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Twenty One Pilots Q&A

Dargan Thompson | Aug 21, 2012
The Spinnaker sat down with Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph of Twenty One Pilots before the band's August 8 show at Freebird Live. Twenty One Pilots will be playing at the Osprey Tailgate Classic August 25 at the Coxwell Ampitheater.
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New annual music festival seeks to give back

Zach Sweat | Aug 20, 2012
Want to hear some great local music and support a great cause? Check out the Clean Water Music Festival at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall August 25 from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. All profits from the fest go toward charity: water
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Concert Review: Dirty Projectors and POP ETC August 6 at The Beacham

Mason McGough | Aug 9, 2012
Mason McGough, Osprey Radio music director, shares his thoughts on POP ETC and Dirty Projectors' August 6 show at Orlando's The Beacham venue. Read on for the full review and video of Dirty Projectors' live performance of "Offspring are Blank."
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Get To Know Your: international student recruiter

Andrea Aribe | Aug 7, 2012
After spending some time in Ghana, Italy, Ireland, England, Mexico and various parts of the United States, Alexis Branaman has decided to make her next stop at UNF. Branaman recently became the UNF international student recruiter, a new position at the International Center on campus.
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These wasps are called “killer,” but they won’t hurt you

Andrea Aribe | Jul 26, 2012
The buzz around campus: Cicada killer wasps can be found around UNF's campus in the summer, particularly in the Student Union. Although these large insects may look threatening, they won't attack.
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Osprey Radio’s THE COUCH w/ Coma Cinema

Lizzie Russo | Jul 24, 2012
Coma Cinema stopped by Osprey Radio for an interview on our COUCH. THE COUCH is a recurring video interview series conducted by Osprey Radio, featuring indie and local artists.
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UNF’s last original faculty member reminisces, offers advice

Andrea Aribe | Jul 24, 2012
Back in the day: Lou Woods remembers UNF’s earliest days, when the university consisted of four buildings with dirt parking lots and bears and snakes were problems on campus.
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Concert Review: SORNE with Milo, Maugli and Wavefunctions July 19 at Jackrabbits

Mason McGough | Jul 23, 2012
“A tapestry of humanism,” as professed by Morgan Sorne himself, SORNE’s album House of Stone encapsulates the most primal facets of mankind: envy, hatred, frustration, disgrace, passion, despair. Read on for Osprey Radio Music Director Mason McGough's review of SORNE's performance at the San Marco venue Jackrabbits.
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Album Review: channel ORANGE by Frank Ocean

Michael Radcliffe | Jul 23, 2012
Frank Ocean’s debut LP, channel ORANGE, is an album of undirected life and young love. These concepts have been seen before, but it’s the angle in which Ocean sees them that makes them fresh.
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UNF students and alumni act out to bring the community together

Ava Rivera | Jul 19, 2012
UNF students and a UNF alumna are participating the the play “North Star," which will play Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21 at 7:30 pm in the Combined Gospel Christian Church at 1951 Blanding Blvd.
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The top 10 albums of the year so far

Mason McGough | Jul 17, 2012
Even though the year isn't over, that isn't stopping us from making a top 10 list of the best albums in 2012... so far.
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Album Review: Swing Lo Magellan by Dirty Projectors

Mason McGough | Jul 13, 2012

“There’s an answer/ I haven’t found it/ But I will keep dancing ‘til I do,” sings Dave Longstreth on Dirty Projectors' single “Dance for You.” It’s clear from Swing Lo Magellan and...

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