What, we’re not lively enough for you? Well, sweet news. You can now explore Philadelphia from your computer. Or you can detach your head from your ass and walk around the actual Philadelphia. Still want to know what 3-D driving in 3-D traffic is like? Without mind stimulants? Okay, meta-man. The Center City District is [...]

Brooklyn Vegan and just about everybody else on the blogrock block and beyond acknowledge the loss of Trevor Butler, with updates on charity info and a possible benefit show. For friends and family, the Bottom of the Hudson bassist and Coyote bandmember will be laid to rest at McMillan & Small in South Carolina at [...]

>>>Le ‘Fork takes us back to Simian Mobile Disco at Making Time. If you blacked out in the bathroom, here’s your final chance to find out what happened. [Pitchfork]
>>>Get your Plastic Little tees now, and yes, everyone in your family wants one. Yesterday it was too early to think about back to school dollar-dropping. Tomorrow, [...]

Where have all the cowboys gone? The CBAs are back, baby, and we’ve got ourselves a live one here. If you’re not won over to the Duane side after watching his Get Tough video, you have no sex drive at all. Dark Horse and the Carousel’s geeetar hero Duane Lauginiger is not just a stud [...]

Did you think we’d forget about DN’s Annual Sexy Singles Week? Slim chance, after we sent in all of our hot-catch nominations months ago. What, Ariel The One-Legged Stripper doesn’t float yer boat? We thought Alycia Lane was a shoo-in for sure. Oh, look, there’s TV’s John Atwater! Go have a gander, give a vote, [...]

>>> We need to say this: TheIlladelph is fucking great. But they go so long between posts sometimes that we forget. But then they come back swinging with a piece like this one about Boites in Philly, and all of a sudden, a whole strain of Philly restaurants makes sense. Food bloggers, take note. This [...]

>>> The Dude Show reminisces about the first time they shared drugs with their Pops. Oh, memories!
>>> Local Color has a clip from local director, Philly Hoodz, as he visited Iraq a few years ago. They arrived at the former Saddam Hussein Airport and saw the effects of a car bomb firsthand. This is part [...]

Regular readers of this site will, of course, be familiar with our own Kelly White. Kelly’s words have been gracing this index for well over a year now; she has pretty much been our best intern ever. So we’re giving her a job. As of today, Ms. White is officially no longer an intern and [...]

OK, so maybe you fell asleep sometime around May, when the Phillies were shitting the bed like that poor drunk kid in Trainspotting. Or maybe it was that whole 10,000 thing that kind of turned you off. But you could be forgiven. To wit, let’s catch you up on the crazy world of your Philadelphia [...]

>>> Tell you what: House music gets a bad rap. Sure, most of it is earned by folks like those who regularly clog the Maneo tubes, but that’s like saying hip-hop sucks because of Lil’ Jon. So we are cautiously stoked for “Playing Favorites” tonight at The Raven Lounge, in which house DJs are invited [...]

>>> Blink and you might have missed City Paper catching up with Cozmic Cat, who for you young bucks, used to run the DJ scene in this town with a velvet fist that mashed up neo-soul (in the hot five minutes before that was a buzzword for American Idol-esque pandering), dancefloor classics, dancehall and so [...]

Today, dear readers, is a special day. It’s “Best Of Philly” Day — never mind we got a press release in the mail telling us it’s “Best Of Philly” WEEK — and yay, we shall rejoice. For us, “rejoicing” means “going to CVS with a horrible feeling of dread that there’s going to be [...]

Philadelphia is notorious for having a rooting ethos which champions the sanctity of drunken, simian antagonism. It’s well known around the country and the world that Philadelphia sports fans are unrepentant pieces of shit who confront their own misery through alcoholism and Schadenfreude. So why on earth don’t we have a footba-erm, soccer team?

After the [...]

Sidewalk-livin! You might be new, so listen up. This is what people do in the real neighborhoodiest of neighborhoods here. Don’t like that? We hear it hasn’t hit N’libs yet, they tend to sit in their cars. [PhillyBlog]
If you dwell in Bella Vista, DON’T ANSWER YOUR DOOR. There are some Bible School students dressed to [...]

Coasting through Ubiq, which is like the museum of sneakers that you could afford if you quit overtexting, I pick up the Oregon Runner.
It’s like this: Nike designs sneakers that are deliberately weathered-looking, creates a mini-zine called the Oregon Runner, and packs it with mildly clever ’70s satire complete with running tips, fake ads and [...]

Sometimes we swear people just make shit up to see whether or not it will wind up on Philebrity.

>>> Here’s a hypothetical question for our boys in the PA Breed Motorcycle gang. We’re lookin’ at you, Fuzzy and Pan-Head Fred. Did you have to go straight for the electric-drill-bore-to-the-arm? We suggest more positive reinforcement when disciplining your employees. Next time, when Tattoo Billy lets up on his collections, how [...]

It is with great, awful sadness today that we inform you that the Philly band Bottom Of The Hudson were involved in a van wreck yesterday following a gig in Myrtle Beach, NC that has left bass player Trevor Butler (pictured, at right) dead and new drummer Greg Lytle in critical condition after being airlifted [...]

You might not know about any of this since Myspace bulletins have been down all day (DJ Deejay, what have you filled your time with this afternoon?), but we can fill you in on the only things you need to know about. Let’s get to it…
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>>> If you missed Jay Reatard perform last night at [...]

>>> Jumpin’ Jack Flash! Tribute Band raises its lighter to Hot Rocks, the best Rolling Stones cover band this side of the Atlantic. These guys are the real deal. Well, as close to the real deal as you can get being a cover band. They’ve opened for the Stones and announced tour dates on their [...]