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Rap-rock Pioneer Everlast Reflecting on That Melee with Eminemnew
Third acts have always been a problem for former House of Pain frontman Everlast. But this third time around might end that streak.
Metro Times |
D.X. Ferris |
09-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Everlast
Detroit Hip-hop Heads Look Back on the 'Hip-Hop Mayor'new
When Michigan Democratic House leader Kwame Kilpatrick was elected mayor of Detroit in 2002, he was readily identified as, for all intents and purposes, a member of the hip-hop community.
Metro Times |
William E. Ketchum III |
09-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
PBS Pres Paula Kerger Talks Big Bird, TV Longevity and Seizing the Momentnew
Although she is a tall woman and came to town dressed in bright yellow, she doesn't appear to be simply parroting Big Bird's obsessive optimism.
Metro Times |
Jim McFarlin |
09-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Trash Haulers and Pols Care About Only One Kind of Greennew
The trash hauler in Broward County gets richer by not recycling recyclable materials, and if you believe the environmentalists, the campaign coffers of elected officials get richer by not demanding that the hauler recycle.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
09-30-2008 |
Environment
Poet-performer jessica Care moore Talks Success and Heartbreaknew
She's 36 now, and she's gone from making a big splash as a young prodigy on the stage of the famed Apollo to becoming a real force in the world of poetry and art.
Metro Times |
Norene Cashen |
09-30-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Poetry, jessica Care moore
Katerina Bocci Brings the Whole Detroit Gang to NYC's Fashion Weeknew
As Tropical Storm Hanna turns umbrellas inside out and wreaks havoc on carefully coiffed hair in midtown Manhattan, Detroit clothing designer Katerina Bocci and her crew calmly prepare for her runway show.
Metro Times |
Margaret Hundley Parker |
09-30-2008 |
Fashion
Beardcore Pioneer Matt Kadane Enjoys a Moment of Optimismnew
Kadane avoids harmonies -- well, maybe an octave here or there -- on the New Year's self-titled album, just released on Touch & Go. Its delicate arrangements and thoughtful lyrics recall his former band Bedhead, which was often associated with the "slowcore" non-movement.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: New Year
Industry Heavyweights, Top-level Talents Descend on Durango Songwriters Exponew
Singer-songwriter Ashley Raines recalls the first time he went to the Durango Songwriters Expo, back when it was actually held in Durango. "One of the biggest impressions I remember was watching grown men cry."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
09-30-2008 |
Music
'Eagle Eye': The Man Who Knew Too Littlenew
DJ Caruso's latest isn't like anything Alfred Hitchcock ever made (it's much too loud for that), but it does offer clear evidence that Caruso learned almost everything he knows about storytelling from the Master.
Baltimore City Paper |
Cole Haddon |
09-30-2008 |
Reviews
Solange Knowles Tries to Seperate Herself From Her Sisternew
While Beyonce's primary persona is fiercely independent, domineering, and largely overconfident, her little sister presents as fragile, unsure, and in need of male protection.
Baltimore City Paper |
Raymond Cummings |
09-30-2008 |
Reviews
Daptone Captures the Mississippi of Right Nownew
Though it currently has a population of just about 1,300, Como, Miss., holds a large place in music history. Blues greats such as the amazing Hemphill family and Junior Kimbrough lived very close, up in the Mississippi hill country that lies between the Tennessee border and the Delta.
Baltimore City Paper |
Mike McGonigal |
09-30-2008 |
Reviews
Why Are We Bailing Out Bad Banks with Our Money?new
Here's the truth: Our economy is teetering on the point of collapse. Nobody is telling you the full truth about that -- not the media, not the candidates for president.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
09-30-2008 |
Economy
Maryland Blues Label Severn Records Celebrates 10 Yearsnew
If it can't match the budgets and stars of the biggest blues labels--Alligator, Blind Pig, Rounder, Delmark, Telarc--it has emerged as a major presence on the second tier.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
09-30-2008 |
Music
'Alone in the Dark's Imperfect Innovationsnew
The game is an ambitious title set in modern-day New York's Central Park. It has many innovative ideas, but almost all of them are poorly implemented or just shy of perfect.
Baltimore City Paper |
Benji Anft |
09-30-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: Xbox
Activists Say Voting-Machine Software Needs a Dry Run Before Novembernew
After a lengthy campaign to verify the tallies of electronic-voting machines, local activists may have finally found a testing method that elected officials believe in. Getting those officials to do something in time for the presidential election, however, is another matter.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levin |
09-30-2008 |
Politics
