Regular readers of the site should recognize Lord Whimsy. A native of the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, Whimsy has single-handedly raised the mighty pink fist of dandyism anew for our times. His first book, The Affected Provincial’s Companion, has recently been reprinted. On Sunday, September 3rd, Philebrity will be proud to present Whimsy’s official [...]

Dear Reader,
As you peruse our website (thank you for coming, by the way) and go about your everyday routine, know that this week, your regularly scheduled Philebrity Robots are far away, taking a much-needed vacation. However, rather than allow the site to go dark, we’ve enlisted the help of a few friends. All this week, [...]

That’s right, folks, this week, the Series 1021 rock ‘n’ roll block party thing is back. Join us as we welcome some old faves and new ones. Mp3age? We thought you’d never ask.
Human Television: “In Front Of The House” [mp3]
BC Camplight: “Blood And Peanut Butter” [mp3]
Adam Arcuragi: “1981″ [mp3]
Stay tuned for updates, tunes, links and [...]

FRIDAY:
>>> The Crimp Yr Hair DJs boldly go where many have gone before: Straight into the heart of the Metro Lounge. Will they be able to get the bar staff to turn the sports TV off? Will the upstairs be open? No guarantees except for this one: TALK TALK NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB TRICK DADDY!
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Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 6:41 PM
Subject: 9/9/06 !!! FLASH MOB AT GENO’S !!! Please Forward Forward Forward to your Philly Friends !!!
Hello friends and fellow humans,
You’ve probably heard of random flash mobs happening around the country by now - masses of people suddenly, unexpectedly showing up at a public space, doing something [...]

So since I’ve become this cheesy morning-runner type, I haven’t really seen much of a payoff except for shin pain, all-day exhaustion, etc. Until yesterday morning. As I approached Lloyd Hall at the foot of Kelly Drive (most famous for its rollerblade-disco exhibitions), I saw none other than the pride of Philadelphia, the [...]

Let us now praise two-days-drunk white men not quite dancing, but doing something in unison.

>>> “Honey, it really is like the Wizard of Identity Thieves always told us! The streets of Philadelphia are lined with social security numbers and personal records that we can rip off as easy as pie! All you have to do is stand at Broad Chesnut, close your eyes, put your hand up in the [...]

That a church would welcome punk rockers with open arms is not lost on the church’s pastor, the Rev. Bill Metzger, who has become an expert on “alt-rock.”
“The rock concerts are a major thing,” Metzger said. “We have three or four other religious groups — a gay Catholic group — small religious groups that use [...]

They’re a little light on Jennifer Aniston and America’s Got Talent, but… oh, no, wait. They’ve got that covered, too.

>>> As discussed, catch a wave with Crystal Voyager at Series 1021 in NoLibs!
>>> A rock ‘n’ roll riddle: How in the hell can Thin Lizzy be playing at the Keswick Theater when the dude who was Thin Lizzy has been dead for about, what, 20 years already? We wish we knew. Blue Oyster C?ºlt [...]

If I understand correctly, the contract Philly Mag makes its freelancers sign includes an indemnification clause stating that PM is not held liable for anything that its writers write. Weiner would have to sue Pressler only and that she couldn’t touch PM — unless Pressler struck a deal before starting with PM, but my sources [...]

We read with much yukkin’ yesterday’s installment of Tommy Up’s new column in The Philadelphia Weekly, “Don’t Drink The Kool-Aid.” Now, before we go any further, a word about the Tommy Up column: Since its debut, for some reason (hmm, gee, I wonder why), Philebrity has been on the receiving end of much shit-talk about [...]

>>> Ben Daniels (ex-Persons, pictured), come on down! Your new band, A Sunny Day In Glasgow, just got ‘Forked! Mazel tov, son. [Pitchfork]
>>> Celebrity stylist Nelson Chan, you know, the guy who makes Sarah Michelle Gellar, Heather Graham and, um, Will Ferrell look so Hollywood-ified shows ‘em how it’s done at DnA Salon in NoLibs [...]

This is a clip of George Greenough’s signature underwater photography, set, like a lot of other Greenough pieces, to the music of Pink Floyd. Tonight under the stars at Series 1021 in Northern Liberties, we’re screening Greenough’s masterwork, Crystal Voyager, which also features the music of Pink Floyd. Movie goes on at dusk, about 9-ish. [...]

1. Neil Gladstone totally thinks the Roots are going to break up.
2. Other people seem to think that this new Roots record might be their worst thus far.
3. Jay-Z only signed the Roots for cred and to show his Def Jam compadres that he’s, like, deep.
4. When they were young dudes, the Roots were cute [...]

“Ridley Township Police are searching for a white, non-hispanic female age 15-16 years old, 5′8″ tall, thin build, dark straight collar-length hair, with a bloodied face, wearing a white midriff shirt, short black leather skirt and flip-flops.
“She was abducted and forced into a white color late 70’s or early 80’s panel van, possibly Ford Econoline, [...]

Richette said she was parked at the corner of 20th and Spruce streets waiting for her son to rent a movie when a woman, who apparently thought the judge had hit her vehicle, came up to Richette and attacked her.
“I was parked in front of Video City when out of nowhere, I feel a blow [...]

Sources today tell us that PhillyMag was recently sent a nasty letter from local chick-lit, um, icon Jennifer Weiner’s camp. Seems that Weiner’s got her granny panties in a bunch about a couple of things: One, Jessica Pressler’s piece on Weiner that ran last September, and two, the photos that were run with it. The [...]

Not quite hobo, more intense than a vegan, there’s a new species to veer away from on the sidewalks of Philly: the Freegan. Our local band of dumpster divers, recycling extremists, and jobless squatters don’t want your coin, they only ask that you quit consuming needless shit, as if we could do that in a [...]