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Film Review: “3000 Miles to Graceland”

March 1, 2001 by

A 120-minute exercise in bad-boy cliches, generic storytelling and gratuitous violence, co-writer and director Demian Lichtenstein has made one of the most disgraceful and ugly films in recent memory.
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Film Review: “Black and White in Color”

March 1, 2001 by

A Mira Erdevicki documentary, it primarily takes place in the Czech Republic, where Vera Bila and her band Kale struggle to make ends meet with part-time jobs while trying to book gigs, do publicity s...
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Aceyalone | Accepted Eclectic | Project Blowed

March 1, 2001 by

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 Fellows...
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The Ataris | End is Forever | Kung Fu

March 1, 2001 by

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...
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Rainer Maria | A Better Version of Me | Polyvinyl

March 1, 2001 by

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

March 1, 2001 by

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 Se...
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The Causey Way | Causey vs. Everything | Alternative Tentacles

March 1, 2001 by

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 ...
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Living End | Roll On | Reprise

March 1, 2001 by

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...
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KCSB Top 10 Hip Hop Singles

March 1, 2001 by

1. Saul Williams | “Penny For a Thought” | Ozone 2. Aceyalone | “Accepted Eclectic” | Project Blowed 3. Awol One | “Motormouth” | Meen Street 4. Sonic Sum | “...
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Interview: Promise Ring

February 21, 2001 by

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.
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Interview: “Bash” Director Marc Shaw

February 21, 2001 by

"He uses "Mormon" as a universal term for people who grew up in religious communities in general."
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Film Review: “Sweet November”

February 21, 2001 by

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 watchin...
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Theater Review: “Out on a Limb”

February 21, 2001 by

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

February 21, 2001 by

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

February 21, 2001 by

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