I was just thinking something: It is literally absurd the number of times in my life that I’ve written these blurbs about giving away tickets to Making Time. I just went back through our archives and counted 23 TIMES. I think it may even be more than that, though — our archive doesn’t go back [...]

Judging by the glowing reviews and its long stay at Ritz Five, we woulda thunk Ryan Gosling‘s Harvey-esque Lars And The Real Girl was doing pretty well for itself. Not so, says the New York Times. In fact, it’s just one in a string of recent flops by apparel magnate, mega-philanthropist and Kimmel Center namesake [...]

Local band Shout Magic finally gives Golden Empress Garden its due.

>>>Remember Spoon? Yeahyoudo. One of the least fun bands to ever be associated with Diplo The Dipper, their track “Don’t You Evah” gets the bells and whistles for Merge Record’s charity project. We know what you’re thinking, but the charity case here is really Oxfam America and the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North [...]

>>> Wait long enough, and everything in the world will correct itself. If you’re wondering why, at this late date in the reality TV game, Patti Labelle has not gotten her chance to act batshit crazy, cry a lot and talk about how a tuna is a chicken on national TV, let us introduce you [...]

No, no, really: Old City’s AKA Music published their top sellers of the year list on MySpace yesterday, and it’s a pretty interesting glimpse into what folks actually bought versus, you know, what people said they bought. It’s also a fascinating glimpse into the rarified existence of the AKA customer, who apparently voted with their [...]

On Friday, December 14, 2007, from 12:00 PM (noon) to 4:00 PM, at Friends Meeting House located 320 Arch Street, the Philadelphia Human Relations Commission will hold a meeting in reference to Geno’s Steaks “English Only Spoken Here” signage. There is a strong possibility of a demonstration being held at this location. The Philadelphia Police [...]

>>> After work, why not join us for our new screening series with TLA Video at National Mechanics in Old City. It’s free, drink specials abound and tonight, there’s more wang than you can shake a stick at. 7:30pm, movie begins at 8pm sharp. You love a rainy night. >>> Which is why you also [...]

Would you like an order of truth from Diplo? Sighs! It is but small, though it will get us to the next course. “I didnt get beat up at Transit – it was at Electric Factory – but it was by security and I landed 1 good punch.” OK. As long as you got one. [...]

Holy shit, Lenny Dykstra on Philebrity two days in a row! As many of you may well know by now, the Mitchell Report — Major League Baseball‘s investigation into steroid use — was released this morning, and The Dude was at the top of the list. Not a shocking development, of course, as it’s widely [...]

PhillyGossip: Wait Until His Single With Santana And Rob Thomas Drops, It’s Gonna Blow Your Mind

>>>Haven’t been to Arbol Cafe yet? We’re pretty sure they post updates on their space (the old Ground Floor) every time the slightest change occurs, but it’s hard out there for a pimp. Or a coffee joint. Sometimes we can appreciate an over-enthusiastic girlfriend. Especially if there is Paraguayan tastes, birthday cake by the slice, [...]

Their words, not ours, but we’ve gotta true that. After speaking to neighbors regarding a race-specific vandalism attack on an African-American family’s that just moved in, NBC10 was told that “the neighborhood is predominantly, if not totally, white.” Totally? Camera-shy snitches. Here we are, trying to swallow a grave and backwards situation, to be all [...]

Directed by Philly’s own Erich Weiss and with a sweet cameo from Amanda Blank (pee-pee dancing included), this video for the new Spank Rock/Benny Blanco side project is so NOT WORK SAFE that we can’t really show it to you until after the jump.

>>> Public policy group The New America Foundation has released a report called “The Philadelphia Story: Learning from a Municipal Wireless Pioneer” that hangs Wireless Philadelphia out to dry for ever getting involved with Earthlink in the first place, like so: * Wireless Philadelphia disregarded the recommendations that grew out of the public process and [...]

Just a quick heads up: The TLA Philebrity Screening Series officially gets underway TONIGHT at National Mechanics, 22 S. Third St. in Old City. First up on the docket? Naked Boys Singing, hosted by TLA’s own Lewis Tice. Screening is free, there’s $3 cosmos AND a draft special, and the fun starts at 7:30pm. See [...]

We shit you not: last-christmas.com has so far compiled a whopping 234 covers of the Wham… well, what is it? A classic? No, that doesn’t quite get it right. Undeniable force of nature? Um, you’re getting warmer? Beacon of hope? Well, that’s a bit much. Let’s just let the lyrics do the talking: A face [...]

>>> We’ve heard it from all sides: This new Pink Skull live band thing is supposed to be utterly unbelievable. They play a Popped! Festival preview party tonight at Johnny Brenda’s, with We Are Wolves and assorted Popped! people DJing. Woot. >>> Up the street, JHN RDN‘s Crescen Dolls night is at the Barbary. Crescen [...]

Yo yo yo, remember this guy??? This was the motherfucking GUY, people! Back in the day, Lenny Dykstra aka “The Dude” aka “Nails,” alongside John Kruk, pretty much defined the whole salty-modern-day-redneck-in-baseball thing. You think Brett Myers is a Skoal-poppin’ dick? These guys were the O.G. dicks, and they did it in ways that endeared [...]

>>> Hear that icky thump off in the distance? That’s the tribal drums pounding for the all-out SOUTH PHILLY RECORD STORE WARZ that’s a-brewin’. For this Friday, Mike Trombley aka Mike Tee (pictured) and Jen Zimmerman celebrate the opening of their Sweet Jane Vintage Clothing & Records at 1742 E. Passyunk — just one block [...]