• Gay Marriage In The Garden State? Forget About It…

    Garden State Equality release two new commercials that are currently running in New Jersey since Tuesday’s elections… Well, they definitely seem New Jersey-y… What’d you think? For me it’s a reminder that, even though there are a lot of things going on right now (especially in the Philly area), we...
  • 21+ RTs Agree… Cheer Up Philly!!

    Good Morning Philadelphia! It’s another day… (Well I guess “technically” I took that photo yesterday morning, but you get the point… New days happen everyday. Mostly… No, they do.) I guess he’s ignoring the part about Comcast being a shitty company.  I think we can all learn a little...
  • SEPTA Strike Means Nasty Ass Traffic… Or Just “Traffic” If You Watch Fox29

    Did Fox29 just really get sassy with me? Hhhmm… 🙂 BTW… If you’re not following me on Twitter. What are you waiting for? TTLY, Conrad...
  • Betty Bowers Explains Traditional Marriage To Everyone Else

    Let’s take a look at some healthy examples the Bible gives as the normal structure of marriage… A marriage between one man and the one virgin woman he decides to rape and make his wife. Or in some cases the dozens of women he rapes and makes his wives. Or...
  • Yeah… Kanye West… “Behind The Scenes”

    Remember when I posted about Spike Jonez’s new short film staring Kanye West “We Were Once A Fairytale”? Well, it was free on the internet for a few days before it was taken down. Rumors were tossed around that the short film was taken down because of a controversial sex scene...
  • New Video: Britney Spears “3”

    I know I don’t generally blog about Britney Spears, but there is just something about this girl… Hhhmmm… It just seems so wrong that she’s still a celebrity or something. That she’s still coming out with new albums. I mean just look at this video. If she’s this awkward...
  • New Video: Florence + The Machine “You’ve Got the Love” (The XX Remix)

    The official video for The XX‘s remix of “You’ve Got the Love” by Florence + The Machine…   Love this video. Love this song. Love The XX. What’s more to say? The XX will be at Making Time in Philly on November 13th!! TTLY, Conrad...
  • F1rst Friday October

    Best. Video. Yet. Finally finished the F1rst Friday October video!! This is my favorite video by far… And if you like it as much as I do, PLEASE repost this on Facebook and Twitter, and help make a blogger feel like he’s not wasting his time. 🙂 Philthy Blog goes...
  • New Video: Fever Ray “Stranger Than Kindness”

    New video from Fever Ray!! Along with Van Rivers and The Subliminal Kid “Stranger Than Kindness” taken from the new Fever Ray Special Edition CD/DVD originally by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds…   Ummm… I love Fever Ray and all, but I probably won’t be listening to this song on...
  • Where The Wild Things Are @ The Tuttleman Theatre

    Alex, Curt and I head to the Franklin Institute’s Tuttleman theatre to see the looooong awaited “Where The Wild Things Are”. EVERYONE said to go see it in IMAX. We feel a little differently. Watch ’till the end to hear our little review and about why we might just suggest going to...
  • Phillies Win The… Pennant(?)… Broad Street Goes Crazy

    I don’t know shit about baseball. But… This is pretty fucking exciting!! Really? A dozen horses outside of the free mason building? Really?! Hhhhmmm. Anyway, click below to see the rest of the photos…...
  • A Walk Across The Benjamin Franklin Bridge

    On a fine ass October day… Made a little video too. Should be edited soon. Hold tight. For now, click below and check out the rest of the photos from my walk across the Benjamin Franklin Bridge this afternoon…...
  • 21st and Walnut Two Weeks After The Crane Collapsed

    Sooooooo sad… Walked by 21st and Walnut streets last night in Rittenhouse where that crane collapsed two weeks ago, killing 1 and injuring 3. The area is still pretty messed up. My friend Alex, who lives just blocks away, shows me what happened…   🙁 TTLY, Conrad...
  • New Video: Vivian Girls (Live) “Never See Me Again” And “The End”

    The Vivian Girls (who Philthy Blog’s Louisa Engle photographed at the Barbary back in August… Click HERE to see that set!!) just landed in Australia where ShootThePlayer(Dot)Com shot the girls playing live in a back ally of Sydney’s Surry Hills. I love these girls. Check it out… Vivian Girls (live) “Never See Me Again”…   Vivian Girls...
  • Capogiro’s Cioccolato Con Panna

    AKA the super thick and rich Italian Hot Chocolate, served with fresh whipped cream… So deliciously amazing, and seriously PERFECT for this time of year. Thanks to City Paper’s Meal Ticket for highlighting Philthy Blog again!! Click HERE to check out their post. And learn more about Capogiro on their blog...
  • Spike Jonze Directs A Kanye West Version Of “Wild Things”?

