FRIDAY: >>> Tonight’s a banner night for hometown music, as what follows will bear out, but something in us, now in the wild throes of seasonal affect disorder, can only really endorse the full-out existential Siouxsie howl of Zola Jesus at Union Transfer. Get a load of this shit: It’s more goth than goth, more [...]

For those of you following this mess, it’s now full-on mutiny against CEO Greg Osberg at Broad & Whatever. Developing… Update: Official statement on behalf of over 300 Philadelphia Media Network employees, after the jump.

RECOMMENDED: For the second week in a row, good taste prevents us from recommending any new movie to you. Above is a clip from the 1978 made-for-TV film Nunzio, about a mentally retarded guy who thinks he’s a superhero, which we present for effect: This piece of shit (which we were briefly obsessed with as [...]

You know, a few people sent us notes of outrage about this, but we can’t help but wonder if some of you have forgotten that we do live, after all, in Turderdelphia. No? Ok. Sorry. Yes, whoever wrote this headline (and this post about that headline) is a very bad person. Noted. (But then again, [...]

It is the nature of the cable business: customers constantly leave and come in, changing their preferences and providers for many different reasons. In fact, in the 4th quarter of 2010, Comcast lost 135,000 customers, a number which sent fear into the hearts of no one. However, according to Business Week, the 4th quarter of [...]

Would Born In The USA have been such a big deal if THIS was the ass on the cover? Ask your mom. Perusing through the press images for “From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen,” which officially opens today at the National Constitution Center, we couldn’t help but [...]

We already know that Chris Christie isn’t a fan of medical marijuana being legal in his state, but now he’s got another issue at hand. New Jersey’s state Assembly passed legislation to allow same-sex marriage, and a veto from Christie is expected, as he promised. However, the veto could be overruled eventually. According to the [...]

Oh great, another listicle: This one proclaims that Philly suffers from 200-plus years of chronic jealousy. Of what, you ask? Oh, the usual: NYC. Whatever. Now, if this one said that the 200-plus years of chronic jealousy was within the city, you know, where it was everyone in Philly hating on everyone else in Philly, [...]

The Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society: (clockwise from top left) Dave Wayne Daniels (bassist/vocalist for The Capitol Years), Eliza Hardy Jones (vocalist/keyboardist for Buried Beds), Patrick Berkery (drummer for Danielson, Pernice Brothers, Bigger Lovers, Photon Band, I Was a King, Mazarin and others), Brandon Beaver (guitarist/vocalist for Buried Beds), Charlie Hall (vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who has [...]

Back in November, it was announced that The Roots would be the subject of a mural by the Mural Arts Project. Recently, we received more word on what this will entail. From the press release: The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program announced several items of note today regarding the year-long The Roots Mural Project [...]