>>> Alright, fair enough: Mˆtley Cr¸e turned away at the door. >>> It can’t possibly be true: Live 8 organizers believe that 85% of the world’s population will be tuning in to see Sir Paul Poopypants and Boner Jovi’s Debt-Free Jamboree. >>> And lastly, Dan DeLuca, sweating a deadline no doubt, echoes just about everything [...]

On Thursday, parking in Philadelphia got a lot easier with the launch of a Web service by the Philadelphia Parking Authority, which finds the closest, cheapest, available parking spot to your city destination. I know what you’re thinking, right? Awesome! But seriously: What do you think this really is? Some awesome GPS shit? An online [...]

Rumors said Michael Jackson is preparing a career comeback only days after being cleared of child sex abuse and intend to perform at next month’s Live 8 concert. Harvey Goldsmith, promoter of Live 8, said he would consider adding Jackson to the bill. “Of course we’d consider it,” he said. “Whether it’s appropriate or not [...]

Friday: >>> Oh, man, so many shows: the smart and velvety Manishevitz at Tritone, Prairie Dog Flesh/Arc In Round/Kohoutek at the Kensington South Forum, 1627 N. Second St. >>> Plus, three words you never thought you would hear in sequence (or at least would never want to): Sleater-Kinney Afterparty. Oh, yes, S-K are the very [...]

I was minding my business Lifting some lead off The roof of the Holy Name church It was worthwhile living a laughable life To set my eyes on the blistering sight Of a vicar in a tutu He’s not strange He just wants to live his life this way A scanty bit of a thing [...]

>>> Just when Bill Cosby thought the magic pigeon might stop shitting on his head another one of his cosmic strikeouts emerges. >>> Good on them Daily News-ers for simply refusing to let people ignore the Downing Street memo, taking it even to their podcast. >>> Which, as nice as that is, is nowhere even [...]

Seriously: There is STILL no signed contract for this Live 8 mess. Why? Honestly? Why why why why why. So far Mayor Street has not detailed how much this endeavor will cost the city – given the services and Police and Fire departments overtime – but it appears Philly will shoulder much of the cost. [...]

>>> Let us now recognize yet another of our errant Phillyrace-traitors: Jeff Anderson of Figurehead Productions (and the man behind the Thrilladelphia festival) is hightailing it to NYC. Services are to be held for him at the Manhattan Room next Thursday, June 30th. >>> The Teeth (pictured) are in the new issue of The Fader. [...]

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Alright, someone has finally got to speak up: While we know that the death of police officer Paris Williams was lamentable for so very many reasons, and while we also know that these entitled, bullshit, puppet-phisting biotech protesters are emblematic of just about everything that’s wrong with the left these days, doesn’t it also seem [...]

>>> Blatstein-mania! Icepack reports that “Black” Randy Walker of Standard Tap and Conduit fame (by the way, Angelo, that’s very, uh, sensitive of you) may have some new digs on Liberties Walk? >>> Which would considerably give Blatstein even more cachet since he’s also the friendly neighborhood grocer behind the Palm Market. Oh, wait, he’s [...]

Oh, just hold off on sending us those nasty emails already, PW. This is actually a pretty comprehensive narrative and roundup of Space 1026-ers through the ages. PW: Space Is The Place Related: Space 1026 Online

In which our hero, one Bill Cosby, literally adds insult to injury by questioning the motives of women who claim they’ve been assaulted. By him. Eleven of them. It “appears that the real point of seeking anonymity at this stage is to tar the defendant’s reputation in the media with anonymous accusations by individuals who [...]

The only sour note during the 3-5 p.m. LOVE Park skate-in came when a skateboarder fell during a trick, sending his skateboard into the foot of a Philadelphia narcotics officer. It was clearly an accident, but the officer deliberately sat down on a bench that kids were doing tricks on and proceeded to eat an [...]

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>>> Stay Loose and Philebrity both are pretty excited about our first foray into movie-screening tonight with the spot-on documentary about early ’80s post-punk-pop, Made In Sheffield. Click on the flyer for the full lay of the land, but just a few FYI’s before we see you all tonight: 1. The movie will start at [...]

Regular readers will know that we’re big Lord Whimsy fans over here at the Phileb. So this is big news: Hot off the heels of securing a UK publishing deal for his book, The Affected Provincial’s Almanack, there is now talk of a movie inspired by the book. Who’s doing the driving? Holy shit, it’s [...]

>>> Dammit, we really screwed up this time. We forgot to learn how to make love the Bruce Campbell way. >>> Oh, and be sure to mark off this Saturday for ChuckFest. >>> And lastly, a riddle: What do you get when you blur out all the titties in the Louis XIV video? (Answer: Who [...]

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission told the organizers to hold off – and threatened fines if they went forward – until the commission decided whether it would regulate the exhibitions, which put dentists, lawyers and police officers in the ring against each other. And you boys don’t see the irony, do you. Inky: “Actually, We [...]