>>> Holy Marty McFly! GoogleMaps Mashups come to the Philadelphia Police Department. Now you can cross-reference where you got mugged, where your car rammed into a telephone poll AND where your bike got stolen, all in one handy tool! [PPDOnline] >>> Local Wharton-fed, Internet ad-brokering startup Invite Media got a nod in the Times yesterday. [...]

#95.1 Man Man – Warmup 1 – The Boomboxby lablogotheque Man Man on quite possibly the single coolest music show on the Internet. See it all here. Previously: Special Report: Can Your Man Man Do The Dog?

TODAY: Governor Rendell and Obama Campaign to Hold Conference Call To Discuss the Campaign’s Blueprint for Victory in Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Obama State Director Craig Schirmer and National Deputy Campaign Manager Steve Hildebrand will announce a major round of office openings across the state and discuss a new document outlining the campaign’s strategy for [...]

Weekend report: Insane, marbles-losing, over-the-top email from Dan Gross — check. Dickhurt phone call from Klein that actually turned into a great conversation about the nature of news cycles and celebrities in cities that have none — check. Crud. We’ll have to wait until they post it online to go back and catch it all. [...]

After the jump, Loren Hunt dishes out the knowledge like it’s frickin’ Main Line School Nite or something.

Dear God, it’s me, Philebrity. We’re not sure why you make all the Phillies dress as though and as if Pulp Fiction was still in theaters and cell phones weighed five pounds a piece, but we have to say: Thank you. It never fails to bring us perverse joy. I found out recently that Chase [...]

About a month and a half ago, we told you that legendary South Street haunt/venue JC Dobbs was getting back in this business of rock, and lo and behold, the time is upon us. Last week, the venue played host to none other than Civil War Re-enactors/Biggest Band In The World That Nobody Really Cares [...]

It is with the heaviest of hearts and great sadness that we tell you today that one of our very closest friends (and frequent Philebrity contributor) Christopher Tucker passed away on Friday afternoon. Christopher was so many things that it’s impossible to touch upon them all here: Father, generous friend, musician, writer, bon vivant, lightning [...]

FRIDAY: >>> There’s really quite a lot to get into this weekend — so much so that you should really just check out Philebrity Listings — but we’ll try to make some sense of it anyway: Silence the little record store jerk inside you that besmirches She & Him as “easy listening.” What, pray tell, [...]

This is the true story of two artists picked to live in a house. Find out what happens when artists stop being polite. And start getting real. And teach Penn kids. If they have previous teaching experience. And so it goes with the Kelly Writers House/Penn School of Design “ArtsEdge” Project, which seeks to get [...]

We could be wrong, but we’re pretty sure this clip is fresh outta the can. And while we have you, don’t forget to join us Sunday night for Local Music Video Nite: We’ve got a LOAD of new clips, and it’s gonna be a lot of fun.

>>> Last seen channelling Miley Cyrus, this time out, local ad agency Red Tettemer goes Mad Men (pictured). In both cases, guys, YOU WISH (you knew). Hiyo! [RedTettemer] >>> And here’s a get-well-soon wish to video-site RedLasso: After some lawyerin’, the King of Prussia outfit saw fit to close down its clipping services to bloggers [...]

Attn. Dr. Dog fans: Best not to read Pitchfork’s evisceration of the new Dog album today. Instead, we recommend you strap on the ol’ Tevas, and get outside with that hacky sack. It’s beautiful out there today! And should you find yourself pondering the Forkian Anti-Dog Bias, here’s the good news: The Dog fucking CLEANED [...]

Strong men also cry. Strong men. Also cry. Well, at least it’s good to know that we’re not insane. For weeks now, we’ve been hammering Dan Gross (and to a lesser extent, his Gargamel, Michael Klein) for acting like they had no direct involvement in LarryGate®/The Story We Are Above Writing About But…, when the [...]

A reader writes in: Did you guys read this one? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/technology/25comcast.html?hp And, if so, how much comcast stuff do you get? Well, to answer the first question, yes, we did read this NY Times piece about how Comcast has basically hired a customer service rep to find bloggers and message board posters complaining about Comcast [...]

East Hundred, who won Philly Car Share’s PhillySoundClash competition earlier this year, just leaked us this track off their forthcoming album, produced by Brian McTear. They share the stage with McTear’s band, Bitter Bitter Weeks and Aderbat tonight at Johnny Brenda’s. Want more? Get it in Philebrity Listings.

We’ve been hitting you with a lot videos today, but this one deserves a special mention: Shot on Sunday, released on Tuesday, this is the Secret Pants‘ sketch troupe’s “Bush Or Batman,” in which they quiz people on the streets of Philly with quotes that could alternately be attributed to Adam West-era Batman or, Our [...]

Behold, the once-lowly mullet. Not too long ago, it was nothing but an in-joke among friends, but these days, it’s a full-borne industry. There’s scads of International variations; there’s Mullets Galore, Rate My Mullet, MulletJunky.com; there’s the Mullet coffee table book; and we’re not even going to begin to ponder the current era of the [...]

Gosh, it’s been a huge week for the Captain: First Spiritualized, then She & Him, both of which are still live, by the way. Hurry and enter! So on to today’s contest: When even Goldfrapp starts to dabble in folk, you know the window for electro-danse-rock is beginning to close. So think of Friendly Fires [...]