>>> Not a hell of a lot happening tonight ‚Äî ah, but SNOW! ‚Äî and we can’t think of a better time to get toasty with Kurt Vile. You may know Kurt from such things as The War On Drugs, long hair and bars, but if you’ve never checked in on his space blues, brother, [...]

>>> And now, we give you the Philly blog post TO BEAT in 2007. Are you ready? The Publications Office’s review of last Friday’s Girl Talk show at Johnny Brenda’s:
[...] later, Gillis closed with a masterpiece blend that was too “Philly” for Philly. He let the mix wind to a close and shouted to the [...]

Today, Bob Brady and his campaigners are celebrating Brady’s entrance into the Mayor’s race ‚Äî one long in coming, and promising to be one of the more visible campaigns of the quickly gathering May storm. To some, Brady is a peacemaker among unions, pols and wards frequently at odds; to others, he’s representative of a [...]

ICA Philadelphia launched its 2007 program with thunderous and near-comical pomp on Friday night with “Locally Localized Gravity.” It’s a massive project that hopes to replicate the quotidian strategies of artists’ collectives––presenting four from Philly, four from elsewhere, and a lone individual artist––in a mega-exhibition and two-month program of over seventy-five ICA-endorsed events, not only [...]

Twenty years to the day after Budd Dwyer spewed his brains all over the wall, an equally disturbing event was televised: the debut of Fox’s new 5 o’clock news.
There’s so much to comment on: Bruce Gordon’s ties, Jen and Kerrie Lee’s matching sex boots, the pent-up sexual tension, the endless American Idol coverage.
Wait, they just [...]

Live in Philly — at the Wach?

Some of us at Philebrity don’t ride a bike, so when we saw SEPTA’s latest promo — SEPTA PassPerks — we were mentally on board. We hit up the site expecting the worst, perhaps 10% off #65 Triple Orgasm or whatever it is they put between buns these days. See, we have this theory that [...]

Yesterday, we reported on the new “Express” edition the Inky has slated to launch in February. With details being sketchy, we could only assume that Tierney & Co. had an eye towards the free-daily market the Metro presently owns. The reasoning would be sound: Deliver advertisers a captive commuter audience, and give readers a quick [...]

Man, wait until this guy finds out about the Internet. [via HallWatch]

>>> For as much as we joke about blogrock and all that it embodies, we’re listening to Movable Type (pictured) ‚Äî a band that draws its name from the very application that launched a million blogs ‚Äî and we totally wanna go to wherever they are right now and hug them. Why? For conjuring A-Ha, [...]

¬? Gerry & The Pacemakers’ “Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying” [YouTube]
¬? James On 8th.
¬? Whether or not we can truly call Favourite Sons, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and The Butterflies Of Love “Philly bands.” Because we might as well.
¬? Geoff Dyer, dude we wanna be.
¬? Mog.com: “A musical nudist colony.”
¬? How it’s [...]

PHILADELPHIA — An upscale Philadelphia hangout was robbed just before 2 a.m. Wednesday , according to police.
Two armed, masked men slipped into the Continental Restaurant and Martini Bar through the kitchen entrance a few minutes before the bar section was scheduled to closed, investigators confirmed.

There were no injuries, but the masked bandits threatened employees with [...]

>>> Hot off The Strike That Never Was and The Layoffs That Totally Were, The Inky is rolling out an “express” edition in early February. Clearly, this is an attempt to grab the Metro audience, but two key things are missing from this article: Whether or not they’ll make a deal with SEPTA (easily the [...]

Smoking is back…
45 exemption applications submitted, 8 granted, 7 rejected.
The 8 places you can currently legally smoke in Philadelphia…
Friendly Bar, 1039 S. 8th St.
BJ Lounge, 4027 Lancaster Ave
Tonic on Main, 4421 Main St
Fire Fighters Home Assn, 415-427 N. 5th St
Philadelphia Club, 1301 Walnut St
32 Degrees Luxe Lounge, 16 S. 2nd St
Delialah’s Den, 100 Spring Garden [...]

Nearly un-Googlable hip-hop from Philly circa, as best we can tell, Black Sheep-era.

Oh snap! Mwa-ha-ha…
CitizenMom: Nancy Ist A Nix-Nix!
Related: NYTimes: Choose Your Own State Of The Union Adventure!

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ — The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) entered into an agreement today to purchase Graduate Hospital from Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC - News). UPHS will continue Graduate’s 80-year tradition of providing quality health care to its community by converting the hospital into a comprehensive rehabilitation center and operating it [...]

But my God how we love it. Suin’ the gun shops! Lettin’ the system fuck ‘em from within! Genius. One question though: Where are Brady, Evans, Fattah and Knox while this guy is becoming a part of literally every damn story that he can hitch his wagon to?

We, of all people, should have known that you can’t get thrown off the Internet just for being an asshole. Welcome home, Cheesesteak The Impaler. Let us never doubt your appeal again.
Previously: Should We Ban Cheesesteak The Impaler?

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