | Hardcore Jollies, One Nation Under a Groove, Uncle Jam Wants You, The Electric Spanking of War Babies | Priority/Capitol

By DJ FatKid

George Clinton's Funkadelic provided the Funk to Parliament's P, and, despite the promiscuous member-swapping between the two groups, Funkadelic kept its sound distinct from that of the other Funk Mob operations.

September 20, 2002

Artsweek’s Five-Point Plan for 9.20.02

By Staff

Artsweek's Five-Point Plan for 9.20.02

September 20, 2002

Book Review: Tortilla Curtain: The Boyle Bridge

By Peter Conover

Boyle's novel could be our very own homespun (Boyle lives in Montecito) "Grapes of Wrath." The premise is simple: The immigrant worker collides with the contemporary white suburbanite.

August 28, 2002

Making a Minor Scene

By Angela Potter, DJ FatKid

Santa Barbara's a rough town. It's not violent, improverished or even badly paved. But it is tough on the under-21 crowd. Never fear, Artsweek is here. We've handpicked a panel of experts in assorted recreational fields,...

August 28, 2002

Movie Review | Simone : B0r1ng M0v1e

By Jessica Staff Writer

Writer/director Andrew Niccol's new release, "S1m0ne," fails to decide just where moral lessons end and satire begins.

August 28, 2002

The Vines | Highly Evolved | Capitol

By A. C. Scordelis

If you think rock 'n' roll is a thing of the past, then think again, brother. Australian newcomers The Vines are one of many bands to embody the overdue rock revival, joining such acts as The Strokes, The White Stripes a...

June 26, 2002

Defining the Destruction

By Angela Potter

Despite an imperfect PA system and lead singer Jason Navarro barely having a voice, The Suicide Machines rocked the Living Room on Tuesday, June 18. As guitar player Daniel Lukacinsky said, "This is punk rock and we don'...

June 26, 2002

Light It Up

By Saki Bailey

Artsweek caught up with rising drum 'n' bass artist Troels Knudson, aka Pyro, between tracks at his home studio.

June 26, 2002

Summer Concert Guide

By Staff

For those ready to rock, we salute you. For the rest of you, here are some warm-ups. Concerts listed chronologically by date. Target demographics in italics.

June 26, 2002

Summer Event Guide

By Staff

Artsweek recommends you leave your house occasionally. But hell, we don't. Listed chronologically by date.

June 26, 2002

Summer Movie Guide

By Staff

First, a word of advice - raise the armrests. Moveable armrests are a boon for anyone with an s/o and even a nanoliter of hormones. Even if you're alone, raise the armrests; knowing what you're missing might just be the ...

June 26, 2002

Summer Record Releases

By Staff

Artsweek entered into a psilocybin trance wherein all the secrets of the record labels were revealed unto us. Never ones to deprive the goody-two-shoes of titillating news from the future, we hereby give you a list of fo...

May 29, 2002

Year of the Rat

By DJ FatKid

We've all got to start somewhere. For Callous, an MC with the Humboldt-come-Isla Vista hip hop ensemble Dirty Rats, everything started on the floor. "I remember when I was first in the living room in our old house," he s...

May 29, 2002

You’ve heard the best, now hear the rest …

By Daniel Okamura

Not only was their demo inside, but also a letter to us written on binder paper, a broken No. 2 pencil, an E.T. figurine, a folded zine and a pack of Dentyne Ice with one piece already taken out .

May 29, 2002