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I
Am What I Am
The
latest addition to art-metal band, A Perfect
Circle, is none other than the Smashing Pumpkins'
somber-faced guitarist, James Iha, who embraces
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Kids
Say the Darndest Things
During
rehearsals for his upcoming tour in support
of his latest album, "Some of My Best
Friends Are DJs," we caught up with turntablist
extraordinaire Kid Koala and picked apart
his brain on where he's been and where he's
going, and what the heck went on with his
latest endeavor |
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Sounds
Like 'Sexy Robot,' But Really Means 'Sex Donkey'
Theremin
master, Sukho Lee, and fashion visual artist,
Lun*na of L.A.'s Seksu Roba, head towards
avant garde electro-pop in their new release,
"Pleasure Vibrations."
Enter to win Seksu Roba's
latest CD, live document DVD, groovy shirts
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October
10, 2003
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Hollywood
Heads East: the Business of Japanese Animation and
Comics
Can
the wild adventures of a teen pirate repeat the
success of Dragonball Z and Pokémon with
an American audience? In the first of a series on
Japanese animation and comics, APA looks at how
Japanese pop entertainment is crossing over to the
West
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A
Boy Named Gogol
What's in a name? "The
Namesake" explores a Bengali American's struggle
for identity
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History
Reenacted in 21st Century Manzanar
As the U.S. economy
lie in shambles, the Japanese are forced back
to internment camps in "21st Century Manzanar,"
an apocalyptic novel that portrays what happens
when mass hysteria and paranoia get out of hand
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Can
You Dig It?
Some rap, some rock, and
a truckload of attitude, Dig Jelly arrives with
their third album, "For Your Inner Angry Child."
Full of sound and fury, it is a story sung by a
siren, signifying the future of nu-metal
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Do
It Yourself
Passionate outbursts trample
an otherwise straightforward pop-punk canvas. Without
straying too far from the formula, Nemo churns out
a message behind "The Center Hall Sessions":
Ready or not, here we come
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Better
Luck Tomorrow - DVD
Things are not how they appear as "Better Luck
Tomorrow" shows what can happen when middle-class
suburban kids have a little too much time on their
hands
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Remembering
to Not Forget "Hiroshima Mon Amour"
A DVD re-issue of the Renais and Duras' classic
reminds us that love is like war - in order to continue
living, we must forget
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San
Diego Asian Film Festival Review
Robots" rocked the house at the 4th annual
San Diego Asian Film Festival
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"Lost
in Translation" is a Great Find
Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson star in a movie
that shows what cool lies within the streets of
neon Tokyo
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"The
Nisei Farmer" Heals from Historic Wounds
Dean Yamada explores the haunting ghosts of the
Nisei in an Academy-worthy 12-minute short
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T
H E A T E R
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The
Peanuts Gang Hits Boyle Heights
The new ethnically diverse theatre troupe take on
the Peanuts Gang
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C
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News
Bites
From Disney's latest, to never before seen Tibetan
treasures and avant-garde underground Chinese filmmakers,
this issue's news has it all!
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News
From Abroad
Preserving Indonesia's Largest Buddhist
Temple; "Infernal Affairs" Back to Back
Sequels; Hundreds Gather for the Hua Hin Challenge
and more
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