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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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SFCC student changing bike community
By JENNA LANIA | Apr. 9, 2008Ani Previc, 21, stands 4 feet 10 inches tall, but has not let her size or age stop her from seeing her goals to fruition.
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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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Dyes and prints a fresh look for summer
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Apr. 9, 2008This summer's fashion is all about mixing it up. It's about making a splash with bold colors and prints, as well as experimenting with ethnic-inspired pieces.
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Stop having empty, meaningless relationships
By PAIGE USYK | Apr. 9, 2008One of the luxuries of writing this column for some time is that I can go back and read my earlier columns and shake my head in shame.
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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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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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Top 5 tips to avoid a fashion fiasco on campus
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Apr. 2, 2008Admit it, ladies.
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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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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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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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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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UF student publishes novel at age 22
By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Mar. 26, 2008Don't call Shem Fleenor a writer.
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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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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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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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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.
