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Pulp | We Love Life | Rough Trade

September 20, 2002 by

Pulp, in its various incarnations, has offered anthems for the downtrodden since 1978. Different Class, in 1995, is unquestionably one of the finest albums of the decade.
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Funkadelic | Hardcore Jollies, One Nation Under a Groove, Uncle Jam Wants You, The Electric Spanking of War Babies | Priority/Capitol

September 20, 2002 by

George Clinton's Funkadelic provided the Funk to Parliament's P, and, despite the promiscuous member-swapping between the two groups, Funkadelic kept its sound distinct from that of the other Funk Mob...
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Artsweek’s Five-Point Plan for 9.20.02

September 20, 2002 by

Artsweek's Five-Point Plan for 9.20.02
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Book Review: Tortilla Curtain: The Boyle Bridge

September 20, 2002 by

Boyle's novel could be our very own homespun (Boyle lives in Montecito) "Grapes of Wrath." The premise is simple: The immigrant worker collides with the contemporary white suburbanite.
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Making a Minor Scene

August 28, 2002 by and

Santa Barbara's a rough town. It's not violent, improverished or even badly paved. But it is tough on the under-21 crowd. Never fear, Artsweek is here. We've handpicked a panel of experts in assorted ...
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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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