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The Avenue | Music

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THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Alicia Keys' sound matures

By ADRIAN RUHI | Nov. 14, 2007

Alicia Keys has carried a piano prodigy stigma throughout her career, yet her two studio albums and Unplugged album were punctuated with a hip-hop edge indicative of her Harlem upbringing. But with her latest, "As I Am," Keys' sound matures, often reaching adult contemporary. It's her most mellow, most boring album, but it's still pretty good.

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Compilation gets the Led out

By ROBERT HILSON | Nov. 14, 2007

Holiday shopping season is rapidly nearing, and you know what that means: prime time for fossilized rock stars to release self-prostituting "best-of" compilations that collect and reorganize all the songs you already have.

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Jay-Z's new album goes back to roots

By ADRIAN RUHI | Nov. 7, 2007

Jay-Z may have left the Brooklyn underworld more than a decade ago to establish himself as one of the most successful figures in the music industry, but that didn't stop him from revisiting his dark past on "American Gangster," his 10th studio album in 12 years. Inspired by the Ridley Scott film of the same name, Jay-Z weaves tales of a young drug dealer over 70s soul beats to mixed, but mostly positive, results.

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Record studios come with a price

By TRACI ROSENTHAL | Nov. 7, 2007

Recording and releasing albums is no longer just for bigwigs in the music industry. Gainesville bands are also heading to the studios in order to give fans souvenirs, to get their songs heard and of course, to make some extra money.

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Despite lack of crowd, out-of-towners put on good show

By DANNY DJELJOSEVIC | Oct. 10, 2007

On Feb. 5, 2006, The Rolling Stones broke all sorts of attendance records playing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On, Oct. 5, the Lakeland band Joon played its first show in Gainesville, breaking a personal record in low attendance: eight people. If you count the bartender and the band members' girlfriends, the number rises to a staggering 11.

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