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Opera: the Best Russian Export Since Vodka

October 18, 2001 by

Some stories are universal: love, death, betrayal, murder. They speak to the human condition now as they have for centuries. But we do not often get the opportunity to see how these themes are interpr...
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Roxie and Velma Rock Santa Barbara

October 18, 2001 by

All of my close friends know one thing about me: When it comes to entertainment, I will pass up almost anything in favor of seeing a Broadway musical. Hello, my name is Armando and I am an addict.
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“Iron Monkey”: A Tail as Old as Time

October 18, 2001 by

"Iron Monkey" may not have the beauty and artistry of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," but it is "Dragon's" critical acclaim and international commercial success that directly resulted in "Monkey's" ...
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“Lumumba”: A Light in the Heart of Darkness

October 18, 2001 by

Sometimes, in spite of all your attempts to change the world for the better, the world is not ready to change and irresistible forces silence you.
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Oysterhead | The Grand Pecking Order | Elektra

October 18, 2001 by

Let's get this out of the way quickly: Oysterhead is Les Claypool from Primus, Trey Anastasio from Phish and Stewart Copeland from the Police.
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Dilated Peoples | Expansion Team | Columbia

October 18, 2001 by

Hide your implements of combustion. Dilated Peoples' Evidence, the sticky-fingered lighter thief has struck again. He rejoins Iriscience and Babu for the new LP Expansion Team, the second release from...
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New Order | Get Ready | WEA/Warner Bros.

October 18, 2001 by

New Order is back. After breaking its long silence with a track on last year's soundtrack to "The Beach," the dance-rock group has come back to the realm of LP-making with Get Ready.
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Artsweek Calender

October 11, 2001 by

Thursday More than just a pretty face. The UCSB Women’s Center Art Gallery holds the exhibition entitled “I am …” Women Defining Themselves Through Culture. An opening receptio...
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Tying Up Loose Ends

October 11, 2001 by

"'Theater as rock concert' is the easiest tagline we have come up with," said organizer and performer Jason Burnstein. "Although it is pretty much impossible to explain what it is."
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Art in the Hot Seat

October 11, 2001 by

In spite of being so appealing, or perhaps because of it, Tuttle's furniture is both functional and ergonomic - two aspects of design that many contemporary artists have chosen to ignore.
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Hedonism, INC.

October 11, 2001 by

This seems antithetical for a group with roots in the proselytic hardcore genre. Then again, maybe they just want to carve out a niche, however small.
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mi6 | Lunchbox | Kung Fu Records

October 11, 2001 by

mi6's second album Lunchbox comes complete with fire-roasted lyrics, deep-fried power-punk guitar and a side of strange-ass confessions.
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The Pattern | Immediately | Lookout!

October 11, 2001 by

For every moment the band sounds like AC/DC, there's another where it sounds like the Stooges and yet another where it sounds like Pussy Galore.
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Pressure 4-5 | Burning the Process | Dreamworks

October 11, 2001 by

In a time where musical genres, through fusion and collaboration, have become twisted like a knot of drunken contortionists, Pressure 4-5 sticks to what makes a rock band truly rock.
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The Strokes | Is This It? | RCA Records

October 11, 2001 by

I am a frugal reviewer and I would never endorse a $15 CD with less than four really good songs. The Strokes' Is This It? has seven, and after one listen I skateboarded home humming the guitar hooks ...
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