Artsweek

March 1, 2001

Aceyalone | Accepted Eclectic | Project Blowed

By Trey Clark

Aceyalone exists as the greatest emcee on earth, as well as one of the most underappreciated. If you’ve ever checked for the L.A. underground, you know the stats: one-fourth of Freestyle Fellowship, head of the Pro...

March 1, 2001

The Ataris | End is Forever | Kung Fu

By Ted Andersen

I like punk rock, but any good punk ass knows there are types of the music for different moods. The Santa Barbara quartet The Ataris seems to gear their punk toward the relationship inept. The band’s latest album, ...

March 1, 2001

Rainer Maria | A Better Version of Me | Polyvinyl

By Joseph Martinez

Intimacy is the art unique to the musical trio. Named after the famous German poet, R.M. Rilke, Rainer Maria consists of a couple plus one other guy. Arguably emo, Rainer Maria makes songs about emotions not yet given na...

March 1, 2001

Self Scientific | The Self Science | S.O.L. Musicworks

By Trey Clark

Back in 1998, when the hip hop independent 12″ trend was still relatively young, and I could afford to spend money on records I had never heard before, I came across “Return” from Self Scientific. Altho...

March 1, 2001

The Causey Way | Causey vs. Everything | Alternative Tentacles

By DJ FatKid

Are reviewers somehow honor bound to play into bands’ gimmicks? It seems sycophantic to do so, which means I guess I’ll be a stick in the mud (shtick in the mud?) and declare straight off that members of Man ...

March 1, 2001

Living End | Roll On | Reprise

By Patrick Wright

In the tradition of other Australian bands, Living End’s second album Roll On falls short of its self-titled debut. Released back in ’97, that album went five times platinum down under and made a dent in the ...

March 1, 2001

KCSB Top 10 Hip Hop Singles

By Staff

February 21, 2001

Interview: Promise Ring

By Rebecca Pellman

Cracking your skull is one thing, but not having a skull you could break your brain, and you're not supposed to break your brain - that's what I hear.

February 21, 2001

Interview: “Bash” Director Marc Shaw

By Julie Kraim

"He uses "Mormon" as a universal term for people who grew up in religious communities in general."

February 21, 2001

Film Review: “Sweet November”

By Andy Sywak

Like tribute albums, remakes are tricky territory. After all, if you’re going to redo someone else’s work, how are you going to make it better or different so that it’s worth watching over the original?...

February 21, 2001

Theater Review: “Out on a Limb”

By Armando Alvarado

A professional alter ego, a salsa dancer and a talking leg. These seem like soap opera characters, yet they are the unlikely characters in a dramatic production. “Out on a Limb,” presented by Dramatic Women, ...

February 21, 2001

Photos: Aceyalone at the El Rey Theater, Feb. 18

By Staff

Aceyalone Performed with Abstract Rude, Mikah9, Cocoa Brovaz, Rasco, Ed O.G., and Masterminds.

February 21, 2001

Letter to the Editor

By Staff

To ignore Ray Luv's presence on "Pimp Shit" is like saying that "I Got You Babe" is sung by Sonny Bono.

February 21, 2001

Album Review: Jim White | No Such Place | Luaka Bop

By Collin Mitchell

It’s not surprising that an album like this would be on a label founded by David Byrne. White and a collaboration of producers have constructed a redefinition of how we listen to stories, folk and country. But rega...

February 21, 2001

Album Review: The Hex | No Car | Troubleman Unlimited

By DJ FatKid

Ask John Q. Fourtrack, and he’ll say he’s an experimenter and an artist. The Hex, however, says nothing and then rips your fucking ears off. The liner notes are terse to the point of being deliberately vague;...

February 21, 2001

Album Review: The Iconz | Street Money | Slip ‘n’ Slide

By Trey Clark

Oh damn. The Iconz are some crazy hard gangstaz from Florida, so you best watch your step when your punk ass is vacationing at Disney World! Five men and a token gangsta bitch make up the Iconz crew. They don’t hav...