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Former "Dispatch" guitarist forms new band

By HENRY TASKIER | Oct. 1, 2008

For Chadwick Stokes, former guitarist of the acoustic-rock group Dispatch, anti-war songs like "The General" weren't enough. Stokes wanted something sharper when it came to political issues. He found this edge in bassist Chuck Fay and drummer Mike Najarian. The three formed the politically charged reggae-rock band State Radio.

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Hip–hop artist Pitbull performs at UF

By HENRY TASKIER | Sep. 28, 2008

For Cuban-American hip-hop artist Pitbull, Hispanic Heritage Month is about struggling to succeed - a concept he said he learned from his grandmother who was a part of the Cuban Revolution.

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Reggae–metal band The Expendables not so disposable anymore

By HENRY TASKIER | Sep. 24, 2008

In their formative high school years, members of the California reggae-metal band The Expendables claimed they sucked so much as musicians that they labeled themselves "expendable," said Geoff Weers, singer and guitarist for the band. A few years and four albums later on the band's national tour, the name stuck.

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Honky–tonk Dawg on "Malt Lick'er"

By HENRY TASKIER | Sep. 3, 2008

It was an ordinary day when Three Legged Dawg band member Billy Ray took a walk in his yard. His dog had taken a dump in the grass. To his amazement, a butterfly was perched on the excrement as if to symbolize the triumph of freedom and beauty over ¾ well, crap.

Former "Dispatch" guitarist forms new band

Hip–hop artist Pitbull performs at UF

Reggae–metal band The Expendables not so disposable anymore

Honky–tonk Dawg on "Malt Lick'er"

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