On today’s show: RENEWAL! Plus, some short-distance dedications, being that this year, we got by with a little help from our friends.

We don’t like to do it (superstitious!), but this morning, we dug deep into the messy back room that is the stats pages for Philebrity. For us, stats are a little icky because they ignore the fact people come to this site for all kinds of things; and we feel that if we pay too [...]

As you may know, since September, we’ve been running Philebrity out of the treehouse-ish mezzanine level of AKA Music, the city’s largest independent record store. It’s as fun as it sounds. One of the pluses of this is that it puts right in the middle of musical marketplace, as it were, and you not only [...]

From the mailbag, a whole lotta ouch: Your Comcast cable box breaks. You go to the big Comcast building on JFK to exchange it, right? “No, that’s corporate–they don’t have no customer service there.” says the phone rep. He sends you to a squat brick building on Delaware Avenue. The sidewalks haven’t been shoveled. Inside, [...]

Every day this week, I’ve shown up to post, only to be overwhelmed by a desire to eat cookies, stare at the tree, watch Rob Lowe movies and maybe go for a walk with my headphones on. I’m tired of pretending for you people. So let’s do this: Tomorrow, Philebrity will return with Top 5 [...]

From the prickly mind of Jason Messina.

And yes, we realize the irony of this. However, as soon as the game’s over, the TV is being turned off and we’ll be cranking out those wintry jazzy vibes as part of our regularly scheduled weekly programming. Please feel free to join the lovely staff at 700 for any part of this.

Bernie Wilson, who was the baritone voice in Philly’s legendary Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, has passed away at age 64. Wilson sang in what is regarded as the classic and defining Blue Notes lineup, and after he departed that lineup, he continued to sing for years in a group billed simply as The [...]

Here’s the funny thing: Unless you were trying to fly in or out of Philadelphia (or had a football game to play here) yesterday, Sunday’s big snow dump (12.4 inches in the city) didn’t really phase us much. Getting around the city on SEPTA was surprisingly easy, some streets even got plowed (including some absurdly [...]

We’re gonna err on the side of this being awesome, though. Tuesday night, South Philly.

Pardon the extra post, but we’d remiss if we didn’t remind you:

Dorian’s Parlor is this goofy thing where all of the steampunks (read: people who would be goths were it not for just how much they really did love Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium) gather to celebrate the neo-Victorian retro-futurism of it all. Right? We know. Anyway, they always send pictures from previous ones to us, and [...]

Surprised we’re not seeing more emails and tweets about which bars are open/offering snow day specials, but we did just get word that  PYT, just voted Business of the Year in the 2010 Philebrity Awards Poll, opens at noon with an open bar and X-Box Kinnect games. Also: The Institute opened today at 2pm. $1 [...]

· The City is continuing the ruse that, you know, they’re plowing the streets anywhere other than snow emergency routes. · Don’t call 911 for anything. (If your car happens to be towed from a snow emergency route, call 311.) · Don’t shovel your snow into the street. Depending on what your sidewalk is like, this [...]

Though she hailed from California, anybody who grew up in Philadelphia during the 1980s should have Teena Marie embedded on their musical DNA. A blue-eyed soul singer to the first degree — with instrumental chops to boot — Lady T cranked out of so many car stereos here for such a long time, she might [...]

Are you working today? Are we posting today? Is it cool to use the last blizzard graphic? Why is there a digital bonfire on Fox 29 Good Day Philadelphia? Will Wendy Williams be wearing snow boots? Is anything open? Where can I buy long underwear? Is Sang Kee Peking Duck House opening at 11 like [...]

Philebrity Radio 12/16/10 by philebrity Philebrity Radio is our new radio show that airs on Thursdays from 3-5PM on Y-Rock On XPN/88.5 FM HD-2. It’ll be back this Thursday, but week before last, our host Jojo delivered an oddly prescient show, which we present an encore of for you today. Please enjoy, and join us [...]

The video’s from ’08, but trust us, the vibe is exactly the same. In the comments, for the benefit of those putting together a route, please tell folks who might not know what the key blocks are these days.

For about a decade now, stranded atheists, family-less believers and plain old drunks have gathered at the 700 in Northern Liberties on Christmas eve for an event called “Father Christmas Vs. The Piano Man” (sometimes also known as “Lola Vs. The Piano Man”). The idea is quite simple: The whole bar gets shitfaced, taking turns [...]

And keep us safe, and make us strong. Philebrity is now officially moving to holiday posting schedule, which just means… less. Happy Holidays, everybody, and check in with us over the next few days. We’ll still have some picks and such for ya, so don’t you worry. Hey, who’s going to Stacie and Julie’s thing [...]