August 13–20, 1998 music Crowd Pleasers Don’t Call Him McMahon: “You’ll Pick the Bands” night emcee Rick D. photo: Jay Matsueda by Neil Gladstone If the music business were a government, it would hardly be a democracy. It’s more like…

print this article ARCHIVES . Articles July 23–30, 1998 20 questions Marty Wombacher interview by Neil Gladstone Marty Wombacher has a love/hate relationship with magazines. After creating a hometown version of People magazine, People of Peoria (Illinois), he moved to…

print this article ARCHIVES . Articles July 23–30, 1998 20 questions Marty Wombacher interview by Neil Gladstone Marty Wombacher has a love/hate relationship with magazines. After creating a hometown version of People magazine, People of Peoria (Illinois), he moved to…

print this article ARCHIVES . Articles July 23–30, 1998 20 questions Marty Wombacher interview by Neil Gladstone Marty Wombacher has a love/hate relationship with magazines. After creating a hometown version of People magazine, People of Peoria (Illinois), he moved to…

May 7–14, 1998 music Tha Dogg House Can Dogg Pound rapper Kurupt conquer Philly? And the down-low on local releases. by Neil Gladstone Kurupt “Philly is my town,” says Kurupt, on the phone from Los Angeles where he’s setting up…

May 7–14, 1998 20 questions Ninjalicious Interview by Neil Gladstone Infiltration   What’s the best way to sneak into the off-limits sections of buildings? Sneaking past security into off-limits buildings is incredibly easy, once you learn a few tricks of…

April 30–May 7, 1998 music Re-Interpretation After releasing an album to critical raves, are The Interpreters back at square one? by Neil Gladstone The Interpreters’ buzz was so big they were getting offers to tour Europe even before they had…

April 23–30, 1998 20 questions George Anastasia Interview by Neil Gladstone George Anastasia loves his job. For the past 10 years he’s reported on the mob for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s like getting front row seats to the circus,” he…

April 16–23, 1998 music issue   On the Good Foot Footwork brings hip-hop to Old City. by Neil Gladstone “This place is going to bring hip-hop back to this town,” boasts Bruce Allen. The only thing he’s concerned about is…