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(Via Twitter) Washington Capitals Trade Team Captain Chris Clark
The news broke on Twitter; your Washington Capitals have traded their Captain Chris Clark and starting defenseman Milan Jurcina to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jason Chimera.I got the whole scoop and all the information I needed on the developing... (Continue reading)
Sunday’s Food for Thought: Our favorite DC-Blogs
Although we here at Food for Thought like to believe that we’re the DC-centric blog of note; the fact is that this area is blessed with a plethora of talented writers who cover a vast array topics dealing with the... (Continue reading)
Gift of Gab: Escape 2 Mars
Written on 25 Nov, 2009 at 16:38 in Stacks | viewed times | 2 Comments
The Gift of Gab is most well known as the lead member of the bay-area hip hop group, Blackalicious. Now I’ll be honest, when I first heard the name of the group 4 years ago I was initially turned off... (Continue reading)
“No mama, I want sex on Fiyah!
My husband and I used to joke that once we had children we would never be able to listen to Dr. Dre. Ever. Of course, this was before we owned iPods, but still, I can’t ever clean the house... (Continue reading)
5 Bands You Should Know: July
Written on 16 Jul, 2009 at 7:45 in Music | viewed times | 3 Comments
Welcome back my patriotic ladies and gentlemen! Running a little late with this months installment but the beach was just too nice to spoil with things like laptops and work……. Okay so back to business. This months theme is breakups; no... (Continue reading)
311 and my Band of Brothers
Written on 12 Jul, 2009 at 10:44 in Music | viewed times | 2 Comments
Being new to blogging, it has taken awhile for me to transition myself from someone experiencing things simply on a personal level, to having this outlet to share my thoughts and experiences with others. So before attending the upcoming 311... (Continue reading)
2009 DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival
Today (7/6/2009) marks the beginning of the 9th Annual DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival. The Hip-Hop Theater Festival (HHTF) began in the summer of 2000 in New York and became the first organized event to include the music, dance, history, stories,... (Continue reading)
Eastern Market Reopening
It is hard to believe that the accidental fire that tore through (the 134-year old) Eastern Market and caused over $20 million in damages was over 2 years ago. About 3 months later a temporary home was found for this... (Continue reading)
Mos Def: The Ecstatic
A few weeks ago I got Mos Def’s new album, The Ecstatic, and I highly recommend it for anyone who still remembers what good ol’ hip-hop used to sound like. In typical fashion, Mos Def a.k.a Pretty Boy Flaco Bey,... (Continue reading)
5 Bands You Should Know: June
Written on 2 Jun, 2009 at 8:52 in Music | viewed times | 5 Comments
Back for our second installment of 5 bands that you should know, I’ve decided that each month the selections will have a theme besides being bands worthy of some of your ears precious time. This months bands all have new... (Continue reading)
In the world of rap, life imitates art
The rap scene has been quiet for some time now in terms of senseless murders or violent crimes but, to my surprise (or maybe I should say lack of it) there was brutal murder recently, continuing to fuel the image... (Continue reading)
Local Ish: 4/30-5/3
In addition to your normal weekend of live music, theater, and comedy…this weekend also brings you gypsies, a historic walking tour, yoga, some opera, a horse race, all-you-can eat crabs and more. Tonight is the “unofficial” start of your weekend so... (Continue reading)
Local Ish….
Now that (most of) the St. Patrick's day festivities are over and most of you are nursing your hangovers, I thought I'd put together a list of some things going on this weekend so that you could spend your... (Continue reading)
The Most Slept On…
I'm just throwing this out as an idea and I encourage everyone who would like to, to contribute. What artist, movie, cd, whatever do you think has been overlooked by the masses and deserves a second glance?... (Continue reading)
The Roots Give Up their Day Jobs for Jimmy Fallon
Here are five places I'd expect to see the consensus best band in hiphop, better known as The Roots performing: Madison Square Garden, Barack Obama's house (and no, I don't mean that to be racially insensitive), The Moon, Dave Chappelle's... (Continue reading)
Can the Recession Cure Hip-Hop…
Recently, California renewed legislation to legalize marijuana and it has received support from some groups that had not supported this legislation in the past. Now while it is true that California is the most liberal state in the country, the... (Continue reading)