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MUSIC
Teen country singer to perform at ‘Free Fridays’ concert
By Jon Silman | Aug. 5, 2009Caitlin Nicole Eadie has more in common with Hannah Montana than she'd ever like to admit.
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LIFESTYLE
This month in pop culture
By Alex Orlando | July 29, 2009Thirty may be the new 20, but stars this month have taught us that 50 might just be the new 80.
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LIFESTYLE
Pup charms crowd at ‘Trailer Park’
By SISTINE GURREY | July 29, 2009She sits in the dressing room on her pink and brown striped bed. Her matching dish has the word "Diva" printed on it.
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ART AND THEATER
‘True Blood’ series book author speaks at Hilton today
By ATTIYYA ANTHONY | July 29, 2009Charlaine Harris, author of the "Southern Vampire Mysteries" book series is the keynote speaker of Gainesville Anhinga Writers' Studio 2009 Summer Studio held this week at the Hilton Conference Center on 34th Street.
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MUSIC
Farm to Family Full Moon Festival booted off property
By Alex Orlando | July 29, 2009Farm to Family Full Moon Festival, a three-day outdoor music festival is being relocated.
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MUSIC
Whole Wheat Bread takes eclectic sound to Gainesville
By EMILY FUGGETTA | July 23, 2009This iPod Shuffle has eight legs, and it's called Whole Wheat Bread.
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SEX
Binges won/t mend a broken heart
By BRANDT WILLIAMS | July 22, 2009It/s 3 a.m., you/re piss-drunk, out of breath, rolling among sweat-stained sheets and incapable of sleep. No, you/re not in the thrusts of a one-night stand; you/re dealing with heartbreak after being served a monogamist/s worst fear: the breakup.
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LIFESTYLE
Colourslide prepares to go major with new album in fall
By MEAGAN MCGONE | July 22, 2009Ask any band to classify its music, and its members are likely to give a thoughtfully drawn-out list of categories. A band's sound never fits into one simple genre.
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FASHION
The Enclave hosts Ed Hardy pool party
By ATTIYYA ANTHONY | July 22, 2009There might be a backup at confessional come Sunday, due to The Network Promotions Sin-City-style pool party Saturday.
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FASHION
Current trends evoke spirit of cliche stereotypes
By REBEKAH GEIER | July 22, 2009The pages of Elle, my favorite fashion magazine, were one of the last places I'd expect to find a flashback to my middle-school days.
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FOOD
Oakes shifts focus to food industry
By Richard Iwanik-Marques | July 22, 2009Ostrich, kangaroo, 'gator and rattlesnake are not items typically found on a Mexican restaurant's menu, but Boca Fiesta can hardly be considered a traditional Mexican restaurant.
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NIGHTLIFE
Tweetups bring online friends face-to-face
By Jon Silman | July 22, 2009Demi Moore stopped a desperate suicide attempt by re-posting an ominous message, a University of California, Berkeley student evaded Egyptian prison by posting the word "arrested," and Gainesville residents who had never met in person partied together at a local Japanese restaurant. Though seemingly unrelared and in different corners of the world, these three events have one thing in common - Twitter.
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MOVIES AND TV
Bruno is a "straight kick to the balls"
By KIRK WILLIAMS | July 22, 2009The first 10 minutes of Bruno, featuring an outrageous and distasteful anal sex scene, is a straight kick to the balls. And no, the rest of the movie isn't about to pull any punches either.
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MOVIES AND TV
Band-based films find balance between music, plotlines
By GREG FINK | July 15, 2009Music and film don't always synch up. While some try to hard to push the entertainment factor with forced tour bus orgies and unlimited profanity, others come up dry. But among the failed attempts, some music-related films mesh both genres of entertainment in perfect harmony.
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MUSIC
National resurgence of records noted locally
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | July 15, 2009While the CD bows out to digital music in terms of convenience, vinyl records are making a comeback nationwide with listeners who want more than a sound file.
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SEX
Musicians’ melodies leave women wanting more
By MEAGAN MCGONE | July 15, 2009It's practically a scientific fact that women have a sexual fascination with musicians.
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LIFESTYLE
DJs spin parties to life at Gainesville’s bars, clubs
By MEAGAN MCGONE | July 15, 2009It'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.
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MUSIC
Former Starting Line frontman introduces new project
By EMILY FUGGETTA | July 15, 2009You might know him as the frontman for The Starting Line, but Gainesville is about to get a new picture of Kenneth Vasoli.
