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Boy Sets Fire exhibits a teeming tempest of energy, emotion and raw intensity that swirls around like a monsoon-blizzard-hurricane-sandstorm all rolled into one hell of a force of nature. Unfortunatel...
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The Fruit Bats spawn from the self-replicating record factory, Sub Pop. Mouthfuls is their second release that screams simplicity with lead singer Eric Johnson's gentle voice and lazy guitar putting t...
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With bands like Blink-182 and Good Charlotte pumping out pop-punk like someone after a bad encounter with Jack in the Box, it's refreshing to know that after their last release five years ago, Lagwago...
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1) Hot Cross | A New Set of Lungs | Level Plane2) Aphex Twin | 26 Mixes for Cash | Warp3) Candies | Dense Waves Make Your Eyes Wider | Suiteside
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While the majority of Gauchos packed into clubs with titles like "La Boom" and "Papas and Beer" over Spring Break, Artsweek took a turn for all things geeky and visited every over-the-top theater majo...
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ust think of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll thrown in with some existential burden and a cherry topping of conservatism and you have the makings of the new film "Laurel Canyon."
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Elephant, the latest offering from the White Stripes, is one of the sweetest products to come out of Detroit since Ford Mustangs started rolling off the assembly lines in 1964.
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1. Apparently, a hipster uses words like "deck" (meaning cool) and "fin" (meaning uncool). Artsweek has yet to pass the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" phase of "cowabunga" and "totally tubular, dude."
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There is nothing more attractive than an intelligent, socially conscious hip hop head. Examples vary by sexual preference, but T-Love suits my fancy just fine.
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Every once in a while, a band will come along that will make you think about feelings, whether by screaming and rapping about them over pseudo-metal beats or singing them over radio-friendly guitar ri...
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One might guess the Jicks that Stephen Malkmus hangs with on his new album Pig Lib are his new crew, but they're actually the same keyboardist and bassist from Malkmus' bull's-eye, of a self-titled 20...
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For most cinephiles scattered across the country, film festivals are a far-off notion, tucked away among the palm trees of L.A. or the ski slopes of Aspen. Not so, in Santa Barbara's case...
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Arriving at the premiere of "Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion," was already an overwhelming experience. The film festival, thus far, had consisted of mostly filled theaters and complacent audiences.
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Director Eric Byler discusses being young, Asian and American in a novel way: by never directly addressing the subject in his film festival entry, "Charlotte Sometimes."
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"Marion Bridge" serves as a reminder as to why so many people are in love with independent cinema. Set in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the film follows the youngest of three sisters, Agnes, as she retur...
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Ride through the bike path without crashing
Find a seat at the red couches on the second floor of the library
Sunrise and sunset dip on the same day
Find parking on Del Playa Drive
Drunk for 24 hours
Bagel crawl
First pick at an Arbor muffin in the morning
Participate in a mosh pit at a band show
Finally talk to their class crush
Get an earlier pass time than their friends in GOLD
Graduate
Successfully walk through I.V. without seeing an old hookup
