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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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Summer Event Guide

June 26, 2002 by

Artsweek recommends you leave your house occasionally. But hell, we don't. Listed chronologically by date.
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Summer Movie Guide

June 26, 2002 by

First, a word of advice - raise the armrests. Moveable armrests are a boon for anyone with an s/o and even a nanoliter of hormones. Even if you're alone, raise the armrests; knowing what you're missin...
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Summer Record Releases

June 26, 2002 by

Artsweek entered into a psilocybin trance wherein all the secrets of the record labels were revealed unto us. Never ones to deprive the goody-two-shoes of titillating news from the future, we hereby g...
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Year of the Rat

May 29, 2002 by

We've all got to start somewhere. For Callous, an MC with the Humboldt-come-Isla Vista hip hop ensemble Dirty Rats, everything started on the floor. "I remember when I was first in the living room in ...
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You’ve heard the best, now hear the rest …

May 29, 2002 by

Not only was their demo inside, but also a letter to us written on binder paper, a broken No. 2 pencil, an E.T. figurine, a folded zine and a pack of Dentyne Ice with one piece already taken out .
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From Back Story to Center Stage

May 29, 2002 by

We'd all be lucky if this review had half the wit of Tom Stoppard.
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Insomnia: No Rest for the Crooked

May 29, 2002 by

In his latest thriller, director Christopher Nolan ("Memento") explores what happens when an intelligent person is forced to do important things while totally exhausted.
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N.E.R.D. | In Search Of | Virgin

May 29, 2002 by

N.E.R.D is a baby of the Neptunes production team, designed to excite all you honkies with quick riffs and rhymes about drugs and sex.
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Count Bass-D | Dwight Spitz | Day By Day Entertainment

May 29, 2002 by

Any album that begins with the Windows 98 start-up theme has to be either dope or stuck in the past.
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Arlo | Stab the Unstoppable Hero | Sub Pop

May 29, 2002 by

Arlo's second release blows out the garage doors with unbelievable force and drips with harmonies and powerpop riffs that seem to be created from some sort of divine intervention.
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