>>>Die Antwoord‘s South African hip-hop is rotten, roach-crawling techno with a side of Krokodil tears. They weird, says PW. They nasty. So nasty, they sold out the Troc. If you got tickets, do yourself a favor and GET YOUR ZEF ON. If not, read on, fellow wanderers: >>>Short, sweet, and punk as fuck (like your [...]

In light of Governor Tom Corbett‘s slash and grab craziness, this is especially great news: The William Penn Foundation, “approved 37 grants totaling approximately $16 million for a variety of organizations and projects benefiting the Greater Philadelphia region.” The grants include: >>>The Foundation will invest $300,000 in the Philadelphia Schools Project, which seeks to increase [...]

This fall, Egg Harbor Township will welcome South Jersey’s first medicinal marijuana farm and dispensary. According to philly.com, the decision comes well over two years past the enactment of Governor Corzine’s permissive law. After months of battling hysterical residents and zoning boards in neighboring counties, the Compassionate Care Foundation has won a permit to set [...]

The Reckoner, a local website that uses crowd-sourcing to help people state their opinions or make everyday decisions, has asked, “Should Philadelphia ditch the section of I-95 between the Walt Whitman and Ben Franklin Bridges?” So far, “knock it down” is narrowly in the lead, but where do you guys fall on this issue? We [...]

One of our tipsters sent us this email earlier today: In case you care, and since you said “whoever is behind this site yesterday,” it looks to be run by former PW writer/blogger Aaron Kase. From @PhillyXP on Twitter: congrats @dollarboyzinc for Inky feature. they were subjects of my first @phillyweekly cover story Link is [...]

Above, you can see the complete map of all the Zoe Strauss billboards across the city (the interactive one is available here). And the next time you pass one of these great billboards, you could make a quick stop and win some pretty great prizes. For a chance to win a guided exhibition tour with [...]

In Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Corbett adopts a JOBSFirst attitude, boasting that in the past year, “Our private sector workforce grew by 79,000 jobs.” Here, we examine the breakdown of PA’s 2012-2013 budget, looking specifically at how strategic cuts might impact PA’s $2 billion-generating arts community. In (reverse) order of severity: >>>NO CHANGE: Funding for the [...]

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Fans of the boss have been wondering who would be joining Bruce Springsteen on stage in the saxophonist-role since the passing of Clarence Clemons back in June. And now, a few weeks after Springsteen announced his latest tour, we have the answer. According to Backstreets, Clemons will be replaced by a team of Barry Danielian [...]

It was originally announced earlier this week that the Philadelphia School District would be closing schools early and and keeping them closed on weekends, cutting out school recreational activities, to save the PSD money. Well now, Mayor Nutter and School District Chief Recovery Officer Tom Knudsen worked out a deal to keep the schools open [...]

Box-Office Poison Alert: As you all know, there is an ongoing trial where Monsignor William J. Lynn is accused of, “enabling priests to molest children.” Now, according to The Inquirer, Lynn’s lawyers are asking that the judge, Judge M. Teresa Sarmina, step down from the case. They say Judge Sarmina, “compromised her impartiality when she [...]