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THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Kanye’s Glow in the Dark Tour takes audience to another world

By ANA MONTANO | May 14, 2008

The next few months are the prime time for music lovers to catch a great show. And if you're looking to see one good concert this year, go see Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour. This show was surrounded by a halo of hype from the get-go. It received stellar reviews all around, and when Entertainment Weekly gave the show a B+, it got an earful from Kanye who responded on his blog, "What's a B+ mean? I'm an extremist. It's either pass or fail! A+ or F-!"

THE AVENUE | FASHION

He's got baggage: UF student brings style to cyclists

By SHAW PATTON | May 14, 2008

Gainesville is a place where odd niches can proliferate. Take Arena Baggage, a home business run by UF senior Mike Arena. He supplies the local market's need for custom messenger bags.

THE AVENUE | MOVIES AND TV

Early summer flicks prove to be hit or miss

By JESSICA METZGER | May 14, 2008

Summer's begun and so have the blockbusters. Whether you're looking for something to do on a rainy day or have some free time to kill, you might be wondering which films hit or miss. Below is a list of a few new releases and where they fall on the must-see scale.

THE AVENUE | FASHION

Summer trends to avoid

By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Apr. 21, 2008

Trends are the ebb and flow of the fashion pool. They arrive in huge, abrupt waves and wash out just as quickly. Most are sported by the likes of stylish celebrities, and some are created right here on campus.

THE AVENUE | FASHION

Boots have staying power without high fashion appeal

Apr. 21, 2008

On campuses across the country, iconic, fleece-lined Australian boots manage to sneak their way onto the legs of seemingly fashion-conscious girls year after year.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Florida acoustic pop group making national waves

By MARGARET FRANCOIS | Apr. 16, 2008

It is not every day that you walk into your first period class as an aspiring musician and walk out with a manager, but that is exactly what happened for members of the Florida pop group Mark & James.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Guitar weapon of choice on Massacre's 'Underground'

By ROBERT HILSON | Apr. 16, 2008

Anton Newcombe isn't your run-of-the-mill cult figure.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Matt Pond PA discusses touring, music

By ALLIE CONTI | Apr. 16, 2008

Matt Pond called me in a whisper aboard his tour bus Saturday afternoon.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Summer guide to the biggest live music tours in Florida

By ADRIAN RUHI | Apr. 16, 2008

For some, summer means no school, endless hours of basking in the sun, and milking your parents for money before you go back to "adult duties" in the fall. For me, though, it means paying absurdly high prices on Ticketmaster to see some of pop music's biggest acts perform extravagant sets in not-ideal-for-live-music venues, like NBA arenas. To help you decide what to check out this summer, here are few of my picks.

THE AVENUE | SEX

Relationship tips for a summer away from campus

By PAIGE USYK | Apr. 16, 2008

Like every semester over the last couple of years, I have many friends graduating this term.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

'Sex and the City' star writes of his life after cancer

By STEFANIE ROBERTS | Apr. 16, 2008

Many of actor Evan Handler's fans know him best as Harry Goldenblatt from "Sex and the City": the balding husband to WASP-turned-yenta Charlotte York.

THE AVENUE | LIFESTYLE

SFCC student changing bike community

By JENNA LANIA | Apr. 9, 2008

Ani Previc, 21, stands 4 feet 10 inches tall, but has not let her size or age stop her from seeing her goals to fruition.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Anti-academia finds outlets in television, music

By DAVID LOW | Apr. 9, 2008

I'm tired.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Britain's Estelle glimmers on sophomore long player

By ADRIAN RUHI | Apr. 9, 2008

You have probably never heard of Estelle, but you will shortly.

THE AVENUE | FASHION

Dyes and prints a fresh look for summer

By VANESSA DIMAGGIO | Apr. 9, 2008

This summer's fashion is all about mixing it up. It's about making a splash with bold colors and prints, as well as experimenting with ethnic-inspired pieces.

THE AVENUE | SEX

Stop having empty, meaningless relationships

By PAIGE USYK | Apr. 9, 2008

One of the luxuries of writing this column for some time is that I can go back and read my earlier columns and shake my head in shame.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

'Walk It Off' never finds its legs

By ROBERT HILSON | Apr. 9, 2008

Blame it on the blogs. Blame it on the fickle keyboard elitists who promised us that Tapes 'n Tapes was the second coming of Pavement, the perfectly refined seed of Frank Black and Kim Deal, the revolution that would reclaim the Minneapolis post-punk high ground long abandoned by the Replacements.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Avenue takes on: Suwannee Springfest bluegrass festival

By MATTHEW CLARK | Apr. 2, 2008

The mission seemed simple enough: In an age of torrent files and Hype Machine, I set out to see if there was any music left uncorrupted by the ongoing wars between corporate America and 20-something hipsters downloading off or blogs or the "OC" soundtrack series.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Gnarls Barkley gets darker

By ADRIAN RUHI | Apr. 2, 2008

Rushed to release several weeks early due to bootlegging, Gnarls Barkley's "The Odd Couple" is anything but rushed.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Band touring, preparing new long player

By ALLIE CONTI | Apr. 2, 2008

Nightmare of You is not a hardcore band (however misleading their name may be), it is not a pop-punk band and the members are not fighting against their roots.