Joseph Arthur

The battle between hit-maker T.I. and his thugging alter ego T.I.P. has already taken its toll - he's in the middle of serving 1,000 hours of community service and will soon serve a year in prison for gun possession - but it's far from resolved on the...

Thursday The Secret Machines, TK Webb and the Visions The 9:30 Club, 815 V St. N.W., Washington. 800-955-5566 or tickets.com. Friday Cheryl Wheeler Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St., Annapolis. 410-268-4545 or ramsheadtavern.com. Jaguares Rams Head...

RZA Digi Snacks Koch These days, it seems every rapper has at least one alter ego, a character he can use to explore different sides of his personality. It's a songwriting device that has its limitations, as few artists go beyond the simple comic-book...

'Uncle." (Should it be "Aunt"?) With her new album, "E=MC2" (Island Def Jam), Mariah Carey has assembled a collection of perfect little pop pleasures that will charm even the staunchest naysayer. Carey worked through nearly all her various personal...

Deftones play the Gibson Amphitheatre on June 28; tickets go on sale Saturday. On sale Saturday at the Greek Theater: the Fray July 18 and 19; the O'Jays, Johnny Gill and Keith Sweat June 9; Lyle Lovett and His Large Band with k.d. lang on July 26....

The Early Show Castoff from "Survivor: Fiji"; Halle Berry ("Perfect Strangers"). 7 a.m. KCBS 26874 Today Lily Allen performs; the healing power of laughter; Vanessa Redgrave and author Joan Didion ("The Year of Magical Thinking"). 7 a.m. KNBC 884690...

When you look like Beyoncé, when you dance like Beyoncé and, most importantly, when you sing like Beyoncé, good isn't always good enough. Though she celebrated only her 25th birthday yesterday - hence, the title of her new album, "B'Day" (Columbia/...

How come every time they come around, singers like Fergie always seem to let us down? Her single "London Bridge" is a thrill, a sassy slice of pop that has a cranky groove so bold it more than makes up for the nonsensical, dirty nursery rhyme lyrics....

Joseph Arthur is twirling a cigarette rapidly in his right hand and a lighter at a slower pace in his left, as he talks about his future. Sure, the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter could just be jonesing for a smoke, which, of course, is verboten...

3½ stars (out of four) For five months filmmaker Amy Berg tried to get defrocked Catholic priest Oliver O'Grady in front of a camera, so that he might talk about his life and his serial pedophilia. Her persistence paid off. Berg's documentary "Deliver Us...

Over the years, Peter Gabriel has cultivated an impressively large fan base, but within that base there are divisions. There are those who believe Gabriel was at his best on his early, adventurous records, particularly the jagged "Peter Gabriel 3." And...