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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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When someone really wants to emit an aura of creepiness, they lurk around, glare ominously, mumble about doom and despair and occasionally make passes at members of the opposite sex in awkward but unu...
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The name Les Nubians reminds me of lesbians. I mean, all you have to do is remove the "Nu" from their name. And look at that cover. Are they gonna kiss?
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Here's an exercise in futility: Imagine a music scene where pop does not exist. Almost as futile: trying to sort out how to describe Supergrass' new album, Life on Other Planets, without listing half ...
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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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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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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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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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There is a great reward waiting for anyone who checks their bias at the door and just listens.
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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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A werewolf who definitely howled mid make-out
A performative male dressed as Tyler Durden
The mime that somehow made it hot and cool
The ghost of your situationship (no, it’s actually them)
Frat vampire, and your neck will be bleeding
The angel that has definitely never gone out
The literal devil
A prisoner with fake tattoos that you can pretend are real for the night
A sexy cowboy that definitely used the ride line at least four times
A Patrick Bateman who relates a little too much
The witch who asked for your zodiac sign first
A nurse who will leave you needing CPR
