Culture

(CLICK on photos to see them on my Flickr. The quality’s better there for some reason.) Maybe it’s just me, but over the last few days I have seen SOOO many more homeless/mentally ill people sprawled along the sidewalks throughout the city. Maybe I’m just noticing it more, but...

Yesterday, my friend Alex and I got stuck in that big storm. I’m sure you did too. One minute it was hot and sunny, the next minute it was pouring down rain. Luckily, Alex and I were right outside the Kimmel Center, on Broad street. So we ran in,...

Stumbled on this yesterday, and while I’m not in Rittenhouse much, I’m pretty sure I would have seen this posted on some blog, somewhere, so I’m guessing it’s brand new!! LOVE it. Best part was this family that walked by it. The mom said, “I’ve NEVER seen anything like...

(Sun Airway, “Waiting On You”) Super good video. Super good band. Super good night of music…. What else more could you ask for? Go see Sun Airway‘s TONIGHT (like really, in 2 hours) at Johnny Brenda’s. (Get tickets HERE.) TTLY, Conrad...

6/26 Wavves is coming to The Barbary this Saturday night. Nathan Williams is known for putting on one hell of a psychadelic lo-fi surf noise/pop show. Wavves is set to release their upcoming album, King of the Beach, on Fat Possum Records this August. Unlike 2009’s Wavvves, this album...

Ran into Philly graffiti artist Le Josh yesterday, working on the exterior doors and windows of Kung Fu Necktie, on Front street, in Fishtown. Oddly enough, he said that he’s read this blog and that he liked that I was talking so much about street art lately. Le Josh...

I drove by this park a few months ago, I might even have posted a quick Twitpic about it, but yesterday I actually stopped by. The views from Drexel park are AMAZING. In fact, even though it was spitting and could have begun pouring at any moment, for about the...

The Spooks will be stopping by Kung Fu Necktie on July 17th before heading out on a national tour in support of their new 7″, Sleepy Monsters. They’ll be back in town come September for a homecoming show at The Barbary. Give a listen to “Sleepy Sleepy” below and peep the...

Here’s the dish (do I say that?): Philly artists Rob Berry and Josh Levitas, creators of  “Ulysses Seen,” were asked by Apple to edit the comic they were selling in the app store as to not expose highly sexualized(?) cartoon breasts (as you can clearly see above). But after...