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DJ Enrie | Welcome to the Mix Show | Moonshine

February 14, 2002 by

One of my good friends tells me that she gets the female equivalent of blue balls whenever her desires are not being met – by way of her uterus contracting. After listening to this mix album, I ...
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Neil Michael Hagerty | Plays That Good Old Rock and Roll | Drag City

February 14, 2002 by

The guitarist, known for his involvement with abrasive blues-punk combo Pussy Galore and subsequent unabashed vein-thumping as half of Royal Trux, returns with his second solo album.
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3582 | The Living Soul | Hum Drums

February 14, 2002 by

>Fat Jon is "35," a versatile producer and member of the crafty 5 Deez. J-Rawls is "82," a distinguished MC and member of the up-and-coming Lone Catalysts. What the hell more could an underground hip ...
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After the Glory

February 7, 2002 by

Artsweek Goes on a Santa Barbara Record Crawl in Search of the Quality Music Retailer.
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Carrot Blows His Top

February 7, 2002 by

In which your Artsweek heroes sap a 33-year-old prop comic's will to live, he tells us to go fuck ourselves and cancels his Santa Barbara performance.
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Post-Grunge Progeny

February 7, 2002 by

Nirvana's Krist Novoselic and Sublime's Bud Gaugh, teamed up with Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets to play Goleta's The Living Room last Friday as the rock band Eyes Adrift.
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Half-Assed Attempt

February 7, 2002 by

Trying to prove that their finger is perpetually on the pulse of the young adult populous, 30-something marketing spin doctors give you yet another college flick.
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The Chemical Brothers | Come With Us | Astralwerks

February 7, 2002 by

After secluding themselves in a south London studio for 18 months, the boys are back with an album that may actually merit its own hype.
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Damien Jurado | I Break Chairs | Sub Pop

February 7, 2002 by

A little country, a little rock 'n' roll, I Break Chairs is a solid collection of guitar-driven northeastern angst.
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Karp | Action Chemistry | Punk in My Vitamins

February 7, 2002 by

This album is just a bunch of b-sides and compilation tracks and shit. But their style, you've got to hear it, they were crazy, brah!
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Themes and Deviations

January 31, 2002 by

The band was sprawled out across the Mercury's back patio, drummer Tim Herzog and guitarist Dave Laney also exhibiting poor posture.
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Brotherhood of the Wolf: Long in the Tooth

January 31, 2002 by

Fusing multiple film genres into a dizzying cinematic concoction has become the darling of Hollywood. And now it seems the French are keen to hop aboard.
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The Count of Monte Cristo: Loyal Following

January 31, 2002 by

"The Count of Monte Cristo" offers a solid addition to the library of Dumas remakes. Faithful to the novel, the film revisits the adventure classic,with the acting acumen of today's best up-and-comers...
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Book Review: Carl Hiaasen | Basket Case

January 31, 2002 by

Basket Case is about journalism, rock 'n' roll and mortality, plus a bit of sex from the lower end of the R rating. Because it's a novel by Carl Hiaasen, it's also funny as hell.
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Reverse Astrology: Our Messages to the Stars

January 31, 2002 by

George Lucas: Today is a 14.95 plus shipping and handling. You will lose a lawsuit protecting your reputation against porn spoofs of your movies. It doesn't matter, however. Given the allowance of *NS...
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