[...]three West Philadelphia women were spreading a little sisterly love in a city where, with the growing violence problem, it seems love is lacking. They were encouraging people to slow down rather than hurry by, to connect with a stranger rather than ignore one. They were offering “free hugs” for about two hours yesterday, and [...]

Santorum Ad Shows Casey’s Face Next To Mushroom Cloud
WASHINGTON — Sen. Rick Santorum has released a television ad that shows a photo of Democratic challenger Bob Casey’s face next to a mushroom cloud. It accuses him of supporting policies that hurt national security.
The ad said North Korea and Iran are close to having nuclear missiles [...]

For sale: 5 X 8 trailer with 2 professional drum sets (7 piece Premier and a 5 piece Tama) with cases, cymbals and hardware, 1 xylophone, 1 vintage vibraphone, 1 set of JBL powered speakers with powered sub woofers, speaker stands, cables, 3 sm57 and 1 sm57 mikes, mackie 12 channel board and an Alesis [...]

Yeah, it’s the second Bruce nug in a week. But see, this one has the resonant power that only something that happened 30 YEARS AGO TODAY can bring! Stay Bruce everybody.

Oh, come on, David. You didn’t laugh? Not even a little? Aw, man, come here and give us a hug.
XpONentialMusic: Playing With Capital Letters Is Fun, Or, 885 Reasons To Go Into The AOR Light

He asked for money and she said no. Then he politely victimized her. “You seem like a nice girl,” he said. “And I would hate to have to do something to you that both of us would regret. I will ask you one more time. Do you have any money?’
She gave him $20 and ran.
You [...]

Dryw Scully is music promotions director for Urban Outfitters. That means he’s in control of the Urban Out jukebox, picking the tracks you hear while shopping for skinny jeans at the company’s stores. Not a bad gig.
Dryw Scully also manages Favourite Sons. They’re currently on the Urban Outfitters playlist. This—according to your tolerance for such [...]

It’s official: Gawker has a new editor. Two, in fact: Gawker has confirmed to ETP that writer/blogger Emily Gould will be joining the site as editor, replacing recently-departed editor Jessica Coen. Also joining the team will be writer Doree Shafrir (right) in the newly-created position of associate editor.
Having drank, smoked, birthday partied and worked with [...]

>>> Audible debut their new guitarist Ed Hogarty (formerly of The Bigger Lovers, Lefty’s Deciever, et al) at the Khyber. Roundin’ out the bill is Heather Duby and more.
>>> Attn. shoegazers and ex-shoegazers: A Fine Madness, to our knowledge the city’s only shoegaze night, is back at Ministry of Information, 5th and Poplar.
>>> And hey, [...]

We cannot tell a lie: Every female in the Philebrity office today — all two of them, unless you wanna count our gay dog, and you probably should, come to think of it — wants to take Demetri Martin home and keep him safe forever. And can you blame them? You may recognize Martin from [...]

¬? Grey Gardens: The Musical. How many Little Edies are we gonna see this Halloween? Ooooh, we simply cannot wait.
¬? Tymbal Art Co. Because the only thing better than a girl on a bicycle is a girl in a dress with a bicycle on it.
¬? “Fleur De Sel de Camargue is hand raked and harvested [...]

I mean, hey, it’s a question worth asking, right? After all, for a lot of us, it’s a kind of urban shorthand that the best way to avoid DUIs is to ride a bike while intoxicated as opposed to driving a car. But ‚Äî are the rumors true? Are cops really handing out DUI violations [...]

This is really quite sad:
Tierney should have communicated the cash flow problems sooner than he did, and I worry that just about everyone here is a little too rigid in a situation that will take some creative thinking of the type we’re not used to here in Philly. But the problems in the newspaper biz [...]

Aw yeah, it’s Philly’s own original rockabilly legend Charlie Gracie.

You’ve heard by now that Flyers GM Bobby Clarke resigned and coach Ken Hitchcock got the who-didn’t-see-this-coming sack on Sunday, whether you wanted to or not, because a news-starved media latches onto an NHL shitstorm when it involves so much flinging of the poo. Let us spread it for you: Hitch was canned because he [...]

Susanna Foo is seeing red these days, and it’s paying off.
The acclaimed restaurateur, preparing to open Susanna Foo’s Gourmet Kitchen in the Radnor Financial Center, says Daroff Design used lots of red in the decor, as it’s a lucky color. She also picked 610-688-8808 - lots of lucky 8’s - as the telephone number.
Lo and [...]

>>> Insufferable buzz band Cold War Kids get caught absolutely murdelyzing a Dr. Dog song. Oy vey:
Cold War Kids: “Die, Die, Die” [mp3]
Oh my God. Just die already, dude. Have at it in the comments on this one, gang.
>>> Note to musicians and other people who love living things like guitars and vibes: Delta Airlines [...]

>>> Beck/Spank Rock at the Tower Theater may be sold out, but check online: As of this writing, we were unable to determine for sure. It seems like one of those things where, like, if you really wanted to make it happen, you probably could. Meanwhile, the Beck/SpankRock afterparty/Bamboo Lounge preview thing is ON, baby, [...]

By all accounts, Saturday night’s TV On The Radio show at the Starlight Ballroom was a triumphant one, with the Brooklyn alt-rock faves rocking a sold-out crowd within an inch of its life. But the one problem was, where to go afterward? Had you been poking around, though, you may have noticed an advertisement for [...]

Aww, look how handsome! Britt’s Apple profile also includes an interview and, for the heads, dude’s gear list.
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