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Coachella Review

May 3, 2001 by

Heat in the high '90s, 47 bands and lots and lots of skin greeted the 30 thousand-plus revelers at last Saturday's Coachella festival.
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Interview: Rocket From the Crypt

May 3, 2001 by

Rocket From the Crypt has been touted as "the band that will save rock 'n' roll."
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Column: Dreamworks Movie Screening

May 3, 2001 by

Hallowed Hollywood studio Dreamworks was going to put me and a bunch of other college journalists up at the Brentwood Holiday Inn and pamper us with movie screenings, celebrity interviews, free beer, ...
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Film Review: “Driven”

May 3, 2001 by

Instead of trying to come up with some witty lead to the story, let me just cut to the chase: "Driven" sucks.
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Art Review: From The Sun King to the Royal Twilight

May 3, 2001 by

Strolling into "From the Sun King to the Royal Twilight," the new exhibit at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, is like walking through a corridor of thought and perception.
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Theater Review: “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday”

May 3, 2001 by

How does one cope with the loss of a loved one and deal with the complex family problems that occur afterward?
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Theater Review: “Taking Steps”

May 3, 2001 by

In the spirit of Oscar Wilde's farcical portrayals of human nature in plays such as "The Importance of Being Earnest," the Santa Barbara City College Theater group's newest production, "Taking Steps,"...
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All Natural | Second Nature | Thrill Jockey

May 3, 2001 by

I don't know who Capital D and Tone B. Nimble think they are.
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Burning Airlines | Identikit | De Soto

May 3, 2001 by

Postmodernism is hardly unknown to independent rock. Nearly every crap conceptual Polyvinyl band can quote Baudrillard or Foucault.
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Unloco | Healing | Maverick

May 3, 2001 by

Someone should let these guys know that if their lyrics are simply going to suck, they should scream and blur them together like the rest of the grungy, heavy bassline-hitting hard rockers.
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Operatica: 0 | Volume 1 | Emagine Music

May 3, 2001 by

It seems like nowadays everybody feels the need to combine contrasting music styles. Rap-rock, ska-pop, but opera and electronica?
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Martin Sexton | Wonder Bar | Atlantic

May 3, 2001 by

Martin Sexton will feel right at home under the sweet rays of the summer sun and the chill vibrations of beach-time lounging.
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Destiny’s Child | Survivor | Sony

May 3, 2001 by

Destiny's Child is the most important girl group since The Supremes. Push your thick-rimmed glasses back upon your straight-edge nose. You read that correctly.
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Daft Punk | Discovery | Virgin

May 3, 2001 by

While you've been out about town knocking back Red Bulls and vodka at an alarming rate, wrapping your arms around ladies in tube tops and snorting precious concoctions of lidocaine and laundry deterge...
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Interview: Dandy Warhols

April 26, 2001 by

Hailing from the quiet, rain-soaked streets of Portland, Oregon, the Dandy Warhols have made their presence felt in the contemporary music scene with their delicious version of indie rock.
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