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The Icarus Line | Mono | Crank!

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

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

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

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

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”

What would you do if you received $10,000? Buy a car? Go to Las Vegas?
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Daddy Kev | Lost Angels E.P. | Celestial

Los Angeles is currently hip hop's Mecca, with more underground and mainstream talent than any other region. But the underground scene sure is strange.
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R.E.M. | Reveal | Warner Bros.

My brother once had a great insight into R.E.M: "They're so good at writing pretty good songs," he said.
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Weezer | Weezer (The Green Album) | Geffen

It's been five years since Pinkerton came out and seven since the self-titled debut was released, but judging by the frenetic reaction the group received at Coachella, Weezer is still am...
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Ocean Colour Scene | Mechanical Wonder | Ark21

When I first heard Moseley Shoals, Ocean Colour Scene's last American release, I was amazed that a band from Manchester (home of The Smiths) could play with such soul.
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Useless I.D. | Bad Story, Happy Ending | Kung Fu

It is rare that a dime-a-dozen review jobber for a somewhat progressive news rag gets to indulge in rampant, drooling nationalistic condescension.
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Velvet Sun | Dreamhome | Flotation

Essentially a one-man band, Scott Weinkle uses simplistic rock formulas and basic sonic tricks to expand conventional rock in a fashion where the rock of the past can still hold relevance in the prese...
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Film Review: “A Knight’s Tale”

After watching the first couple of minutes unfold in "A Knight's Tale," one quickly figures out that they're going to have to get into a different frame of mind in order to enjoy the film.
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Electronic Summer Listening Guide

Spring, as I'm sure you've garnered from the warm weather and flower-powered Ross commercials, has sprung, and a new crop of CDs have landed on the Artsweek desk in ripe abundance.
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Straight-To-Video Classics: “Left Behind”

Instead of a specific film, there is a whole genre of films that is blowing up that you need to know about if you consider yourself a true film connoisseur. That genre is Christian home video.
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