AltWeeklies Wire
Aly & AJ Flex Their Disney Crednew
Insomniatic -- which sounds something like the Veronicas, Lillix or even a pre-Speak Lindsay Lohan -- isn't what anyone besides your 9-year-old niece would call "good music." But it's not quite as offensive as the duo's Olsen-lite image implies.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
09-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Aly & AJ, Insomniatic
Writing on the Wallnew
It's the last hurrah for an iconic North Philly graffiti spot that's soon to be reclaimed by gentrification.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeff Deeney |
09-25-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
MySpace Banks on Webisodesnew
With rival Facebook snapping at the heels of the Rupert Murdoch-owned social networking site, the awesomest waste of time in the history of the internet has recently begun throwing a small fortune into an attempted makeover.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
09-25-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Jena Shows Race Relations Still Have a Long Way to Gonew
The six Louisiana high school students, like their young ancestors the Scottsboro boys and the Little Rock Nine, have become a modern-day symbol of Jim Crow justice -- and the implications of their case, which struggled for attention, are a testament for us all.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
09-24-2007 |
Race & Class
The Black Lips Have Guitars, Will Travelnew
Like their live shows, the Lips’ records are a train that’s never more than a hair from running off the track. Each song on Good Bad Not Evil is a tightly wound pop gem.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
09-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Black Lips, Good Bad Not Evil
Beta Band Members Create Aliensnew
While the Aliens don’t use the same sonic collage approach employed by the Betas, the songs still bubble with a broad cross-section of ideas.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Chris Parker |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: aliens, Astronomy for Dogs
Philadelphia Weekly's Fashion Guidenew
Our look as a city is singular, and says a lot about who we are: We take the lowest forms and elevate them to high art, and not just by pasting random shreds together with Elmer’s. It’s a fashion informed by hand-picked care and love, and fused into something uniquely Philadelphian.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
09-17-2007 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Re-examining Prince’s Dirtiest of Dittiesnew
"Politicians, ugly buildings and whores all become respectable if they last long enough." The same could be said for pop stars whom mainstream folk once thought were just too nasty and freaky for the room. Like Prince.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Craig D. Lindsey |
09-10-2007 |
Music
Tags: Prince
Recipe: Fat Elvis Sandwichnew
Waffles, banana, and as much butter as you can stand.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
09-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
Crazed Man vs. Machinenew
The hilarious The King of Kong features a passionate niche of classic arcade gaming buffs who fanatically guard their records and protect their heroes with a zealotry that would probably be terrifying, were it not so damn funny.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
Bookstore Shelves Creak with Racist Panic Booksnew
This week we think about 9/11, and everything that came after, including the first new literary genre of the millennium: Islamic panic.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
09-10-2007 |
Books
Keep It Gaynew
By calling their brand of hip-hop music "fag rap," Sgt. Sass hope to reclaim "faggot" in the same way female rappers like Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim reclaimed "bitch" in the late ’90s.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate Kilpatrick |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sgt. Sass
Back In The Closet: Tracing The Roots Of R. Kelly's Operanew
A look at the origins of Trapped in the Closet as Kelly releases 10 more chapters.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
08-27-2007 |
Music
What's Up With DJ Brother Jamar?new
He's been showcasing the soulful, more organic side of Philly's music scene on Tiffany Bacon's Inner City show on Power 99 for the last six years.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Dirty South Joe |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Frankie Avalon Remembers 'American Bandstand' As The Show Turns 50new
Before American Idol, American Bandstand showcased pop culture, but featured artists with talent and relevance.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Joshua Valocchi |
08-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
