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Gary Barrett and the Notions Plug Ahead With Their Idiosyncratic Guitar Popnew

As the frontman of Gary B and the Notions, Gary Barrett has been refining the expression of his personal quirks and neuroses with the accompaniment of jangly guitar riffs for the past five years. He knows exactly how to project his own personality and unique way of looking at the world.

Baltimore City Paper | Al Shipley | 01-05-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Charles Village, Gary B and the Notions, Gary Barrett

Baltimore's Rapdragons Smoke Up and Breathe Firenew

"This band could never have started on some Craigslist thing like 'Hey, do you wanna play music?'" says Nick Often about Rapdragons, the hip-hop duo he co-founded with Greg Ward earlier this year. "It's really out of the fact that we're friends, that's what feeds it."

Baltimore City Paper | Al Shipley | 11-24-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Rapdragons, Ten Stories High

R&B Flower Child Lynee Michelle Spreads a Message of Peace, Love, and Happinessnew

Lynee Michelle makes a living recording love songs and sexy dance tracks, but has built her career from within Baltimore's male-dominated hip-hop scene.

Baltimore City Paper | Al Shipley | 05-19-2009 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Love, Lynee Michelle, Lynee Michelle, R&B

Baltimore Hip-Hop's Biggest Outcasts Find Their Niche As Mania Music Groupnew

"We're like a gang of misfits, people that nobody wanted," says Dwayne "Headphones" Lawson, 28, describing the group of musicians whom he brought together to form Mania Music Group.

Baltimore City Paper | Al Shipley | 09-09-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Baltimore, hip-hop, beatmakers, MCs, Mania Music Group, Mania Music Group Sampler