Top 11 Top 40 Jamz of 2008
Because these go to 11.
So I wanted to do something a little more creative than just updating my list from 2007, but I was having a hard time coming up with ...
Abby
Jams You Can Believe In
Because jams aren't always about shaking your booty but sometimes about fighting poverty or not raping women or like voting.
Like this, America:
Common – ...
Hip Hop Live @ 930 Club
all photos: Michael Starghill
I was in Atlanta a couple weeks ago, and since then it seems like everyone in music right now is repping this city. While there...
Honfest Report
all photos: Robert A. Macy
Honfest was in Baltimore this weekend and John Waters was being a little bitch about it . The festival was started by a local busi...
Hope is Never Lost
Breaking News!
Ray J *might have* proposed to Whitney Houston. Maybe.
The alleged proposal happened over the phone Tuesday, and she allegedly said she’d “th...
My BYT Mitzvah
The first quarter of 2008 rang in the 13th anniversary of my Bat Mitzvah. Which I’d like to think makes me twice the woman (zing!). Now, I don’t know how others...
El-P/Dizzee Rascal @ 930 Club
all photos: Sexy Fitsum
I definitely went through that teenage Britpop phase where I listened to nothing but “Modern Life is Rubbish” and “His and Hers” for ...
RJD2 @ 930 Club
all photos: Sexy Fitsum
This show was lame. Seriously, it wasn’t good.
I could talk about how the opener was this kid named Happy Chichester who looked ...
Atmosphere / Abstract Rude @ 930 Club
all photos: Sexy Fitsum
It’s a good feeling when you’re standing in the line around the block for will-call and then the lady comes up and is like “anyone on...
Live DC: MEN/Hey Willpower @ The Cat
All photos by Rachel Eisley
Friday night, Hey Willpower and DJ Stereofaith opened for MEN at the Black Cat. I had about 10 heart attacks before 10pm, antici...
Interview: (2 and a half) MEN
Not unlike everyone else in the world, I have a debilitating girl crush on JD Samson. So, when I talked to Johanna Fateman, with JD, of MEN about their upcoming...
Wu-Tang Live!
disclaimer: Wu Tang wouldn't allow photographers.
A friend and I went to Baltimore Wed to see Wu Tang.
She is reading Richard Jensen’s book “Getting Off: P...
Live DC: Bone Thugs / Monster Maker @ 9:30 Club
All photos: Fitsum Belay
Bone Thugs n Harmony played at the 9:30 Club last night. They just released Strength and Loyalty, their 8th (?) full-length album, n...
Live DC: Lemonheads @ The Cat
So I've been watching a lot of My So-Called Life lately. And its like.... got me thinking.... about my life.... or whatever. Which direction I'm heading, where ...
Top 10 Top 40 Jams of 2007
Or the bottom 10, depending on your level of shame. I have none, so here goes (all accompanied by questionable quality videos). For those who spent the year lis...
Review: M.I.A. @ Taxlo
words by Abby
updated pics by Josh Sisk - http://www.joshsisk.com
Went to Taxlo at Sonar last night to see MIA. I was in town visiting friends who recently ...
