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The Faint | Danse Macabre | Saddle Creek

September 27, 2001 by

The Faint's use of analog synthesizers and live instrumentation is widely touted, but all I hear is Depeche Mode.
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Meet the Band: Shaking the Hand that Bites

September 20, 2001 by

Leaping from a self-released LP the group has been snapped up by Dreamworks, sent off into the Ozzfest maelstrom and set up with Orgy and Slipknot producer Jay Baumgardner.
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Hitch Hiker in Hades

September 20, 2001 by

While Hades certainly has little of the meat market odor that permeates through many of the State Street clubs, it is clear that Hades focuses on providing a safe haven for Santa Barbara's queer commu...
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Film Review: “Shrek”

May 31, 2001 by

Once upon a time in a bracken swamp there lived an ogre who just wanted to be left alone. Then along came Madison Avenue, which wanted to put him into a kid's meal with a soda and a side of fries.
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Film Review: “Pearl Harbor”

May 31, 2001 by

Clocking in at a whopping 183 minutes, the Jerry Bruckheimer produced, Michael Bay directed "Pearl Harbor" is quite a spectacle.
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Book Review: Paper Bullets

May 31, 2001 by

Kip Fulbeck is fluent in the language of pop culture.
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Jenne Raub’s Farewell

May 31, 2001 by

Recently, as graduation looms in my very near future, my three-year stint as Artsweek editor came to a sweet end.
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Cannibal Ox | The Cold Vein | Def Jux

May 31, 2001 by

"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.
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Falsehood | Falsehood

May 31, 2001 by

Falsehood has a truly sharp edge.
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The Icarus Line | Mono | Crank!

May 31, 2001 by

Where's Axl? If you've caught some shows on the Pickle Patch/Biko co-op show circuit, you probably know the answer.
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Interview: Reel Loud Director Conor Anna Copeland

May 24, 2001 by

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 Filmmak...
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Film: Reel Loud Synopses

May 24, 2001 by

"Melancholy Mechanics" - In a seemingly cold and unfeeling world, one man finds beauty for the first time.
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Interview: No Knife

May 24, 2001 by

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.
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Interview: Digital Video Festival Organizer Amaris Crouch

May 24, 2001 by

Thomas Friedman has said our age is marked by "the democratization technology" - i.e. the profusion of complex yet affordable technology to the masses.
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Theater Review: “A Raisin in the Sun”

May 24, 2001 by

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