Al's enemies
One of the pitfalls of being a local music critic is you inevitably give bad reviews.
That was the case when City Paper music writer Al Shipley (who also does the highly informative hip-hop/R&B blog Government Names) saw the Deep End play a few months ago.
He wrote:
"Another quartet with several years under its belt, the Deep End refers to itself as "The best unsigned band in America" on its MySpace page. And while hype on a web site is rarely critic-proof, the Deep End invited the obvious jokes when it wasn’t even the best band on a two-band bill."
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The Deep End fired back with a scathing, obscene comment on the top of their MySpace site, referencing Shipley by name. Warning: There is profanity on the site.
I e-mailed Shipley giving him the heads up.
He responded:
"hahaha! ... one for the scrapbook."
I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.
Comments
Sam:
Did you hear back from Bowling Ben as he is now known in my circles as to how his bowling date came out? I hope he went with the Wii option.
Posted by: JTK | November 28, 2007 1:04 PM
JTK,
Not yet.
He said he'd let us know this afternoon though.
At this point, I want to know, either way. He owes us a recap. I'm curious to hear about Bowling Ben's Night Out.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | November 28, 2007 1:09 PM
I think Aubrey Huff may have been referring to Deep End when he said Balto's nightlife was Horse$#!/
Posted by: AH | November 30, 2007 5:01 PM