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Various Artists | Urban Renewal Program | Chocolate Industries

September 26, 2002 by

The Chocolate Industries label is hip-hop's answer to itself. Possibly the freshest compilation in recent memory, Urban Renewal Program is almost daunting with dopeness.
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forceful and FACELESS

September 20, 2002 by

If you're anxiously searching for open-shirted, pouty-lipped rock star photos to paste all over your notebook, dredg is the wrong act for you. These four Bay Area art-rock boys seem faceless even as t...
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Moive Review: Swimfan: DOGPADDLE DEVOTEE

September 20, 2002 by

A dark, empty theater, popcorn, hushed silence - the perfect atmosphere for a scary movie. Instead, however, I got "Swimfan." The plot line is simple - at times, painfully so.
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3-Count Me In

September 20, 2002 by

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) comes to Santa Barbara for the first time in 15 years. Actually, for the first time ever; all prior wrestling engagement were actually booked by the World Wildlife ...
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Queens of the Stone Age | Songs for the Deaf | Interscope

September 20, 2002 by

They should have called the album Songs That Will Make You Go Deaf, because it is one of the most inspired collections of loud, aggressive hard rock songs to come out in recent years.
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Pulp | We Love Life | Rough Trade

September 20, 2002 by

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

September 20, 2002 by

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...
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Artsweek’s Five-Point Plan for 9.20.02

September 20, 2002 by

Artsweek's Five-Point Plan for 9.20.02
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Book Review: Tortilla Curtain: The Boyle Bridge

September 20, 2002 by

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.
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Making a Minor Scene

August 28, 2002 by and

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 ...
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Movie Review | Simone : B0r1ng M0v1e

August 28, 2002 by

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

August 28, 2002 by

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,...
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Defining the Destruction

June 26, 2002 by

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 p...
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Light It Up

June 26, 2002 by

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

June 26, 2002 by

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.
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