>>> Oh my God! The Bravery still exist! (And here, we thought they had a whole Ugly Kid Joe/Candlebox thing happening with Jared Leto’s band.) Anyway, Radio 4 open for them tonight at the Trocadero, and you may laugh at us for saying this, but for real: The new Radio 4 record DOES NOT SUCK! [...]

City councilman Frank DiCicco, who sponsored the measure, says one change will let smaller taverns — those making less than 20 percent of their revenue from food — apply for a permanent, rather than temporary, exemption. The original measure allowed a temporary exemption for bars making less than 10 percent of their income from food. [...]

>>> Nope, you were not halluncinating. That was indeed Pawnshop Roses ‚Äî the band who seems to come up the most when we’re talking local music with people we should never be talking local music with ‚Äî on Good Morning America, yesterday. The TV appearance for the Grape Street Pub stalwarts was apparently the booty [...]

If we strike here are some answers to FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: How will I know we’re on strike? Your picket captain or designee will alert you via telephone or private email. If you miss the call or can’t get on the web, check the news; call the Guild at [REDACTED]. There will be a Guild [...]

The good news? Philly has a “Running Of The Santas.” The bad news? It’s for everyone who’s too friggin’ drunk to be a Mummer. The worse news? It starts at Finnegan’s Wake.

A slam poet who stutters told me after my second feature in Denver, Colo., that he thought the writing workshops I’ve been doing with survivors of sexual abuse sounded cool but “almost ‚Äî naw I shouldn’t say it…” “Go ahead. I’m leaving in the morning and I’m not easily offended.” “Like the Special Olympics of [...]

Tim Lake: You had no experience in doing these kinds of jobs, yet you got these contracts. Milton Street: I don’t have any experience in these kinds of interviews, yet I’m sitting here interviewing with you. NBC10: …And The Horse You Rode In On, Hairdo! Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do! [includes video and full [...]

>>> Because, seriously, the feed the Guild is giving to bloggers is like a fucking fountain of youth. Please, baby, as Van Morrison said, it’s too late to stop now! For starters, there’s the Triangle Of Death ‚Äî not to be confused with the Pentagram OF DOOM, of course ‚Äî in which the Scabquirer, PhilaPapers.com [...]

How extensive should Philebrity’s strike coverage be? I don’t even know what a newspaper is. I just come here to find out where to get free Sparks. I am a totally boring, responsible citizen and I think that there is a shitload on the line here, so yeah, bring it on. I am a member [...]

>>> Mayor Street will be lighting the City Hall Christmas tree at 5pm, at the very same time his brother Milton will be giving what is sure to be a completely insane interview on NBC10. (See post below.) >>> Meanwhile, look for a strike to be called anytime between this evening and tomorrow night. (The [...]

But please, whatever you do, leave your question in our comments as well. NBC10: If There’s Something You’d Like To Try, Ask Me, I Won’t Say No, How Could I?

PHILADELPHIA – A man suspected of robbing five women at gunpoint over the past two weeks ordered some of them to remove their shoes so he could touch their toes, authorities said. The serial attacker’s foot fetish was the newest development in a case that began with a reported assault on Nov. 18. All told, [...]

>>>Ever since it popped up on The Philebrity Player, The Cobbs’ Sing The Death Capades has been getting much-deserved love all over. First, regular airplay on WXPN; next, some mad love from the Fader peeps. What could be next? A shout-out/re-run on the City Paper audio player? Oh, snap! But seriously: If you haven’t yet, [...]

Have you noticed? As we wind around to the zero hour of “Bark At The Moon: Guild Strike ’06,” there’s definitely a “school’s-out-for-summer” vibe on Broad Street. Although, to be fair, it might also be a little something those of us in the ‘biz call clipbuilding. To wit: ¬? Flingin’ In The Rain: Being a [...]

End times, baby ‚Äî we’re livin’ in ‘em. How else to explain the evidence of hell freezing over and monkeys flying out of your ass everywhere you look? A new Jay-Z album. A Democratic sweep. And the weather, Jesus, what is up with the weather? Biblical scholars will tell you that as it was in [...]

WSJ: You are in the midst of negotiating with some of your unions , and there is concern at the Inquirer about editorial layoffs. Do you think advertisers care about staffing levels and depth of coverage? If you cut back on resources, do you think advertisers will complain or grow more wary? Mr. Tierney: I [...]

Kate Smith, game 6, 1974 Stanley Cup. Man, listen to that craaaaaazy organ.

David Dye and WORLD CAFE®, the award-winning daily music program distributed by NPR and produced by WXPN, the public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania, will receive the award for outstanding radio broadcast coverage of music at the 39th Annual ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards Reception on December 7 at Lincoln Center in New York [...]

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