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    F.O.E.T.Y. #2 Floor Crashers Edition pt. 1

    Tue May 15

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    The Growlers / Jane Jane Pollock / Florida Kilos & Bellows attack Orlando

    Mon May 14

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    Total Bummer 3-D, Day 4 PHOTOS

    Tue May 8

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    5 Best Super Hero Films

    Mon May 7

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    Total Bummer 3-D, Day 3 PHOTOS

    Mon May 7

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    Total Bummer 3-D, Day 2 PHOTOS

    Sat May 5

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    Total Bummer 3-D, Day 1 PHOTOS

    Fri May 4

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    A Blaze in the Southern Sky
    The Fine Art of Headbanging

    Thu May 3

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    This Month in Words Vol. 6

    Wed May 2

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    PHOTOS: Bob Log III and Mr. Free & the Satellite Freakouts @ Will's Pub

    Mon Apr 30

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    A Day in the Line of Record Store Day @ Reckless Records Chicago, IL

    Mon Apr 23

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    PHOTOS: Andrew Jackson Jihad & Joyce Manor @ Backbooth

    Thu Apr 19

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    PHOTOS: Weedeater, ASG, Cough and Demons @ Will's Pub

    Mon Apr 16

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    Florida Film Festival 2012 Preview Cont.

    Thu Apr 12

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    Florida Film Festival 2012 preview

    Mon Apr 9

  • William Fitzsimmons @ Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL

    Mon Apr 9

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    This Month in Words Vol. 4

    Sat Apr 7

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    Total Bummer 3D

    Mon Apr 2

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    Alcest, Deafheaven, and Legions @ Will's Pub Orlando, Fla.

    Tue Mar 27

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    Orange You Glad Day Four: The Final

    Wed Mar 14

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    Orange You Glad Day Three: Mr. Gnome, Grandchildren, Gospel Music, and more

    Tue Mar 13

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    Orange You Glad Day Two: CULTS, Spectrals and Mrs. Magician

    Sun Mar 11

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    Orange You Glad Day One: The Pauses, Telethon, Centuries and more

    Fri Mar 9

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    Orange You Glad pre-party: Born Gold, Balloons, Glitter and Grimes

    Thu Mar 8

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    Damn! Best Videos of the Month (February Edition)

    Wed Feb 29

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    On Seeing Sleigh Bells and experiencing Liturgy, with a little bit of Diplo on the side

    Mon Feb 13

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    This Month In Words Vol. 2

    Fri Feb 3

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    The Cinema of 2011: A reflection of the Best and Worst

    Tue Jan 31

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    Damn! The Best Videos of the Month

    Wed Jan 25

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    Starfucker @ Backbooth, Orlando, Fla. 1/19/12

    Mon Jan 23

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    From Our Ears To Yours

    Wed Jan 18

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    Akron/Family @ Backbooth, Orlando, FL 1/12/12

    Mon Jan 16

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    A Homage to Captain Beefheart + Official Release of "Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)"

    Mon Jan 16

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    The Film Dropp Preview: A guide to movies in 2012

    Thu Jan 5

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    Best Albums of 2011

    Mon Jan 2

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    DeLuna Fest Look Back

    Fri Oct 21

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    Hopscotch Day 3

    Tue Sep 13

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    The Best Musical Collaborations Ever

    Thu Aug 25

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    The Strangest (and Possibly Worst) Musical Collaborations Ever

    Fri Aug 19

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    This Month in Words

    Fri Aug 12

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    Solo Orlando Black-Metal Project: Gates of Mourning

    Mon Aug 1

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    Stones Throw Fan Video Contest

    Wed Jul 6

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    OFWGKTA

    Thu Jun 16

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    Orlando's Newest Dubstep DJ: Zaylien

    Tue Jun 14

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    TRA'shion Fashion at ARTpool Gallery

    Tue Jun 7

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    The Hipster Gene

    Thu Apr 7

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    A Brief Introduction to Cassette Culture

    Tue Mar 29

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    On Looking Away

    Tue Jan 18

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    Consuming Conciously

    Fri Dec 17

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F.O.E.T.Y. #2 Floor Crashers Edition pt. 1

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On this edition of From Our Ears To Yours I will be highlighting artists that have slept on my floor in the past month. There has actually been so many that perhaps I should continue this through to the next
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The Growlers / Jane Jane Pollock / Florida Kilos & Bellows attack Orlando

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The Growlers looking on at the crowd in Will’s Pub. Dropped by Robert Miller Photos by J. Dechert | FishToaster.com Something dark and mysterious lurked through Orlando, Florida last Thursday, and it wasn’t a leaking package from Yemen. It was
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Total Bummer 3-D, Day 4 PHOTOS

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Dropped by Robert Miller Photos by J. Dechert | FishToaster.com From the rocking Day 1, to the raging Day 2, to the super-moon Cinco-de-Mayo extravaganza of Day 3, Total Bummer has once again been another successful Floridian indie music festival.
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5 Best Super Hero Films

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This Friday is the North America release of Marvel’s The Avengers, which is super-hero film Valhalla for a film geek like me. I can not wait to see Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and Hulk on the screen at one
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Total Bummer 3-D, Day 3 PHOTOS

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Dropped by Robert Miller and Mallory Winstead Photos by J. Dechert | FishToaster.com The raving excitement of day two at Total Bummer this year was quickly followed Saturday night with 32 bands stretching from Stardust in Audubon Park to Peacock
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Total Bummer 3-D, Day 2 PHOTOS

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Dropped by Robert Miller Photos by J. Dechert | FishToaster.com The first night of Total Bummer 3-D gave us an eclectic mix of indie, rock, pop and punk acts from all over the state. The second night, though, introduced festival
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Total Bummer 3-D, Day 1 PHOTOS

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Dropped by Robert Miller Photos by J. Dechert | FishToaster.com From the minds of Spirit Cat and Tiny Waves, Total Bummer 3-D is another music festival to hit Central Florida, since Orange You Glad. And with a $35 price tag
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A Blaze in the Southern Sky
The Fine Art of Headbanging

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Dropped by Robert Miller Amidst a scourge of pop, folk, indie and chillwave bands clamoring with their sythesizers, tambourines, trumpets and glockenspiels in hand, a metalhead is looking for his place in the world. This place is dark and filled
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This Month in Words Vol. 6

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Dropped by Zach Frimmel Music: Chimerical (adj.) » a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusionary or impossible to achieve » There are a few definitions and derivatives for this word, but this is the
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PHOTOS: Bob Log III and Mr. Free & the Satellite Freakouts @ Will’s Pub

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Bob Log III is more than just a simple one-man band; it’s performance art. Dropped by Robert Miller Photos by J. Dechert | FishToaster.com Bob Log III is a one-man band from Tucson, Arizona who wields some slick twangy, bluegrass
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