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True Liesnew
Middle-aging enfant terrible Bret Easton Ellis tells the story of his life -- sorta.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret |
08-24-2005 |
Fiction
Determination Powers Jazz Singer Ethel Ennisnew
Ethel Ennis' fame falls far short of that earned by fellow jazz singer Billie Holiday, but Ennis has had a much longer and more contented life than her contemporary. That's a trade-off she's glad to make.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
08-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sealed With a Kiss-Offnew
Teairra Mari’s not just another summertime R&B girl crush.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Hustle and No Flownew
What happens when nonrappers grab the microphone?
Baltimore City Paper |
Tom Breihan |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Cowboy Troy, Loco Motive
XXXXXXXLnew
Trend forecasters have declared the oversized white T-shirt outre, passe, wack, but it shows no sign of joining the one-strapped overall in hip-hop heaven.
Baltimore City Paper |
Gadi Dechter |
08-10-2005 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Flipping Out on Real Estatenew
The housing boom in Baltimore and other hot spots is creating millionaires and drawing would-be investors into a complex and often murky business.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
08-05-2005 |
Business & Labor
In the Line of Bootyliciousnew
The third member of Destiny’s Child has a powerhouse voice in her miniature frame, and she's about to strike off on her own.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blood, Sweat, and One Gearnew
Urban bike messengers are nuts on an average day. Imagine how much more insane they become when they get together for a competition--think blood, vomit, beer, and head butting.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ron Cassie |
07-27-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: bike messengers
One Lovenew
For Jr. Gong, the son of music legend Bob Marley, reggae is a family legacy.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Harangue the DJnew
Rock 'n' roll and R&B, postpunk and rap: It’s all hip-hop to Sharkey’s ears.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sharkey’s Machine, Shaun Sharkey
Anything but Ordinarynew
Classics that will be added to the Great American Songbook are far and few between. John Legend’s “Ordinary People” from his 2004 album Get Lifted may achieve that status.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-13-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Story Timenew
A father worries that he doesn't have enough bigger-than-life stories to tell his daughter, although he does seem to be descended from Hi John De Conqueror, B’rer Rabbit and Shaft.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
07-06-2005 |
Commentary
Back in the Daynew
Newcomer Urban Mystic lives with a foot in the sacred church and another in worldly soul.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
06-24-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bring on the Pensive White Boysnew
A card-carrying child of the boom-bap thinks he should be able to reminisce to some hip-hop relationship songs when it’s raining outside. But hip-hop doesn't do relationships very well.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
05-18-2005 |
Commentary
To Sid, With Lovenew
It's a good thing that race is a relatively minor concern in the new Ashton Kutcher/Bernie Mac film Guess Who. But why is it taken for granted that it's black people who are the ones with the problem?
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
04-06-2005 |
Commentary
