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SoCal Band EdstanleY Grows Out of The Hills and Is Ready to Rock ‘n Roll

By SoCal Band EdstanleY Grows Out of The Hills and Is Ready to Rock ‘n Roll

EdstanleY is not your typical SoCal band. They find themselves as one of the few semi-heavy metal bands left amidst a bunch of breathy singers at coffee shops and Maroon 5 wannabes at America’s Got ...

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Springsteen Gives the Tampa Forum a Boss Night

By Springsteen Gives the Tampa Forum a Boss Night

“This train,” Bruce Springsteen sang, “carries saints and sinners. This train carries losers and winners. This train carries whores and gamblers. This train carries lost souls.” All were in attendance on Saturday night, when he ...

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At 62, Springsteen Still a Force to Be Reckoned With

By At 62, Springsteen Still a Force to Be Reckoned With

If you were to take away just one significant factoid about Bruce Springsteen, it would have to be that the word retirement is definitely not part of his vocabulary. At the ripe old age of ...

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SXSW: New Sounds from Alabama to Zola

By SXSW: New Sounds from Alabama to Zola

Every year in Austin, Tx,, music, film and interactive festival South by Southwest (SXSW) brings out the dark horses of the indie music business and excites A&R reps all over the country. The music-portion of ...

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Sleeper Agent Climbs Musical Ladder of Hierarchy

By Sleeper Agent Climbs Musical Ladder of Hierarchy

In terms of espionage, a sleeper agent is a spy placed in a target country or organization and acts as a potential asset to a mission if needed. They lie in wait for their moment ...

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Mac Miller Leads White Boy Rap Generation

By Mac Miller Leads White Boy Rap Generation

The white boy punk-rap stylings of the Beastie Boys have been around since the early 80s, probably the first to delve into the genre. Their songs like “Intergalactic” and “Fight For Your Right” shocked the ...

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Closing Thoughts on Whitney Houston’s Legacy

By Closing Thoughts on Whitney Houston’s Legacy

“The Voice” is no longer with us. As widely reported, Whitney Houston was found dead in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Ca., just a day before the 2012 Grammy Awards. ...

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Spring into Break with Concerts You’ve Got to See

By Spring into Break with Concerts You’ve Got to See

Relaxing by the beach is only good for a small amount of time before the activities of spring break become repetitive. For those of you who are staying local this spring break, why not break ...

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A Major Case of Sophomore Slump Strikes Fun.

By A Major Case of Sophomore Slump Strikes Fun.

During winter break I was catching up on sleep and good music. I chanced upon a new single from one of my favorite bands, Fun. (singer Nate Reuss is formally of The Format, another amazing ...

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Varying Styles Audition for 2012 Battle of the Bands

By Varying Styles Audition for 2012 Battle of the Bands

Entirely student produced and performed, Battle of the Bands is a much looked forward to annual event in the UT music community. Student productions held the auditions in Reeves theatre last weekend, selecting this year’s ...

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Radiohead. Radiohead. Radiohead: A Semi-Obsessive Plea

By Radiohead. Radiohead. Radiohead: A Semi-Obsessive Plea

Even a Culture Guerilla needs to swoon sometimes. And swooning is what I’m prepared to do this week. Doctor’s orders. I’m recovering from an illness through a bout of antibiotics, and my doctor told me ...

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Monotonous Ballads All Run Together in The Fray’s New Album

By Monotonous Ballads All Run Together in The Fray’s New Album

The Fray’s self-titled sophomore album, The Fray, received mixed reviews. When I first heard it I was unimpressed, comparing it to the seminal How to Save a Life and finding it distinctly lacking. On February ...

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Love Prevails in the Debut of Les Misérables at the Straz Center

By Love Prevails in the Debut of Les Misérables at the Straz Center

I grew up listening to the Les Misérables soundtrack, and have seen the show twice, on Broadway and in Boston.  When I heard it was coming to Tampa, I bought my ticket immediately and got ...

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What Should Win: Dogmatic Grammy Picks from a Sour Individual

By What Should Win: Dogmatic Grammy Picks from a Sour Individual

Asking me to make Grammy predictions is a lot like asking Ebenezer Scrooge to mix the holiday eggnog; who knows what kind of sabotage is being invited? And I’ll admit that, along with most major ...

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