A savvy reader points us to this old Teddy/Noontime Nuggetz post wherein we proposed, and I quote: Seriously: There should be one day a year where all of Philadelphia closes down and makes babies. And we would call that day TEDDY PENDERGRASS DAY. The original post from 2007 was made on February 9th. Which, as [...]

Again, we ask you: Wasn’t that a man? Grub Street Philly points us to an awesome anecdote about ol’ Teddy P. wherein he shows up at a fancy restaurant, orders a glass of champagne, and then busts out his own sterling silver Tiffany’s straw and drinks it. On a rapper or rock star, this might [...]

Jerry Blavat aka The Geator With The Heator went way back with Teddy Pendergrass — so far, in fact, that they were honored together in June 2008 by none other than Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff at a special pre-Phillies game “Sound of Philadelphia Celebration.” We rang Blavat up, who, like many of us, enjoyed [...]

Now wasn’t that a man? For the rest of the day, we’re gonna be celebrating the life and music of Theodore DeReese “Teddy” Pendergrass, Sr., digging up everything we can and just reveling in the Teddyness of it all. It’s what he would’ve wanted. If you got memories or pics or sweet knowledge about Teddy, [...]

On Jan 14, 2010, at 11:15 AM, Alex Kwasny wrote: Why dont you do an article about Teddy Pendergrass passing away instead of pieces about hipster musicians no one cares about? Just a thought. Alex- What a crazy dickhead passive-aggressive email you just penned here. If you were a regular reader of the site, you’d [...]

>>> Happy one-year anniversary to the Barbary‘s Bouffant Bangout, the weekly party where greasy 50s pompadours collide with 60s beehives and everybody gets along just fine. They’re having a celebration tonight, and have dropped this awesome mixtape on the web so you can join in.

Garage-rock wunderkind Jay Reatard has passed away. People liked to talk a lot of shit on this guy, but we always liked the way he had with a quick two-minute banger and his penchant for rock antics. We’ll miss ya, Jay.

Remember when Philly was the site of the 2000 Republican National Convention? My God, how that sucked. Depending on how the next three years go, the 2012 Democratic National Convention will either be a frumpy, we-know-we’ve-already-lost empty gesture or an arrogant victory lap, which in either case could make Philly the perfect host city for [...]

Damn you, Infernal Neverending Recession: We know the owner of this gorgeous 3BR, eco-friendly JAM PALACE, and the thought of not being able to go to late-night BBQs and naked baby pool parties (no actual babies, please, that’s weird) here anymore just kills us. Nevertheless, here it is: A genuine Rag Flats home in Fishtown, [...]

Julian Casablancas from the Strokes (right) poses with Y-Rock on XPN host Josh T. Landow. Casablancas’ Y-Rock “Radio Takeover” airs this Friday night at 8PM. Every day, we get press releases with pictures of things. They’re usually boring and not sublime or goofy at all. This one is the opposite of those, with, dare we [...]

Here is the thing that the transplants and the young folks can never really understand about Philly, and how it’s changed over the years: To grow up in 80s/early 90s Philly nightlife was to be treated to a place where, at a handful of clubs around town, punks and gays and yuppies and guidos and [...]

Back in October, architects Williams and Tsien revealed their plans for the new Barnes Foundation on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. We kinda dug it; others kinda hated it. Above, Williams and Tsien explain a little. [via ArtZineOnline]

In addition to the release posted below, check out these other worthy orgs doing good work down in Haiti: Multiple Ways to Donate to Red Cross Haitian Relief Efforts PHILADELPHIA — The response from the public to help victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti has been overwhelming. Initially, the American Red Cross is committing [...]

Hey, everybody, this 22-year-old prize in the mugshot at right is Cyrus Shepherd-Oppenheim aka Zack Oppenheim, who was arrested after a flight from San Francisco to Philly on suspicion of stealing items from other passengers and leaving them in the bathroom. Edgy, right? Oppenheim, of course, attends the University Of Pennsylvania, has some dopey shoelace [...]

You may have heard by now that our fair city was named yesterday one of 18 finalist U.S. cities to host the FIFA World Cup™ in 2018 or 2022, as a result of an online poll at gousabid.com, which pits U.S. cities against each other in the World Cup bidding process. Now, a few things [...]

After a year that saw a mass exodus of members, more office drama than an episode of The Office and a general, nagging sense of doom, PhillyCarShare could be poised to make a strong comeback in 2010. Naming new executive director Gerald A. Furgione back in December has already seemed to be a popular move, [...]

Greets… outside La Colombe on 19th St. off Rittenhouse Sq, someone got tired of waiting for SEPTA to put up a new bus stop sign. A little permanent marker, some cheery yellow highlighter, a crooked smiley face (why not?), a dash of ScotchTape and voila!–homemade infrastructure. It’s been up for weeks. [Photo: Mike McGettigan/Trophy Bikes]

Philebrity’s Sailor Jerry Grog Parties: We can’t believe they’re about to come to an end. We don’t want to believe they’re about to come to an end. But nothing gold can stay, Ponyboy, so please join us for the third and final

We couldn’t wait until Memorial Day to post this. Apparently the storming of Broad Street at City Hall upon good news (e.g., Obama, Phillies) is not an uncommon practice. This newspaper clipping displayed in the history section of the Free Library describing the hot August 14, 1945 (V-J Day) evening is enough to remind the [...]

SHARE THE NIGHT by kcandmoonstar Sent to us via Kyle Miller, the release of this great Italo-disco inspired mixtape coincides with Bodyshine’s last party at KFN.