Artsweek

May 31, 2001

Cannibal Ox | The Cold Vein | Def Jux

By Trey Clark

"Life's ill / Sometimes life might kill." These are the first words, as well as the overall sentiment of Vast Aire and Vordul's first album, The Cold Vein.

May 31, 2001

Falsehood | Falsehood

By Ted Andersen

Falsehood has a truly sharp edge.

May 31, 2001

The Icarus Line | Mono | Crank!

By DJ FatKid

Where's Axl? If you've caught some shows on the Pickle Patch/Biko co-op show circuit, you probably know the answer.

May 24, 2001

Interview: Reel Loud Director Conor Anna Copeland

By Andy Sywak

Although student-produced film festival Reel Loud seems as engrained in the UCSB experience as Natty Ice kegs and Freebird burritos, it's hard to believe that it was just 10 years ago that the Filmmaker's Co-op launched ...

May 24, 2001

Film: Reel Loud Synopses

By Jenne Raub

"Melancholy Mechanics" - In a seemingly cold and unfeeling world, one man finds beauty for the first time.

May 24, 2001

Interview: No Knife

By Kelly Stephens Artsweek Correspondent

A little emo, a little indie and a little punk, No Knife piques your interest the first time you see them - by the second time, you're hooked.

May 24, 2001

Interview: Digital Video Festival Organizer Amaris Crouch

By Andy Sywak

Thomas Friedman has said our age is marked by "the democratization technology" - i.e. the profusion of complex yet affordable technology to the masses.

May 24, 2001

Theater Review: “A Raisin in the Sun”

By Lyndsay Farmer

What would you do if you received $10,000? Buy a car? Go to Las Vegas?

May 24, 2001

Daddy Kev | Lost Angels E.P. | Celestial

By Trey Clark

Los Angeles is currently hip hop's Mecca, with more underground and mainstream talent than any other region. But the underground scene sure is strange.

May 24, 2001

R.E.M. | Reveal | Warner Bros.

By Andy Sywak

My brother once had a great insight into R.E.M: "They're so good at writing pretty good songs," he said.

May 24, 2001

Weezer | Weezer (The Green Album) | Geffen

By Andy Sywak

It's been five years since Pinkerton came out and seven since the self-titled debut was released, but judging by the frenetic reaction the group received at Coachella, Weezer is still amazingly popular.

May 24, 2001

Ocean Colour Scene | Mechanical Wonder | Ark21

By Richard Block

When I first heard Moseley Shoals, Ocean Colour Scene's last American release, I was amazed that a band from Manchester (home of The Smiths) could play with such soul.

May 24, 2001

Useless I.D. | Bad Story, Happy Ending | Kung Fu

By DJ FatKid

It is rare that a dime-a-dozen review jobber for a somewhat progressive news rag gets to indulge in rampant, drooling nationalistic condescension.

May 24, 2001

Velvet Sun | Dreamhome | Flotation

By Collin Mitchell

Essentially a one-man band, Scott Weinkle uses simplistic rock formulas and basic sonic tricks to expand conventional rock in a fashion where the rock of the past can still hold relevance in the present.

May 17, 2001

Film Review: “A Knight’s Tale”

By Andy Sywak

After watching the first couple of minutes unfold in "A Knight's Tale," one quickly figures out that they're going to have to get into a different frame of mind in order to enjoy the film.

May 17, 2001

Electronic Summer Listening Guide

By Jenne Raub

Spring, as I'm sure you've garnered from the warm weather and flower-powered Ross commercials, has sprung, and a new crop of CDs have landed on the Artsweek desk in ripe abundance.