Catonsville Record and Tape Traders to Close March 18 When Record and Tape Traders closes its Catonsville location on March 18, gone for many will be the days of blowing an entire Sunday digging through the used records or stopping in on Tuesday morning, first thing, to pick up the latest albums.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Tuesday, March 17, 2009
I Hate You, Facebook, But You've Asked For My 25 Life-Changing Albums Alright, you're already killing me. We have to be honest? So I have to open up about *gasp* liking some of the same bizarre records my dad likes? I have to admit to having the time of my life rocking out to Limp Bizkit in concert (caveat: no album of theirs made this list)? Fine, I'll do it.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Friday, February 20, 2009
Caleb Stine & Saleem - Outgrown These Walls; Free In-Store at Soundgarden Outgrown These Walls transcends boundaries of genres and stereotypes about the folk and hip hop communities. Some might be surprised to realize, but the two genres are a good fit. Each tells a story from the perspective of its representatives. See for yourself on Saturday at Sound Garden in Fell's Point.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Sunday, February 15, 2009
iTunes Goes DRM-Free Apple drops DRM, effective immediately, to be phased in to completion throughout 2009.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Friday, January 9, 2009
Neko Case: Middle Cyclone Issues March 3 Those of us who couldn't get enough ofFox Confessor Brings The Flood
will rejoice to hear that Case hasn't lost her passion. She describes the album's opener, "This Tornado Loves You", as "very literal," denying any insinuation that the tornado might be a metaphor for something else.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Thursday, January 8, 2009
Carpathian - Isolation Australia's Carpathian return on their latest,
Isolation, to call back to . . . Joy Division?
...continue reading. By Barrett King Sunday, December 14, 2008
Saleem Blowing Up The Spot It's a release party for the duo's live album, and each will be joined by their bands: the Music Lovers and the Brakemen, respectively. Doors are at 8, tickets are $10, and the tunes are guaranteed to be spectacular.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Monday, December 8, 2008
Caleb Stine and Saleem Fuse Genres, Give Birth to Live Album Caleb Stine and Saleem join forces to show Baltimore that color and class are not meant to keep us apart.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Sunday, November 23, 2008
Wye Oak Playing Current Gallery Tonight, October 18 Hear some new stuff from Wye Oak tonight at the Current Gallery.
...continue reading. By Barrett King Saturday, October 18, 2008