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(11/11/09 10:05pm)
Disk jockey BBP’s Friday night lights are green lasers and strobes. Behind the booth, he is seven caged tigers condensed into one man. He plays music out of a classic Buick cut in half behind a bar at club Spannk. Completely in control of the massive, pumping sound and the young, hot partygoers, he can turn the crowd from a breeze to a sandstorm in about a half-second. In his nondescript black “BBP” cap and shirt and with neatly trimmed facial hair, he punctuates every collision of hand to button with a full body thrust.
(11/11/09 8:35pm)
(11/09/09 12:00am)
A flurry of hands and feet moved in time to the sounds of chants and music Saturday night as hundreds packed the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to watch fraternity and sorority members dance their way to the top.
(10/12/09 12:00am)
At downtown club The Attic Friday night, it seemed like Halloween came a little early.
(09/30/09 12:00am)
Sports and music cannot escape each other.
(09/02/09 12:00am)
Only at Mamaw Menagerie can $5 make your heart content.
(08/17/09 12:00am)
You are new to Gainesville and perplexed by the throngs of drunk college hooligans swaying by your doorstep at 2 a.m. Or, you are back from your forced exile from home-cooked meals and motherly laundry service, and all of a sudden are forced to fend for yourself once again.
(07/23/09 12:00am)
There might be a backup at confessional come Sunday, due to The Network Promotions Sin-City-style pool party Saturday.
(07/16/09 12:00am)
(07/16/09 12:00am)
It's 15 minutes until midnight on a Saturday. The bouncer sits at the entrance to Spannk, wrapping neon green bands around clubbers' wrists. As they enter the bar, green and red beams of light dance through the thick smoke from the fog machine like laser confetti.
(07/02/09 12:00am)
A lot goes into picking the perfect wedding. One has to consider location, temperature, theme, guest list, and so on. And this isn't just the case for choosing The Wedding Dress, this is just for those fortunate souls that get invited to partake in the celebration.
(06/18/09 12:00am)
Stars are out of 5
(05/28/09 12:00am)
Summer is synonymous with bicycle races and fun on two wheels. The tour de France being one of the most famous bike races, may not be the most fun or the easiest race to enter.
(04/15/09 12:00am)
Step right up and enjoy your No. 15 minute of fame.
(04/13/09 12:00am)
Penises, vaginas and breasts! Oh my!
(01/08/09 12:00am)
In a small village in El Salvador, one man has not left in 10 or 12 years. So much time has passed that he can't remember the last time he left. The nearest stream, which is barely a trickle, is a 10 minute hike over hills and poor health conditions prevent many people in the town of El Limon from leaving.
(09/23/08 12:00am)
Three downtown Gainesville clubs are revamping their looks.
(09/04/08 12:00am)
At 2 a.m. on a main street in Athens, Ga., a parade is forming. This is not your average late-night parade, but a kazoo parade led by the singer of legendary indie-pop band The Music Tapes. Members of local band Oh Sanders followed a crowd of 300 fellow indie-music fans, passing spectators and fraternity houses while repeating the same six notes on the kazoo.
(08/28/08 12:00am)
For those strolling past the dimly lit bar windows of 1982 on a Monday night, be prepared to witness something other than locals watering down their worries. Instead, bystanders might find Gainesville's rock star wannabes imitating the greats on popular music video games such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero.
(08/18/08 12:00am)
Thousands of students are drawn to the streets of downtown and midtown Gainesville every night. They come in droves, staggering out of the student ghetto, fumbling their way from the dorms and cruising out from the various apartment complexes that litter this college town.
