The Hon Electric: Why Hampden is Baltimore's Christmas Capitol

Paintings and poems by Christine Sajecki and Joseph Young

Burning Books For Peace at the Ottobar
Child’s Play: Interview with Nicky Smith
By Pete Backof

Nicky Smith is one of Baltimore’s up-and-coming musicians and filmmakers. To date he’s released eight video pieces, ranging from a documentary of the 2006 MT6 Fest to a frantic short called Cowboy Crunch that was screened at October’s Current Canyon Festival. Smith’s pop noise duo Engine is releasing their first album, Fringe, on MT6 in March after plying their sample and effects laden music around ...



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Charm City Yoga

YogaTo the surprise of many indie rockers, experts have determined that being skinny is not the same as being  healthy. Getting regular exercise (re: not just coke-fueled dance parties) is important for well-being and can actually be kind of fun. Charm City Yoga (Mid-town and Fells Point locations) is a great place for sweatin' and stretchin', providing challenging but manageable yoga classes. A personal favorite is the ...

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more like “philly’s worst!” *snap!*

Tuna subAs they so often are, the yearning I had for a tuna sub this past Friday (1/11) was sudden. I had recently gotten over a pretty serious flu, a main drawback of which was a reshuffling of my eating schedule. I hadn't had a full meal in days. What I needed was something with protein as well as carbohydrates. Fresh vegetables would be preferable. ...

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Baltimore and the Future of American Soccer

Apparently the Convention Center gets used for more than just Otakon and the Magic Card national championship. Tomorrow (Jan. 18) the Major League Soccer Superdraft will be going on inside the glass behemoth downtown, starting at 2 pm. Presumably this event will be a little less nerdy. The MLS last came to Baltimore for their annual disbursement of young talent in 2005. It seems like a strange choice. ...

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Flexxehawk gets a glowing review from the psychedelic word salad shooting crew at 20JFG

Flexxehawk is a St. Petersburg, FL band featuring members of Meringue, Leels, Ima, Dumbwaiters and other bands from the Florida treasure chest. Members are: Matt Simmons, ex-Baltimore resident Chris Sturgeon, BBB contributor Vic Davis (check this savory podcast), & Errant Striker Trey Conner. The 20JFG website recently reviewed "Top Toys", a new song of theirs. Here's an excerpt... "we find in them the same stunning feral whirling power that graces ...

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Athletes Have Real People Moments

Typically there's not much interesting going on at Penn Station during my morning commute. In fact, when one's mornings become defined by the same exhausted and resigned faces trudging to DC every single day, it can be downright dreary. So it was with great pleasure, and delayed surprise as my brain booted up, that I recognized three-time Pro Bowl cornerback Chris McAlister sitting on a bench this morning. Well-dressed and ...

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Spaceship Earth

This inaugural BusyBeingBorn.com podcast is a spacious journey from Xanadu to Xanadu. I guess we're in Xanadu at all times.

By: Vic Davis | Filed Under sounds | 1 Comment 
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Wye Oak (née Monarch) hits the big time

Merge Recording artists Wye Oak. Photo by Dan StackBusy Being Born collaborators and upstanding members of their community Wye Oak have been signed to Merge Records. They enthusiastically join the likes of Spoon, Arcade Fire, Caribou, M. Ward, and a whole lot of other exceptional musicians on the North Carolina based label.

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By: Dan Stack | Filed Under sounds | 1 Comment 
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Pooping Out Pop Culture

Blink-182 Finds a New Way to Embarass ThemselvesLast night I was trying, unsuccessfully, to find an entertaining sporting event to watch on the Image Box and happened to see a preview for Meet the Spartans. This is one of those parody movies where some enterprising young filmmaker rips off recently popular movies and turns them into ...

By: Pete Backof | Filed Under words | Leave a Comment 
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This is Hard, But It’s Time to Move On

BillickJust a little reaction here to Monday's news that our beloved Ravens fired long-time coach Brian Billick. The dude deserves a lot of credit for bringing back winning football to our city after a 25 year hiatus, excepting the Baltimore Stallions Grey Cup triumph in 1995. And, considering that victory over the Doug Flutie-led Calgary Stampeders made us champions of the Canadian Football League, an ...

By: Pete Backof | Filed Under football | 1 Comment 
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Wye Oak at the Book Burning For Peace Motorcycle Jump Rockfest

Gettin' that daredevil all revved up to jump!

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