AltWeeklies Wire
Licensing to Killnew
Are performance rights organizations like ASCAP threatening the venues that foster young musicians (and future ASCAP members)?
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Byrne |
04-01-2008 |
Music
'Flawless' Isn'tnew
It's a pity that even escapist genre fiction stoops to having a message these days.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
04-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Flawless, Michael Radford
Living Through Thisnew
Andre Techine's latest takes an intimate look at a different generation of survivors.
Baltimore City Paper |
John Barry |
04-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: André Téchiné, The Witnesses
Bi Sci-Finew
BBC's gleefully bonkers Torchwood returns born-again queer hard for its second season.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ian Grey |
04-01-2008 |
TV
Back Door Draftnew
Nearly a decade after Boys Don't Cry, writer/director Kimberly Peirce returns with another disquietly American story.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Hadden |
04-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kimberly Peirce, Stop-Loss
America's Past Timenew
Tom Flynn offers a tour through Baltimore's baseball history.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
04-01-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
The Promised Uplandsnew
Residents and developers wait to see what the future holds for westside Baltimore neighborhood.
Baltimore City Paper |
John Barry |
03-25-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Little Melvin Williams Is Not Who He Played On 'The Wire'new
Though the former gangster, whose public redemption was aided by his Wire appearances as a man of God, says he's cleaned up his act, he still considers himself a "world-class gambler."
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
03-25-2008 |
TV
Brimming Jugnew
The complete novels of Flann O'Brien -- that funniest of Ireland's literary greats.
Baltimore City Paper |
John Lingan |
03-18-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flann O'Brien
The Phenotyping Pointnew
Some thoughts on John Edgar Wideman, Frantz Fanon, and race in America.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Corbin |
03-18-2008 |
Nonfiction
Baltimore in Songnew
Music -- a song, a beat, a refrain, a certain riff, a band -- can recall a place without having to spell it out in the title.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
03-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Regrets? They've Had a Fewnew
They've survived booze, breakdowns, and bedlam but the Pogues are still standing.
Baltimore City Paper |
Neil Ferguson |
03-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Pogues
Mr. Wrong: More Is Morenew
OK, before I start this week's column -- or before I start this every-other week's column, on account of even though the Mr. Wrong "column" has been in this paper (and www-dot-pixels) for almost 10 fucking years and still is only every-other week -- I announce to you, Gentle Reader, that the Mr. Wrong column is now every week, huzzah.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
03-18-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Election '08: Enough With 'Concern Trolling'new
"Concern trolling" is the practice of asking ostensibly earnest questions, usually by partisans masquerading as someone "concerned" about an issue, usually about the other party. It's also a tactic practiced quite often by the mainstream media. This turns elections that should be about issues into drama criticism and popularity contests.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
03-18-2008 |
Commentary
Despite Failures, Baltimore Councilman Keeps Pushing Green Billsnew
Councilman Jim Kraft is pushing for a more environmentally friendly city.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
03-18-2008 |
Politics
