FRIDAY:
>>> Westwax is a new West Philly DJ collective comprised of Andrew Gaspar, Apt One, Honkey Lips, JJC, Kenny Raw, Kyle Miller, Operant 77, Propagander, Sebastian Petsu, Stepchild, and Whyte Hott. What do all these dudes have in common? They all live in West Philly, they all have moustaches (ok, that is not true, but […]

Baseball Prospectus odds: 1st in NL East
Hardball Times staff consensus: 1st in NL East
Hardball Times data driven prediction: 82 wins, 3rd in NL East
Sports Illustrated: 3rd in NL East
Baseball America: 1st, World Series loss
Beerleaguer: 2nd, 88 wins, Wild Card birth
Sporting News: 2nd, Wild Card, World Series loss
Penthouse: 1st, World Series champions!
Phew. Finally, we have some […]

In the last 24 hours, we have received the following press releases:
Girls Rock Philly Hosts Silent Auction Fundraiser, April 6
“Cold Rock The Auction Block” to Benefit Philly’s Only Girls Rock ‘n’ Roll Summer Camp
First Person StorySlams Kick Off April 24
a new monthly, competitive storytelling series at L’Etage
SUGAR TOWN and MEW GALLERY Present HOW SASSY CHANGED […]

It’s called a clock SEPTA Train View, and it’s an automatically updated status report on which trains are late, which trains are on time, and which trains are filled with annoying Villanova kids who are clearly grossed out/think they’re gaining some kind of edginess by taking the R5. Okay, we’re fibbing about that last bit, […]

Here we are again, folks. It’s Friday afternoon, and you are dreaming of other things. A place where you can dance, and be free; a place where men won’t fall all over themselves just because you are a woman. We know of such a place, and it turns out, we have tickets! Making Time is […]

“Eyewitness News,” circa 1977.

YapSnaps: Live And Direct From Broadzilla/PlasticLittle/BondoDeRole

>>> After being on God’s green Earth for a whopping 350 years, the Philadelphia Gay News does its first-ever best-of type list, the Pink Penny Awards. And because PGN never met an old-queeny stereotype it didn’t like, of course said poll leads with ‚Äî wait for it ‚Äî the bathrooms. [ePGN]
>>> And speaking of ridiculous […]

Should Anthony Riley have listened to the police officer and stopped singing? Of course he should have.
Should the police have handled it differently?
I’ll say.
I respect what the police are up against in this city. But an incident like this makes them look ridiculous.
Oh, and by the way:
When Riley was finally released, he met a man […]

Alex Chilton: “Take Me Home And Make Me Like It” [mp3]
[Photo credit: iirraa]

>>> We can’t remember if we’re supposed to tell you if Diplo is cameo-ing at the Bondo De Role/Plastic Little show tonight or not, OR if Diplo is gonna be there in the first place, because we have been hearing conflicting reports all day. But we CAN tell you that Bondo De Role was easily […]

Hypebeast: If You Squint Real Hard, You Can See Our Office

Mayor Street has vetoed plans for a ballot question aimed at derailing the city’s two planned slots parlors, and City Council on Thursday morning promptly overrode that veto.
The mayor vetoed the idea of asking voters in May to approve zoning changes that would ban casinos from virtually every neighborhood in the city. […]
But City Council […]

After coming off our heatstroke-ridden last column, we got down to business regarding our favorite city, Miss Philadelphia…

From the mind that brought you the world’s first How-To-Cook-Crack anthem.

>>> And here come the Phillies Spring Preview Round-Ups: One from AJ Daulerio at Deadspin, another from The 700 Level, and here goes another one from the Beerleaguer guy. Or, if you, like us, do not understand sports and just need to know why you should care at all, be our guest.
>>> Speaking of local […]

From today’s Inquirer:
And now president Barchi says that The Gross Clinic might not be the last Eakins to go, which could leave Jefferson’s Eakins Gallery strangely lacking in anything by Eakins.
“We might seek to sell another painting,” Barchi said recently. “We said at the time we decided to sell The Gross Clinic that we certainly […]

Thin Lizzy: “Cowboy Song” [mp3]
[Photo credit: Philebrity Photo Desk]

>>>> Good God, did we ever love the hell out of The Adventures Of Pete & Pete, the kid’s show from the ’90s that always rocked cameos from Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop and more. There’s Pete & Pete Marathon tonight at Upstairs At Sal’s and, you know, we’re tearing up just a little.
>>> As we […]

We are proud to announce that next week, we’ll be launching “NEW RULES” ‚Äî a joint project between The Next Mayor and Philebrity. What is it? Just a good ol’-fashioned get-out-the-vote-effort. As the clock ticks down on the Mayoral Primary on May 15, there are presently on 19 days you have left to register if […]