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By the numbers: Grooveshark’s success a testament to DIY ethic
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | May 18, 2011Numbers are important.
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Grooveshark reaches milestone with 10 million users
By Kelly Richard | May 18, 2011In September 2009, Grooveshark registered its one millionth unique user.
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Your guide to summer's hottest movies
By Andy Maroon | May 18, 2011Give your sunburned shoulders a break and go watch these hot summer movies.
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Spanish Gamble leave Gainesville confines for world tour
By Kelly Richard | May 18, 2011Perhaps no band embodies the punk tradition in which Gainesville is steeped better than Spanish Gamble.
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Local punkers Protagonist release 'States' EP
By Kathleen Boyle | May 18, 2011It doesn't take much for one to realize the Gainesville music scene is heavily submersed in punk rock.
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Summer music festivals offer something for everyone
By Kelly Richard | May 11, 2011Although some music festivals like Coachella and SunFest have already come and gone, there are still plenty of opportunities during the next few months to hear tunes like "Howlin' For You" by The Black Keys.
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The boys of summer: pop-punk is not dead
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | May 11, 2011Throughout my time as a "music critic," I've had my fair share of incredible moments - the sort of experiences I used to dream about as a music fan.
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The Whigs set to rock Common Grounds with DIY ethos
By Kathleen Boyle | May 11, 2011What do you get when you cross fuzzy southern rock, rhythmic hooks and brash garage grit?
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Locals escape the day-job blues with casual jam sessions
By Benjamin Evans | Apr. 13, 2011Gary Evans’ light was the only one on in the cul-de-sac Monday night. From the street, you could see heads bobbing through the second-floor window. Indoors, Justin Bieber’s face watched over the band from a calendar on the wall.
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Study: Music could lower blood pressure
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Apr. 13, 2011When Beau Muniz walks around the UF campus, he’s almost never seen without his headphones.
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Amazon's 'Cloud Drive' brings advances to digital music
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Apr. 6, 2011With the amount of competition in the technology market, it seems at times as though new products are obsolete soon after they are released.
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No Southern Accent to release new album on iTunes
Apr. 6, 2011It came to Chris Rienas in a dream.
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Musicians conduct experiment at The Lab
By Benjamin Evans | Apr. 6, 2011Local musician Hal McGee stood in front of a crowd of about 40 people Saturday night, picking names out of a beer pitcher.
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Conference to feature live music, panel of music experts
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Mar. 23, 2011In recent years, the easy accessibility of digital music has stifled the music industry.
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Musician Rachel Goodrich to perform at The Laboratory
By Benjamin Evans | Mar. 23, 2011For the last six years, Miami-based folk musician Rachel Goodrich has played quirky pop songs with her band, charming audiences by strumming a ukulele or guitar and bringing smiles to faces by doing kazoo riffs.
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Music festival to hit Live Oak next week
By Hannah Swerdloff | Mar. 16, 2011Locals tired of tapping their toes for spring don’t have to wait any longer: Suwannee Springfest is here.
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Upon setting off for national tour, To All My Dear Friends's Marc Hennessey recounts love for performing
By Benjamin Evans | Mar. 2, 2011"Eventually, it snapped in me one day: I gotta record this album, get on the road and play it for people."
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Local musicians get into their funk
By Tyler Francischine | Feb. 23, 2011Hide your kids, hide your wife. The Great Snooky Green is taking over.
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Record companies rethink strategies as music sales fall
By THOMAS NASSIFF< | Feb. 23, 2011The beginning of 2011 has signaled almost no signs of positive things to come for the future of the music business. The hope generated from bloated 2010 sales has all but vanished, as Warner Music Group hired investment bank Goldman Sachs to search out potential buyers for the company.
