The 4th Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, held from June 22 – June 26 has announced its screening schedule. The festival features over 100 films (features and shorts) from filmmakers all over the world, including some home-grown talent. Screening venues include the Franklin Institute (Franklin Theater and IMAX Theater), Media Bureau (725 N. 4th Street), [...]

Penn alum John Legend recently stopped by Calvary Baptist Church in West Philly for a rousing rendition of Aretha Franklin’s “How I Got Over” originally composed by Philadelphia’s Clara Ward. Legend just seems like one of those guys who doesn’t let his fame get to his head, and this is a prime example of that.

AUG 17 @ The Mann… BOB DYLAN & HIS BAND with special guest LEON RUSSELL On Sale Saturday at 10AM AUG 23 @ The Mann… MY MORNING JACKET with special guest NEKO CASE On Sale Friday at 10AM The combined hairload of these two lineups and anticipated audiences at these shows could have stopped the [...]

We just learned, quite randomly, that the Lesley Gore (above)/Dusty Springfield classic “You Don’t Own Me” was in fact written by two Philly boys, David White and John Madara, way back in 1964. And when we got to thinking about it, we were like, well, right on: That stance of refusal. The innate sense of [...]

Previously: Popped! Fest Set To Announce Lineup Monday; Some Artists Leak Today

TMZ is reporting that Jackass co-star Ryan Dunn has perished in this car wreck this morning, north of West Chester. Update: MTV and Fox 29 both confirm that April Margera (Bam’s mom) said she was told by police that Dunn died in the accident. An unidentified passenger also died in the crash, and according to [...]

Oh, but the humiliation — to our minds, a bit of rippling blowback from the editors of Forbes, Travel & Leisure, and other sub-Evening At The Improv listicle sources — doesn’t even stop there: Just wait until you go on the YouTube page for this and see some of the commenters who are defending Philly. [...]

Local cominc book artist/Moon Girl author Tony Trov went to that goofy-ass Wizard World thing over the weekend and interfaced with the last remaining argument against geekdom so you didn’t have to. Marvel at his shots, and then thank him. Talk about taking one for the team. Except for the girl in the Wonder Woman [...]

Last night, on a pre-week news crawl, we noticed the stack of stories you see at right, all of which ran in the order shown on the local news page of NBCPhiladelphia.com. As local TV news sites go, NBCPhiladelphia enjoys an aggressive pace of redesigns and a prevailing posture that tries to suggest that, in [...]

That’s the coolest sweater we’re ever seen. FRIDAY: >>>We’ve talked about it before and we’re excited: Guided By Voices (classic lineup) with support from Wavves, and Philebrity Radio deejays Eddie Austin and Joey Sweeney. This is where we’ll be. >>>Legendary punk act Swingin’ Utters at the North Star Bar with The Have Nots, Continental, and [...]

We recommend the latter. RECOMMENDED: The Trip (trailer above) is a film cut down from a TV series of the same name starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Looks to be one of the funnier films of the year; and you get the benefit of trying before you buy since many of the clips from [...]

The fourth annual Popped! Festival is set to announce its full lineup on Monday, but this morning Pitchfork reported some of the artists you’ll see there. The Shins, The Hold Steady, Panda Bear, Girl Talk, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Cults, YouTube favorite Kreayshawn, and rap legend Rakim will all be playing at [...]

On Saturday, July 2nd, The Franklin Institute will present “The Science of Fireworks” free from 11:00AM to 1:00PM. The demonstration is presented by the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial as part of Philadelphia’s “Welcome America – Go 4th and Learn” series of events. Discover what makes fireworks sparkle, whistle, and show brilliant colors; which we’re kinda [...]

Pete Yorn – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths Cover) – Live at a.k.a music To celebrate The Queen is Dead‘s 25 year and one day birthday, here’s Pete Yorn covering “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” at an a.k.a music in-store back in 2006. Yorn also does a [...]

25 years ago today, The Smiths released The Queen is Dead; a ten-track collection that would be their penultimate studio record. A million bands were spawned in the first listen of The Queen is Dead‘s 37 minutes. It was on The Queen is Dead where the Morrissey and Johnny Marr partnership was walking a tightrope [...]

Just look at that little guy! These little guys are called Toadlets, and they are extremely miniature versions of toads, although up close they look fully formed. They are about the size of a spider and much more pleasing to look at, and there are thousands of them currently migrating from the Roxborough Reservoir. Their [...]

Disney teen sensation and Mrs. Just Bieber Selena Gomez will be appearing at the King of Prussia Mall Monday from 2:00PM to 8:00PM. Gomez is currently on a mall tour to support her new film Monte Carlo, which “tells the story of young girl who … through a case of mistaken identity, gets to live [...]

We’ve made our opinions about Damon Feldman and his “celebrity” “boxing” operation in the past (and above), but he may have hit a new high mark on the herb scale. Feldman is currently looking for a female opponent to take on Nadaya Suleyman aka the Octomom (which we’ve always thought sounded like a super-villan). Fedlam [...]

Or click here to listen with iTunes. Got an HD radio? Tune in to 88.5-2 FM HD! It’s a whole new you! Oh, and it’s been 25 years since the release of The Queen Is Dead. Wow. We’re gonna have to get into that some. Track list after the jump.

On Saturday June 25th, Clark Park’s Summer Solstice Music and Art Festival will be taking place at, of course, Clark Park (43rd and Chester). The festival will have over 40 vendors and 9 bands playing from noon to sundown. The festival also includes children’s events and activities, arts and crafts vending, dance and theater, and [...]