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Britain's Estelle glimmers on sophomore long player
By ADRIAN RUHI | Apr. 9, 2008You have probably never heard of Estelle, but you will shortly.
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'Walk It Off' never finds its legs
By ROBERT HILSON | Apr. 9, 2008Blame it on the blogs. Blame it on the fickle keyboard elitists who promised us that Tapes 'n Tapes was the second coming of Pavement, the perfectly refined seed of Frank Black and Kim Deal, the revolution that would reclaim the Minneapolis post-punk high ground long abandoned by the Replacements.
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Band touring, preparing new long player
By ALLIE CONTI | Apr. 2, 2008Nightmare of You is not a hardcore band (however misleading their name may be), it is not a pop-punk band and the members are not fighting against their roots.
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Gnarls Barkley gets darker
By ADRIAN RUHI | Apr. 2, 2008Rushed to release several weeks early due to bootlegging, Gnarls Barkley's "The Odd Couple" is anything but rushed.
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Avenue takes on: Suwannee Springfest bluegrass festival
By MATTHEW CLARK | Apr. 2, 2008The mission seemed simple enough: In an age of torrent files and Hype Machine, I set out to see if there was any music left uncorrupted by the ongoing wars between corporate America and 20-something hipsters downloading off or blogs or the "OC" soundtrack series.
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'Consolers' bulk a buzz-killer
By ROBERT HILSON | Apr. 2, 2008After the Raconteurs got burned a few years back for proclaiming to NME that "Broken Boy Soldiers" would be their answer to Nirvana's "Nevermind," they apparently decided to dial down the hype machine.
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MOVIES AND TV
Film's co-writer discusses screenplay, cast, sports and charity work
By PEDRO LORENZ GONZALEZ | Apr. 2, 2008This Friday marks the culmination of quite a journey for a little screenplay that could when "Leatherheads" hits the big screen.
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FASHION
Top 5 tips to avoid a fashion fiasco on campus
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Apr. 2, 2008Admit it, ladies.
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SEX
Sex dreams completely normal and healthy
By PAIGE USYK | Apr. 2, 2008I woke up last week in a feverish sweat that had nothing to do with a possible flu.
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Sex slump all in your head
By PAIGE USYK | Mar. 26, 2008Spring is officially upon us: the birds and bees are buzzing and boinking, my dog is howling at the moon and most of you probably ended your winter sex slump on Spring Break.
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Counting Crows play safe on new album, crash anyway
By ROBERT HILSON | Mar. 26, 2008First, the rationalization.
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Expounding on musical taste can lead to judgment
By DAVID LOW | Mar. 26, 2008We're really judgmental.
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David and David: listening to CDs so you don't have to
By DAVID COMBS AND DAVID LOW | Mar. 26, 2008Sitting in the veritable '60s opium den that is the Avenue office, we hazily looked around the room.
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R.E.M. album draws on old sounds for better or worse
By ALLIE CONTI | Mar. 26, 2008It would be hard to jump on the R.E.M. bandwagon at the release of their 14th full-length album.
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LIFESTYLE
UF student publishes novel at age 22
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Mar. 26, 2008Don't call Shem Fleenor a writer.
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LIFESTYLE
Leopard-print a sure-fire way to make any style roar
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Mar. 26, 2008It's time to release your inner feline this season.
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LIFESTYLE
'Super Smash Bros. Brawl' updates little on old formula
By ALLIE CONTI | Mar. 19, 2008Though it didn't take as long as Guns 'n' Roses' "Chinese Democracy," (still waiting, Axl…) "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" was a long time in the making.
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LIFESTYLE
Local philanthropist shoots photos for charity
By WILL PAFFORD | Mar. 19, 2008Becoming a missionary is like majoring in philosophy - no matter how good your intentions are, you'll never be rich.
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Avenue takes on: living abroad
By CATHERINE CASE | Mar. 19, 2008When I signed up to study abroad, I knew it would be a learning experience like no other. However, I don't think I could have truly predicted the methods or lessons I would, or still will, encounter while living in a foreign country.
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SEX
Allure of power confusing
By PAIGE USYK | Mar. 19, 2008The news media had a field day this past week: New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer was discovered to have spent more than $80,000 on prostitutes.
