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Springing A Leak: Mullyman gives away an album to see what he'll get back in return
Music | 7/21/2010 | By Al Shipley
Might Don't Make It: Baltimore hip-hop may never go mainstream--is it up to its iconoclasts to carry the torch if it doesn't?
Big Music Feature | 7/14/2010 | By Al Shipley
Corporate Thuggin': Executive turned rapper Tony Austin makes it happen for himself
Music | 6/23/2010 | By Al Shipley
Roll Down Your Windows: Baltimore musicians make a playlist of their personal local summer jams
Sizzlin Feature | 5/19/2010 | By Al Shipley
Garage Days Revisited: The Charm City Art Space looks forward to a move and a milestone
Music | 10/7/2009 | By Al Shipley
Back For The First Time: A decade after the Annexx Click's underground classics, K-Mack is still rhyming in the basement
No Cover | 7/22/2009 | By Al Shipley
Behind The Fence: Ogun extends a helping hand, and keeps his other hand on the mic
Feature | 7/15/2009 | By Al Shipley
Love Buzz: R&B flower child Lynee' Michelle spreads a message of peace, love, and happiness
Music | 5/13/2009 | By Al Shipley
The Year In Live Music
Music | 12/11/2008 | By Raven Baker, Michael Byrne, Jess Harvell, Bret McCabe, and Al Shipley
Window of Opportunity: Gearie Bowman Looks At The Big Picture, While His Music Videos Play in Web Browsers
No Cover | 11/5/2008 | By Al Shipley
Sonic Youth: The Dream Nation Marching Unit Does It For The Kids
The Arts | 8/27/2008 | By Al Shipley
No Static At All: Baltimore Finally Gets Some Urban Radio Alternatives Beyond The Fm Dial
Big Music Feature | 7/16/2008 | By Al Shipley
Michael Dante Wilson: Jan. 23, 1973-June 5, 2008
No Cover | 6/25/2008 | By Al Shipley
Local Rappers Look Out for a Friend in Need
Noise | 1/22/2008 | By Al Shipley
Charm City Goes Country
Noise | 1/14/2007 | By Al Shipley
Way Down in The Hole: HBO's The Wire Digs Deep Into Baltimore's Underground For a Soundtrack Album
No Cover | 1/2/2008 | By Al Shipley
This Ain't a Movie, Dog: Jay-Z Loses The Plot While Trying to See The Big Picture
Music | 11/7/2007 | By Al Shipley
Kingdom Come: Bossman Conquered His Hometown, Though Not Without A Fight. Is He Ready To Take on the World?
Feature | 3/28/2007 | By Al Shipley
Hormones for the Holidays: Scream Tour 5, 1st Mariner Arena, Dec. 30
Feedback | 1/10/2007 | By Al Shipley
Block Party: BELIEVE Campaigner Brings Hip-Hop and His Message Into Neighborhoods That Need It Most
Culture | 7/26/2006 | By Al Shipley
The Best Of Both Worlds: Baltimore Hip-Hop Finally Has A Sound Of Its Own-Just Don't Call It "Club-Hop"
Big Music Feature | 7/19/2006 | By Al Shipley
Baltimore Hip-Hop Trading Cards
Big Music Feature | 7/19/2006 | By Al Shipley, Jason Torres and Jess Harvell; Illustrations by Alex Fine
What the Game’s Been Missing: The Return Of Tim Trees
Music | 12/7/2005 | By Al Shipley
Emerson, Lake, and Pummel: System of a Down, the Mars Volta, 1st Mariner Arena, Aug. 22
Music | 8/31/2005 | By Al Shipley
Verbal Remedy: Battle-Rap Veteran Mc Skarr Akbar’s Words Hit Harder Than Fists
Music | 8/31/2005 | By Al Shipley
Five Cheesy Pieces: R. Kelly’s Five-Part Infidelity Song Drama Hits Operatic Heights And Plummets Into Mundane Piffle
Music | 6/22/2005 | By Al Shipley
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Infiltration
Record | 6/2/2010 | By Al Shipley
CJ Hilton
Musician | 3/10/2010 | By Al Shipley
Gary B. & the Notions
Musician | 12/30/2009 | By Al Shipley
Rapdragons
Musician | 11/18/2009 | By Al Shipley
Brian McTernan/Salad Days Studio
Musician | 9/2/2009 | By Al Shipley
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
Event Preview | 7/8/2009 | By Al Shipley
Charmicidle
Record | 7/1/2009 | By Al Shipley
Sonny Brown
Musician | 6/17/2009 | By Al Shipley
Chief Rocker Busy Bee
Musician | 4/22/2009 | By Al Shipley
Outgrown These Walls
Record | 3/11/2009 | By Al Shipley
Deal Or NOE Deal
Record | 3/4/2009 | By Al Shipley
DJ Class
Musician | 2/18/2009 | By Al Shipley
The Art Department
Musician | 2/11/2009 | By Al Shipley
Checkmate
Record | 2/4/2009 | By Al Shipley
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Movie | 1/21/2009 | By Al Shipley
Baltimore Highlands (Height With Friends)
Record | 1/14/2009 | By Al Shipley
Bedtime Stories
Movie | 12/24/2008 | By Al Shipley
Lake Trout CD release, Jason Dove/Vacation Face, We Read Minds
Event Preview | 12/17/2008 | By Al Shipley
The Secret Order
Record | 12/17/2008 | By Al Shipley
Four Christmases
Movie | 11/26/2008 | By Al Shipley
Role Models
Movie | 11/12/2008 | By Al Shipley
Soul Men
Movie | 11/12/2008 | By Al Shipley
Changeling
Movie | 11/5/2008 | By Al Shipley
Some Small History
Record | 10/15/2008 | By Al Shipley
Little Clayway
Musician | 10/8/2008 | By Al Shipley
The Express
Movie | 10/8/2008 | By Al Shipley
We Global
Record | 10/1/2008 | By Al Shipley
Miracle at St. Anna
Movie | 10/1/2008 | By Al Shipley
J. Roddy Walston and the Business, the Weight, Danger Man
Event Preview | 9/10/2008 | By Al Shipley
Mania Music Group
Musician | 9/3/2008 | By Al Shipley
The Westside Hustle
Record | 8/27/2008 | By Al Shipley
Music In Me Instrumentals
Record | 8/27/2008 | By Al Shipley
A Thousand Shark's Teeth
Record | 8/6/2008 | By Al Shipley
The Mysterious Messy Revolution
Record | 8/6/2008 | By Al Shipley
Got Green?
Record | 8/6/2008 | By Al Shipley
K-Swift
Musician | 7/30/2008 | By Al Shipley
Parallel Play
Record | 7/2/2008 | By Al Shipley
Here I Stand
Record | 7/2/2008 | By Al Shipley
Here Come the 123s
Record | 4/9/2008 | By Al Shipley
King Vision
Record | 3/26/2008 | By Al Shipley