We are going to go out on a limb and agree with the NME that the Strokes‘ Is This It is about as good as a rock album as there was over the last decade. (And that its follow-up, Room On Fire, was a damned close second.) Oh, stop looking at us like that: We [...]

They met at Manny Brown’s. The phrase “DP” was used (and then had to be explained). It was quickly revealed that at least one of the parties involved did not require the underwear. But you know what? We’re sticking by our earlier post, if only because of one Bensalem cop’s testimony, who quoted poor Susan [...]

Originally conceived as a silent film, Matthew Porterfield‘s Hamilton takes place over the course of two summer days, centering on a pair of teenage parents in a Baltimore suburb. The music in the trailer above is by Animal Collective, but expect to also hear lots of summery nature sounds like birds, insects, and lawn mowers. [...]

Alphonse-Leon Noel, Dispute de Brigands, Lithograph on wove paper, 1829 We’re not sure which part is more interesting to us: That a team city blight workers working in Northeast Philly were caught invading homes and relieving them of cash, jewelry, TVs and guns, or the fact that District Attorney Lynne Abraham described them as a [...]

The fantastic and adventurous Public Record return to the business of playing live tonight after God only knows how long woodshedding in the mountains of Fishtown. Fans of Orange Juice, Jorge Ben and all points in between should definitely apply.

Hey, remember when Earthlink was gonna come in to Philly, and cure the digital divide and give you really great cheap Wi-Fi service? Well, as you know, that didn’t happen, the Wireless Philadelphia project languished, and Earthlink has continued to shit the bed every chance it gets. (Shades of the “Scott’s Tots” episode of The [...]

We’ve heard rumblings around town that Rob McElhenney was looking to purchase a Philly watering hole. Latest rumor/truth is Skinner’s Dry Goods on Market Street, which used to be Anthony’s Tavern. A phone call placed to the proprietor of said joint got us the following conversation… More at Phoodie.info, Philebrity’s food and drink blog.

We can say it because we’re Italians: Whose idea was it to let a guy named Dante Santoni be the PA House Gaming Oversight Committee Chairman? In the first of a two-part post over at The Clog, recent Philebrity Award winner Isaiah Thompson reveals exactly how table games (poker, blackjack, etc.) are being legalized in [...]

Shhh. Do not disturb him. He is already confused by how all of those children could possibly be larger than he is. [Photo via VisitPhilly] Do you know of Someone Famous Who Went Somewhere Once in Philadelphia? We don’t care, but we’ll humor you. Send your tips and pics to tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

If it’s Christmas time, it’s Salsoul time.

Lady who kidnapped her kids and blamed it on black people, meet lady who wanted to get a little freaky in exchange for World Series Tickets (NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT).

Temple is off to a bowl game this year and the buzz around the Phileb sports desk couldn’t be any more quiet. It might as well be a bowel game. (GET IT?) On to the “action”; Temple must journey all the way to DC to confront UCLA at the EagleBank Bowl. It’s their first bowl [...]

After the jump, ‘cos Fox’s is video player is — surprise! — a piece of shit.

These are sad times for our dear old departed-but-doesn’t-know-it-yet Arthur Kade: Not only did he produce an epic fail by not even being able to win the Philebrity Award for Excommunication (scroll to the bottom, like you didn’t know that’s where you’d find him) — an award for which just months ago he would have [...]

This Christmas, celebrate the Phils’ newest acquisition while you drown your Cliff Lee love hangover in egg nog. Available from the friendly neighborhood beardos at CrucialBrutal.

You knew it was only a matter of time before GOP drones went after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, using a fine-toothed comb to pick apart any grants funding arts projects that do not involve “Let The Eagles Soar.” And now look: It’s already happened! In a report issued last week, Senators John McCain [...]

Earlier today, Comcast rolled out this funny thing called xfinity TV which is basically an online portal for its OnDemand content. It works like this: You go to one of Comcast’s 5,000 web portals, sign in with your existing account (you know, the info you have to dig up every time you pay your bill [...]

On one hand, it must suck to live in Delaware, where people constantly forget you even exist, it’s an eternal uphill battle for your local music scene (even though awesome bands abound) and you don’t even have your own public TV station, or at least not really — like everything else, you inherit some hand-me-down [...]

· Alright, Philly, It’s That Time Again: Gordon Ramsay Available For Shouting At Your (Least) Favorite Philly Restaurant · Yay Or Nay: Tyrrell’s Sweet Chilli & Red Pepper Potato Chips · Phoodie Desert Island: Joy Manning Of Philly Mag All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide and Phoodie Calendar on Phoodie.info, the [...]

We’ve totally tried to destroy a vending machine before. And while we were abroad, there were definitely a couple nights where some of our friends turned over those tiny little Fiats you see peppered along the streets of Rome, just because they could. Whenever a sports team wins a championship, extra police are on hand [...]