>>> 1. Is Urban Outfitters ripping off the designs of local indie designers when they refuse to sell? >>> 2. What on earth does Patti Smith’s sister’s band sound like? >>> 3. Why are giant squids invading California? (Answer key: 1. Yes. 2. Dunno, but they play at Bar Noir tonight. 3. Because those motherfuckers [...]

It’s rumored that there is a Fishtown Buffalo Wing famine. No word on how Fishtowners will meet their nutritional needs this Superbowl Sunday. Mayor is calling for famine relief concert featuring Lilys, Mazarin and a re-grouped Valsalva. Let’s hope those center city types reach out, open their wallets and help. (No word on supplies of [...]

>>> Here’s the thing: Bethany Klein and Butch Sweaters’ Pop Quiz is like quizzo for music geeks, and if you win Pop Quiz, you win money. We detest quizzo, and by extension, Philebrity doesn’t play Pop Quiz anymore, but you should. Our reasons are labrynthine and silly to be sure — we’re not proud of [...]

Because they’ve just rolled out the sweatpants of video games.

Not only is it Miss Thing’s birthday today, she’s also just announced on the FOX 29 morning show that she’ll be running for re-election! Where’s the party at?!! Let’s get it started!!! Centre Daily: Let The Best Man Win!

Tim Kearney has an idea for how to get SEPTA some of that much-needed but totally-not-deserved coin those fat bitches are always grousing about: Just give them a few of those new slot parlors that are secretly becoming legal with each passing day. Hey, it got those pesky Native Americans out of our hair, right? [...]

Friday: >>> Get into your hipster uniform, honey: Making Time is back tonight with Death From Above 1979, who are on Vice Records and probably got to meet The Streets once. 9pm until Monday, at Transit. >>> Welcome back The Capitol Years from good ol’ Israel! With Carlsonics, Dragon City and Enemy Love at the [...]

Folks, if you read one news item about our esteemed City Council this week, make it this one. In this week’s episode, a hearing about unpaid Linc contractors goes haywire as Rick Mariano declares that “You’re not out of order, the whole fuckin’ system is out of order!” Not really, but still. “In the neighborhood [...]

Not only is Philly1.com after them, but the reason they changed their name the the first time is that they got a cease and desist order from a paper in Chicago by the same name. they’re 2 for 2 thus far. This is according to their opening page letter from the editor in the hot [...]

Says Sono Motoyama: IF YOU’RE wondering who is plopping down $100 or more per person to dine at Barclay Prime, Stephen Starr‘s beauteous but expensive steakhouse on Rittenhouse Square, I’ll tell you. Restaurant critics. DN: Starr Goes For Meat-n-Taters

Holla’, holla’, holla’. Decked out in his Air Jordan IV’s, a shiny tie and his trusty Philebrity pin, Benny set out to rub elbows with Philly’s urban elite at John Legend‘s”Get Lifted” record release party at Suede last night. Replete with Jacksonville-bound ‘ballers, neo-soulers Aaries and just one Russell Simmons shy of the entire Def [...]

Damn. A two-fer with tracks from Interpol, Wilco, M83, Franz Ferdinand, and, oh snap! Our boy Adam Arcuragi! Damn, son! Philly represent! Filter: Tall Dryw Gathers The Troops For Tsunami Love

>>> Khyber again: The Return Of The Last Love with DJs Darshana and Chetana Borah spinning music so fantastic and otherworldly that you really have no right to hear it. International love songs for disheartened dreamers. >>> It’s cold as hell and there is nothing to live for. Go see Bobby Startup for the 1,645th [...]

Inky: Iggles Fans — Hopelessly Devoted To Complete Idiocy (And Really Quite Nice Needlework)

Some of you may recall a little while back when we so viciously clowned a little rag called New City Philadelphia. That was awesome. And then, when it went under, we clowned that, too. I know. We’re mean. Boo hoo. But apparently, and we didn’t realize this until just now, our clowning of Powerhouse Media [...]

>>> Who knew? You can write a whole feature-length piece about Wear Your Wig To Work Day if you really put your mind to it. Huh. [Photo credit: Manuel Dominguez Jr./CP] >>> Want a great new way to make brain cells die? Repeat the following Paper Street mantra three times: “We bring real nightlife back [...]

It’s only funny when old white people and rock stars die. Dan Gross: Jonesy Offends Millions, Picks Up Application At Long John Silver’s

>>> Go out drinking and, for once, let the damn bartender be your instrument of charity. All over NoLibs tonight — at N. 3rd, The Abbaye, Standard Tap and Ministry Of Information — proceeds from your swill are being donated to various Tsunami charities. Stephen Starr won’t be there, Bill Clinton won’t be there, but [...]

We’re going to get serious here for a second. It’s going to be hard to gauge exactly how totally fucking annoying today’s Philadelphia Weekly cover story is. But we’ll take a crack, and say: Very. Very Totally Fucking Annoying. We won’t pull punches as to why: It’s endemic of everything that is or has ever [...]

>>> V.I.P. caves into Van Halen. (Backstory here.) That Toothless Eddie! He could charm the pants off of a snake! [Dan Gross] >>> Here’s a blast from the past: The Tony Luke‘s Double-Oh-Luke video game. [Link via Bella Vista Social Club] >>> Having trouble finding reasons to claw out your eyes? Hey, then how about [...]