Archive for March, 2006

Philly Film Fest Picks: Friday I’ve Got Puppy On My Mind

Friday, March 31st, 2006

SPOTLIGHT ON: Puppy, Australia, 92 min. Director: Kieran Galvinuld
[Festival Page]
You’d lose your current job as professional screw-up to Liz (Nadia Townshend) in a sweet heartbeat. Girl manages to get kicked out of her sisterís house after their brother dies and she pawns sisí necklace to pay for a surgical operation on her dog that she […]

This Weekend: Have Fun! It’s Later Than You Think!

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Friday:
>>> What with last weekend being a total washout and whatnot ó oh, stop your moaning already, BC Camplight ó the pressure is on this weekend to make it count. Sadly, if for you that means live music, Friday night is a fucking wash. The only show of note is A-Sides at The Khyber, but […]

Breaking: It’s Really Nice Out And Holy Crap Jesse Moynihan Is A Godamn Genius!

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Just a few minutes ago we were pleasantly lazing on this sunny afternoon, sweet sweet lemonade in hand, when we fell off our toad stool and it suddenly occurred to us that this guy is currently blowing smoke rings through our frickin’ mind. He does the inexplicably-titled Kime Agine comic strip that showed […]

Deep Thoughts: The Inky’s Bad Indie Math

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Three adventurously clever and melodious indie-pop/rock bands plus DJ-host Doug Wallen equal “Somebody’s Baby.”
That’s funny, we thought three adventurously clever and melodious indie-pop/rock bands plus DJ-host Doug Wallen equal “Sausage Party.” Ah, we keed, we keed.
Inky: She’s Probably Somebody’s Baby Alright
IceHockeyHair: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Cool Doug But Forgot To Ask
Philebrity’s […]

Tuesday Seems Like A Memory: Part Chimp/Editors Listening Party Pics!

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Flickr: More Chimp In The Monitor, Please!

Talk The Talk: Gregg Foreman

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Used to be, not a week went by in this dirty olí burg that the Internetz and cellies alike blazed with the exploits of singer/musician/DJ/bon-vivant Gregg Foreman. As the leader of what we can now regard as the seminal Philly modfuck explosion group The Delta 72, Greggers ó aka ìThe Roosterî ó pretty much filled […]

Rumblings: Gettin’ Paid

Friday, March 31st, 2006

>>> Organ harvesting in Kensington: You say, “Gross!” We say: “Economic GROWTH!” [Inky]
>>> St. Joe’s students: Standing in the way of economic development or should they just go along for the ride? [WPVI]
>>> Fake tits in fake Northern Liberties: He stabs, he scores! [DanGross]

Developing: Sixth Borough Wets Its Feet Off The Shark’s Fins As Prospective Pillow Fight Looms Closer

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Hey kids! Remember the flash-mob-esque pillowfight that (gently) rocked Union Square in NYC a few months ago? Yes, we had almost comfortably forgotten, too. Here’s the bad news: This pantywaist situationist-lite nonsense is coming here, too. But the good news? Almost certain Action News footage of people with pillows being arrested in Love Park later […]

Philly Film Fest Pick: Bee Fever!

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Tonight, as most of you surely know by now, is the kickoff of The Philadelphia Film Festival! Throughout the fest, Philebrity will be posting our festival picks as well as reports from the fest. Tonight, everything kicks off with one film: Akeelah & The Bee, starring Laurence Fishburne, who will also be in attendance. We […]

This Evening: Spring Has Sprung! Faith Has Been Healed!

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

>>> What do you think of when you hear the words “HAVERFORD FREESTYLE BATTLE?” We think of hilariousness incarnate. So with that in mind, we are telling anyone within listening range to go to the B-More Club Showcase at Haverford College. It doesn’t matter if you’re 33 - we’re all the exact same kind of […]

Breaking/Dept. Of Holy Shit: Philebrity Receives Myspace Friend Request From HOWARD ESKIN

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

And here’s the thing: We’re pretty sure this profile is for real. How can we tell? Not a single fucking hottie in his Top 8.
Myspace: The King Of Bling
Myspace: Philebrity’s FunZone

Readers Photoshop: The Lunchcart Of The Future! (With Slight Revisions)

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Collin Flatt, you complete us.
Previously: That’s-A-Futuristic Meatball!

Readers Write: Philebrity Fit Club’s First Rejection

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Hi.† I am Steve Odabashian.† I am best known in town as the Andy Reid impersonator.†And well, now that he’s losing weight, I had better too (and for other more important reasons - looks, health, etc).†I am in this month’s Philadelphia Magazine on page 91 (for what I earn as an Andy Reid impersonator).

I’ve been […]

Thought For The Day: Will This Make Those Horsemeat Meatball Sandwiches Taste Any Better?

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Tell the truth, grupster: Yes it will.
CP: Deez-igns
Designadelphia: Soon To Merge With Celebridelphia, Thrilladelphia To Form ‘Celebrithrilladesidelphia’

Hacking Pantywaists To Unite At City Hall And Whine City Council Into Submission

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Well, you all know how we feel about the proposed smoking ban, but for those of you without Fishtonian Iron Lung constitutions, we submit the following:
April 5, 2006: Kick Butts Day rally at City Hall
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Every year on Kick Butts Day, America’s youth stand up in the fight against tobacco use and draw attention to […]

Overheard: One Pill Makes You Smaller and One Pill Makes You Tall

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Laurence Fishburne: “You take the blue pill, you wake up in your own bed, and you believe what you want to. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I’ll show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.”
Marty Moss-Coane: “Red pill! Red pill!” [Radio Times]

The Funny Papers: Oops I Did Him Again!

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

>>>Now It Can Be Told: Local man invents safe sex, shoots Madonna nude, eats yogurt out of her ear, and afterwards, around 1985 or so, it is mutually agreed they should go fuck themselves. [Klein]
>>>With friends like this, who needs Kevlar?: “Late Tuesday night, Christopher Reddick-Johnson, 17, became one of between 1,700 and 1,800 […]

This Evening: Old Dogs, Madmen, Clutter & Vine

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

>>> Your ride home and mine, The Capitol Years warm up the stage for the dangerously-close-to-dadrock supergroup The Minus Five. Weirdly, this show is at World CafÈ Live so go ahead, shawty, get your rock ‘n’ roll Cosi on! It’s gonna be squagel-riffic! Also on the bill: The Silos. 7:30pm, $12.
>>> Karaoke Smashdown! at Silk […]

Philebrity Homeroom Announcements: The More You Know!

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

? Starting tomorrow, Philebrity will be assisting you in your Herculean task of navigating The Philadelphia Film Festival! Check us for daily festival picks and on-the-scene reportin’ and testifyin’!
? Also FYI: We’re not drawing winners for Spinto/Teeth/Eye tickets until tomorrow morning! So get those entries in directly, hoss.
? And OMG, it’s bizarro Philebrity! Not quite, […]

Dr. Philebrity: Why Did George Bush Fly The Planes Into The Towers?

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Dear Dr. Philebrity,
Seems like these days, I can’t even get close to a water cooler, coffee shop or bar without somebody bending my ear in 20 minute chunks about that movie Loose Change, that basically says the government pretty much staged 9/11. Have you seen this movie? How can it be? And if you don’t […]