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Album review: Gone Now by Bleachers

Album review: Gone Now by Bleachers

Sydney Chatani, Program Director May 29, 2020

INTRODUCTION When I discovered this album in early 2019, I was in a strange transitional period. I had made the decision to graduate high school a semester early and felt aimless — all of my friends...

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Pixies album: "Come On Pilgrim" review

Pixies album: “Come On Pilgrim” review

Sydney Chatani, Program Director May 22, 2020

INTRODUCTION: “Come On Pilgrim” is the first studio release by American alt-rock band, the Pixies. One could argue that with this 1987 release, the Pixies predicted the alternative rock boom of...

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How are music professors adjusting to COVID-19?

How are music professors adjusting to COVID-19?

Breanna Cataldo, General Assignment Reporter Apr 30, 2020

Life got hectic for some students when classes switched to an online format due to the pandemic, but it wasn’t just the students who were affected.  Professors all had to learn new technicalities...

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Hobbies during quarantine: Ukulele with John Watson

Hobbies during quarantine: Ukulele with John Watson

John Watson, News Director Apr 15, 2020

While the semester comes to an end and Covid-19 continues to keep millions of people at home, it can be tough to keep your mind fresh and focused. Billionaire Warren Buffett once said, “The best investment...

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Frank Ocean's second album, Blonde.

Album Review: Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’

Sydney Chatani, Spinnaker Radio Program Director Mar 27, 2020

Staff Pick of the Week: Sydney, Program Director “Blonde” has a special place in my heart. In the months I moved away from home and began going through life entirely on my own for the first time,...

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A new way for college students to share and listen to music

A new way for college students to share and listen to music

Erik Feliciano, General Assignment Reporter Feb 20, 2020

Streaming music has become a very popular way to listen to music. If you're a UNF student who’s looking to showcase your music or are interested in discovering local artists who are also students, look...

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Flyer for OZ Fest, Spring 2020.

OZ fest line up announced

Courtney Green, News Editor Feb 6, 2020

Osprey Life and Productions has officially announced the line up for OZ Fest -- Gunna and TiDDY. For those unfamiliar, Gunna is a rapper who has previously collaborated with Lil Baby and Young Thug....

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"The Office! A Musical Parody" is coming to theatres near you.

“The Office! A Musical Parody” is coming to theatres near you.

Alex Bowman, Police Reporter Jan 28, 2020

“It's a typical morning at Scranton's third largest paper company until, for no logical reason, a documentary crew begins filming the lives of the employees of Dunder Mifflin…” Read "The Office!...

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Kanye West drops a release date for his new album...Again

Kanye West drops a release date for his new album…Again

Erik Feliciano, General Assignment Reporter Oct 22, 2019

Over the past two years, Kanye West has been teasing release date after release date for his ninth coming album, “Jesus Is King”. Previously, the album was expected to be released at midnight on...

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Jacksonville’s got talent: 5 bands from Jax

Courtney Green, News Editor Aug 15, 2019

If you’re new to Jacksonville, you might not be aware that we’re a city of true talent here. Artists, musicians and authors from all levels of celebrity stature call River City their home. Here are...

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Guns N’ Roses performing in Jacksonville this fall

Guns N’ Roses performing in Jacksonville this fall

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Jun 17, 2019

Rock fans in Jacksonville are in store for a good time as Guns N’ Roses announced that they will be making a stop in the paradise city on October 1 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena for their Not...

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DeLong has a fun way of creating beats for his music: via Nintendo Wii remotes.  Photo by Patrick Grabowski.

Spinnaker unveils the ultimate Father’s Day playlist

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Jun 13, 2019

Father's Day is soon approaching and Spinnaker has created a playlist devoted to the music their dads grew up on. Below are the top five songs in the playlist that all dads universally rock out to. More...

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