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Artsweek Meets Writer/Director/Lead Actor Joe Aaron to Discuss the World Premiere of His Film ‘Crazy Jones’

February 28, 2002 by

Joe Aaron's inspiring and beautiful Santa Barbara International Film Festival entry "Crazy Jones" comes with an equally inspirational backstory.
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Queen of the Damned: Behind the Music

February 28, 2002 by

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.
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The Not So Great Escape

February 28, 2002 by

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.
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Exposing One’s Self

February 28, 2002 by

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 ...
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KMFDM | Attak | Metropolis

February 28, 2002 by

Funs With Consonants!
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The Get Up Kids | Eudora | Vagrant

February 28, 2002 by

The major difficulty in dating within the independent rock scene is the Get Up Kids.
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Meanest Man Contest | Contaminated Dance Step b/w Feelin’ Pretty Psyched (About Love) – 7″ vinyl single | Weapon-Shaped

February 28, 2002 by

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.
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KCSB Hip Hop Top 10

February 28, 2002 by

1) Ursula Rucker | Super Sista | !K7 2) Living Legends | Almost Famous | Legendary Music 3) Meanest Man Contest | Feelin’ Pretty Psyched (About Love) [single] | Weapon-Shaped 4) Emanon | The Pri...
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Brushfire and Water

February 21, 2002 by

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.
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Crossroads: Trashy, Sassy and Britney Hit the Road

February 21, 2002 by

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

February 21, 2002 by

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 b...
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Various Artists | The Thing That Ate Floyd | Lookout!

February 21, 2002 by

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.
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Zero 7 | Simple Things | Quango/Palm Records

February 21, 2002 by

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.
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Various Artists | The Funky 16 Corners | Stones Throw

February 21, 2002 by

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.
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Rock Top Ten

February 21, 2002 by

KCSB Top Ten Rock Plays courtesy of Brad at KCSB-FM 91.9 1) Thrice | The Illusion of Safety | SubCity 2) Mary’s 9th Cut | Swan Song | Dogprint 3) Tara Jane O’Neil | In the Sun Lines | Quar...
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