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Waking the Complacent Consumer

February 27, 2003 by

It's hard to imagine hip hop poet/actress/playwright Sarah Jones ever not commanding the spotlight. She's one of those people who dominates conversation, but for all the right reasons.
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The Guru | HOLLY + BOLLY = STAY HOME

February 27, 2003 by

Like chicken tikka masala prepared by careless American chefs, Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Hollywood-meets-Bollywood quasi-musical "The Guru" suggests that some things should stay on their respective c...
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Taming The Rock ‘N’ Roll Bull

February 27, 2003 by

Thumb sucking, microphone stand humping and rip-roaring rock 'n' roll: These are all staples of a live show by the Pattern, Lookout! Records' purveyors of punk rock boogie-woogie.
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The Postal Service | Give Up | Sub Pop

February 27, 2003 by

Packed with distinctively '80s retro beeps, boops and clicks, this album so marvelously finds the pulse on electronica's ever-frigid wrist.
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Fischerspooner | #1 | Capitol

February 27, 2003 by

There is a great reward waiting for anyone who checks their bias at the door and just listens.
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Meanest Man Contest | Merit | Plug Research

February 27, 2003 by

I was brainwashed by the Meanest Man Contest last year. Obsessed, really. My psychotherapist prescribed ragtime music, which was supposed to squander a relapse, should more tracks be manufactured.
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Old School | School is in Session

February 20, 2003 by

It's not often that bottom-feeding college entertainment journalists receive phone calls from high-powered film studios begging to wine and dine them, screen advance copies of upcoming films and hold ...
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Less than Sublime

February 20, 2003 by

Over the past few years, Sublime has unofficially and posthumously become the house band for I.V. parties. But just because the sounds of Sublime perfectly compliment your keg tappin' and bowl packin'...
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The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek | Wrestle with the Trestle

February 20, 2003 by

The play, written by Naomi Wallace and directed by UCSB graduate student Kate Yust Al-Shamma, revolves around five characters plagued by the pains of waiting for change to occur in their lives. Each c...
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Baxter Dury | Len Parrot’s Memorial Lift | Rough Trade

February 20, 2003 by

Too whimsical to be trip hop, too lively to be shoegazer, Baxter Dury's debut album Len Parrot's Memorial Lift is a gentle lo-fi album that could be used medicinally to relieve anxiety. At once psyche...
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Various Artists | We’re A Happy Family – A Tribute to the Ramones | Columbia

February 20, 2003 by

There have been so many tribute albums dedicated to the Ramones that it has become tricky to keep track of them all. Though they are now credited as punk pioneers, the musical homage thus far amounts ...
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KCSB Top Ten Week ending 2/20/03

February 20, 2003 by

1) Hot Cross | A New Set of Lungs | Level Plane 2) Orwell | Following Days | Hidden Agenda 3) Hive and Keaton | Plague | Renegade Hardware
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Working With Wonka

February 13, 2003 by

Talking to Mel Stuart is like chancing upon the grandpa you always wished you had. That is, if your grandpa had directed one of the most imaginative and highly whacked out films ever made, "Willy Wonk...
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Forget This Movie in 10 Days

February 13, 2003 by

How to lose a guy in 10 days. Hmmm...more like how to be a raving lunatic, but - granted you look like Kate Hudson and put tampons in your man's closet - totally get away with it. Does she lose the gu...
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The Coup Rally, Riot and Rhyme

February 13, 2003 by

Valentine's Day. What a miraculous consumerist debacle of a holiday, eh? Beyond the swooning Barry White-fest that Friday will likely bring about, this weekend marks an important statement of peace be...
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