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Enemymine | The Ice in Me | Up

February 8, 2001 by

Before I describe the soul-shredding noise monster that is Enemymine, let me just say that the group once accidentally left its drummer in a roadside cafe while on tour. That’s fucking rad. Evol...
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Field Mob | Ashy to Classy | MCA

February 8, 2001 by

The Dirty South has once again unleashed a plague onto the unsuspecting public. First it was Master P and his No Talent Soldiers, now it’s the Field Mob with its debut Ashy to Classy. Now for so...
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Tipsy | Uh-Oh! | Asphodel

February 8, 2001 by

Electro-lounge, you’ve gotta heard it before. It’s that chill but bouncy music pouring softly out of speakers at cocktail lounges and parties meant mostly as a nice accompaniment for drink...
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Honeydogs | Here’s Luck | Palm

February 8, 2001 by

Here’s Luck is another step of progression in the Minneapolis music scene. Extremely rich in sound, each track is almost a mini-masterpiece that proves that this band is not only accomplished, b...
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Theater Review: Triumph of Love Has Plenty of Cross-Dressing Fun

January 30, 2001 by

The Central Coast Premiere production is a masterful blend of music, humor and old-fashioned love.
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Film Review: “Shadow of a Vampire”

January 30, 2001 by

One of those "Does art mirror life or life mirror art?" movies that might interest Oscar Wilde, "Shadow" is an entertaining film set around the filming of an actual vampire movie.
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Straight to Video Classics: “The Catcher”

January 30, 2001 by

The Catcher's first order of business is to kill the opposing team's star player.
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Film Review: “On the Road With Duke Ellington”

January 30, 2001 by

There's something about mastication that makes legends not so legendary.
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CD Reviews

January 30, 2001 by

Sade, Lesser, The Microphones, more
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Film Review: “Snatch”

January 25, 2001 by

Director Guy Ritchie seems determined to make the film, essentially a comedy of errors, entertaining and surprising at every turn.
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Film Review: “Rififi”

January 25, 2001 by

Jules Dassin's 1955 French film noir features an exquisitely engineered jewelry heist that looks way ahead of its time in a 2001 viewing.
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Art Review: “Dual Visions”

January 25, 2001 by

The recent show at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art presents yet another opportunity to discuss the place in the world of fine art that photography occupies.
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Music Reviews

January 25, 2001 by

Abstract Jazz Lounge III, The Black Halos, Geddy Lee, Jaffa, Mount Florida, Propagandhi, Strait Up
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Artsweek Fanmail: Putting On Calendars

January 25, 2001 by

"This is the third year we have put on the calendar, it's our biggest philanthropic event, and we would love to get credit for it."
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“Just Another Poster” Chicano Art at the University Art Museum

January 18, 2001 by

While the brightly colored posters that adorn the walls of the museum do look deceptively like any of the other advertisements that we see everyday, a more in-depth study of them reveals the plight, a...
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