Artsweek

February 28, 2002

Queen of the Damned: Behind the Music

By Dan Gutierrez

Hardcore Goth, vampires and about 30 minutes of screen time with Aaliyah - "Queen of the Damned" is the latest installment in the still-dead horror genre.

February 28, 2002

The Not So Great Escape

By Cara Jennison

While the two-man production is ambitious, the basic premise of the story - that imagination can transcend a difficult and punishing reality - is lost in the dialogue.

February 28, 2002

Exposing One’s Self

By Sarah Kent

The poster hanging in the front window of the Performing Arts Theatre promises nudity and a man in a wedding dress. I expected nudity. I looked forward to giggling at the comedy of a man in a flowing white dress.

February 28, 2002

KMFDM | Attak | Metropolis

By Dick Block

Funs With Consonants!

February 28, 2002

The Get Up Kids | Eudora | Vagrant

By DJ FatKid

The major difficulty in dating within the independent rock scene is the Get Up Kids.

February 28, 2002

Meanest Man Contest | Contaminated Dance Step b/w Feelin’ Pretty Psyched (About Love) – 7″ vinyl single | Weapon-Shaped

By Mr. Bell

The Meanest Man Contest is at the top of the bottom. Yet this bottom isn't like sewers, or Hell, or someone's ass. This is the extreme underground, the artistic cream of the crop.

February 28, 2002

KCSB Hip Hop Top 10

By Quinn Chaloeicheep 91.9-FM KCSB

February 21, 2002

Brushfire and Water

By David Downs

Eight years ago freshman math major Jack Johnson lived in Anacapa Hall, ate lunch at DLG and joked with his dad about being a rich statistician after college.

February 21, 2002

Crossroads: Trashy, Sassy and Britney Hit the Road

By DJ FatKid

"Crossroads" joins blockbusters "Glitter" and "On the Line" as the latest pop-star vehicle to leave American adolescents insecure and socially sedated.

February 21, 2002

Reverse Astrology

By The Yellow Menace

R. Kelly: Today is a 14. Just how old was that girl in the videotape? You will face difficulty in proving your innocence to people in the upcoming months. It might be best to lay low while the legal battle clears up and ...

February 21, 2002

Various Artists | The Thing That Ate Floyd | Lookout!

By DJ FatKid

The Bay Area has a steady tradition of re-releasing compilations documenting scenes that have passed on. The Thing That Ate Floyd is the most recent re-entry into the fray.

February 21, 2002

Zero 7 | Simple Things | Quango/Palm Records

By ADHD

These dudes sound exactly like Air, so much so, that in my mind they are Air, the old Air, the erotic Air that everyone wants to fuck to.

February 21, 2002

Various Artists | The Funky 16 Corners | Stones Throw

By Mr. Bell

Peanut Butter Wolf knows how important it is to keep the funk alive; it's his job as a skilled producer and as founder of Stones Throw Records.

February 21, 2002

Rock Top Ten

By Staff

February 14, 2002

Cyberspace Wars

By Erin James

Morninglory Music closed its Isla Vista store last week. Owner Stan Bernstein told a tale of blight he claims has spread across the nation: "There [is] no way to compete with free downloadable music and CD burners."

February 14, 2002

Breaking Into A (Small) Run

By David Downs

Eggers teased diehard fans with screen shots of pages from his new book, flashing through the blurry and small pages, commenting, "This is when I discovered adjectives. Some of my friends told me that people really like ...