Artsweek

May 17, 2001

Alien Ant Farm | ANThology | New Noize

By Collin Mitchell

Despite the apparently political connotations of this record, Alien Ant Farm truly relies on the interesting and conflicting relationship between contemporary alternative metal and sentiments of life and fantasy.

May 17, 2001

The Rapture | Out of the Races and On To the Tracks | Sub Pop

By DJ FatKid

Now that the founder of Up Records is dead, and Matador Records' taste is nearly as moribund, Sub Pop is left as one of the last high-profile indie rock labels in the biz.

May 17, 2001

Soft Boys | Underwater Moonlight | Matador

By Joseph Martinez

Two discs of reissue bliss, Soft Boys' Underwater Moonlight kicks out the jams.

May 10, 2001

Artsweek Recognition of Excellence Award: Shy Pilgreen, Miss Isla Vista 2001

By Trey Clark

Talent, personality and how hot the girls looked in "Friday Night Fun Wear" were all taken into consideration as 16 of I.V.'s loveliest ladies duked it out for the Miss Isla Vista crown.

May 10, 2001

Weekend on Dreamworks

By Andy Sywak

The press notice made it sound too good to be true. Hallowed Hollywood studio DreamWorks was going to put me and a bunch of other college journalists up at the Brentwood Holiday Inn and pamper us with movie screenings, c...

May 10, 2001

Film Review: “The Mummy Returns”

By Andy Sywak

While Brendon Fraser, Rachel Weisz and the WWF's The Rock may be the flesh stars of the movie, whatever entertainment the film provides comes from visual effects maestro John Berton.

May 10, 2001

Straight to Video Classics: “Cutaway”

By Trey Clark

They knew how to bait me. The good people at Artisan Entertainment assembled a cast bigger than life for "Cutaway," and as soon as I laid eyes on that beautiful poster I was hooked and ready to be reeled in.

May 10, 2001

Theater Review: “Fiddler on the Roof”

By Armando Alvarado

Tradition! One word - one theme - anchors "Fiddler on the Roof's" portrayal of a Jewish family living in Czarist Russia at the end of the 19th century.

May 10, 2001

Tsunami Bomb | The Invasion From Within | Tomato Head

By DJ FatKid

Brief digression: AFI sweatshirts emblazoned with the East Bay Hardcore (EBHC) logo seem omnipresent in the city of Santa Barbara, which is odd because, well, there're no bays to speak of on the South Coast.

May 10, 2001

Angie Martinez | Up Close and Personal | Elektra

By Trey Clark

Sometimes I can spot if a rap album is going to suck just by looking at the cover insert. Up Close and Personal is one of those albums.

May 10, 2001

Dreamweavers | Dreamweavers | NC Clothing

By Trey Clark

For those of you who follow music way too closely and form opinions of new acts by what label they are on, check this out: Dreamweavers' label is NC Clothing, a skate clothing designer.

May 10, 2001

Mark Lewis | Global Frequencies: Tokyo | Phatt Phunk

By Jenne Raub

Truth be told, there is usually very little to be said about the latest releases in house with the exception of an opinion and a brief description of the sound.

May 3, 2001

Coachella Review

By Nick Haggard

Heat in the high '90s, 47 bands and lots and lots of skin greeted the 30 thousand-plus revelers at last Saturday's Coachella festival.

May 3, 2001

Interview: Rocket From the Crypt

By Rebecca Pellman

Rocket From the Crypt has been touted as "the band that will save rock 'n' roll."

May 3, 2001

Column: Dreamworks Movie Screening

By Andy Sywak

Hallowed Hollywood studio Dreamworks was going to put me and a bunch of other college journalists up at the Brentwood Holiday Inn and pamper us with movie screenings, celebrity interviews, free beer, free food and the li...

May 3, 2001