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Album Review: Swans’ To Be Kind

Douglas Markowitz May 27, 2014
The legendary band’s latest album is their most accessible – and possibly their best yet.
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Nothin’ but static: SG tunes out Spinnaker broadcast equipment request

Alex Wilson May 27, 2014
In a budget committee meeting last Thursday, SG refused to even vote on the approval of $38,000 for the one-time cost of acquiring the required LPFM equipment. The issue was on the agenda. Spinnaker leaders and its advisor spoke before the committee. But no one on the committee said anything.
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12 songs to get you ready for Summer Semester

Clark May 19, 2014
After two weeks of pure summer recess, Ospreys begin their summer semesters. Spinnaker Radio has 12 summer songs that will let the good weather and good vibes set in despite classes.
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Album Review: Mac DeMarco’s Salad Days

Ellie Strube Apr 4, 2014

He’s known for getting nude on stage while covering U2’s “Beautiful Day,” and then shocking the audience by shoving drumsticks up his sphincter. The Canadian-born musician often wears a denim...

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Album Spotlight: Broken Bells – After the Disco

Douglas Markowitz Feb 10, 2014
Four years after their first album, Danger Mouse and James Mercer reunited to produce After the Disco, an LP that combines several eras of music to create a unique but bland sound.
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Spinnaker Radio gets broadcast permit

Danae Leake Feb 6, 2014
UNF got the confirmation today that they can operate on an FM radio frequency, which Spinnaker Radio will broadcast on.
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Looking back at the 20 year history of UNF student broadcasting

Jason Howard Oct 14, 2013
If a TV news anchor at Spinnaker Television needs to tell a DJ at Spinnaker Radio a secret, the walk is 11 yards. Twenty years ago, that distance was across campus when Radio was in building 2, Founder’s Hall, and the TV station was in the Andrew J. Robinson Jr. Center.
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Daily Discovery: Jacuzzi Boys – Jacuzzi Boys

Lindsay Montgomery Sep 18, 2013
Jacuzzi Boys retains the lo-fi, simple chords, and song structures of garage rock while implementing Florida-esque, inspired laid-back melodies and airy vocals.
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Daily Discovery: Okkervil River – The Silver Gymnasium

Marina Ubert Sep 17, 2013
For Okkervil River, a song isn't just a set of chords and melodies to play to a crowd.
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Daily Discovery: AlunaGeorge – Body Music

Zach Sweat Sep 3, 2013
On Body Music, each track is just as catchy as the last, and every expression of love just as cathartic.
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Daily Discovery: Julianna Barwick – Nepenthe

Andrea Aribe Aug 30, 2013
Airy, majestic, ethereal... simple adjectives are perhaps the fairest way to characterize Julianna Barwick's newest album. It's a work of simplicity, but Nepenthe is hauntingly alluring.
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Daily Discovery: Moonstone Continuum – Salon Edition

Mason McGough Aug 29, 2013
Salon Edition pushes the boundary from pastiche to satire in a way that's somewhere between guilty pleasure and downright hilarious. And it does it well.
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