    Or some shit like that, check it out… A short film from Kanye West and Spike Jonze “We Were Once A Fairytale”…   (Skip to the end to see the wierd little “Wild Thing-escy” creatures… But no, don’t skip to the end.) I… Kinda like this? No yeah, I do… Kanye’s still...
  • Lady Gaga As Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

    Yes. This is really Lady Gaga (aka Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) in high school… Kinda normal, right? Don’t ask how I got this photo. Friend of a friend of a friend thing… You know. Well, hhhmmm… What’d you all think? TTLY, Conrad...
  • New Video: Neon Indian “Should Have Taken Acid With You”

    Neon Indian will be at the Barbary in a few days (October 20th to be exact) and I’m starting to think I might go check them out. Maybe I’ll see you there? For now, here’s their video for “Should Have Taken Acid With You”…   What you all think?… TTLY,...
  • Watch Phillies’ Games On The Internet For Free

    And it works!! There maybe some weird things to download for PC users, but this plays perfectly well on my Mac. Watch the Phillies’ at… atdhe.net Let me know if this works for you… TTLY, Conrad...
  • New Video: Little Boots “Earthquake”

    Little Boots‘ new single “Earthquake” was juuust released!! Check it out… According to the video’s creator, David Wilson: “For a little added extra insight, pay particular attention to the second verse of the video where we’ve created a stroboscopic effect by synchronizing the frame rate of the camera to that of...
  • Really? Balloon Boy Got More Media Attention Than The Equality March?!

    Seriously though how did that fucking balloon boy get more media attention yesterday than the tens of thousands of GLBTQ that marched in D.C. for equality last Sunday? Really?! Is this a sign that in our Joe-The-Plumber media age, protests just don’t cut it anymore? Do we need to...
  • Really NBC Philadelphia? THIS Is “News We Can Use”?!

    There 6 million people living in your viewing area. 6 Million stories. And THIS is really what your covering? No, really?! TTLY, Conrad...
  • Jon Stewart Rips CNN Apart… Fucking AMAZING!!

    While the Daily Show is generally pretty fucking amazing, last night’s opening segment “CNN Leaves It There” was so masterfully researched and executed, I watched it 3 times. Literally.  Among the numerous questions Jon asked of CNN and the other 24 hour news organizations, he began with the curious...
  • Philadelphia Fashion Week Update… Kinda

    Philthy Blog sat down with menswear designers Wrath Arcane back in our F1rst Friday May video. It’s, like, we invented Philly fashion week… Check it out:    Side note… Just a few weeks ago Lebron James was on the Daily Show wearing their shit… That’s whats up Wrath Arcane!! TTLY,...
  • ‘Sup Bella Vista?

    ‘Sup witcha crazy ass penis banana sticker street graffiti?!  TTLY, Conrad...
  • ‘Sup Northern Liberties?

    ‘Sup witcha crazy ass cone pyramid?! Is this some Design Philadelphia shit?! TTLY, Conrad...
  • National Equality March In D.C.

    Almost a year into Obama’s first term and we still have “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, we still have D.O.M.A., we still have states where it is impossible for gay families to adopt children, we still have hate, and we’ve run out of patience. I understand “change” takes a little...
  • Philly OutFest Photos

    Click below for a few more photos from Sunday’s OutFest…...
  • F1rst Friday Photos: Kujo Lynx @ Bambi Gallery

    The Philthy Blog F1rst Friday video will be out next week, including an interview with Ms. Kujo Lynx herself. But for now check out some photos from the Kujo Lynx show @ Bambi Gallery (click below)…...
  • New Video: Múm “Sing Along”

    This is pretty fucking amazing. Thanks Múm. TTLY, Conrad...
  • Amazing Baby & Entrance Band @ Johnny Brenda’s 10/2

    Click below to see all the photos from the show…...
  • National Equality March

    New video of Lady Gaga calling on all her gays to come to D.C. this weekend… Are any of you going to the Million Gay March? Let me know… TTLY, Conrad...
  • Thanks Y’all…

    TTLY, Conrad...
  • Philly’s GLBTQ, I’m Here To Recruit You

    I’m not really sure how I came across this Tweet, it’s probably because I follow 2,000 people in Philadelphia, but… Really “DarK2Knight“? No, really?! I STRONGLY encourage Philly’s GLBTQ couples to hold hands, to sit between each others legs, to kiss, to hug, to look longingly in each others eyes, to be...
  • Man Arrested By FBI And Charged With Using Twitter To Help Demonstrators Evade Pittsburgh Police Durring G20

    The revolution will not be televised, but you might see a Tweet or two… The police are certainly looking. ((cough)) Big Brother? ((cough)) “A New York-based anarchist has been arrested by the FBI and charged with hindering prosecution after he allegedly used the social networkingsite Twitter to help protesters at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh evade...
  • That Was… Weird

    Two things I thought after watching Lady Gaga and Madonna’s skit on SNL… 1. For two crazy dramatic live performers, that skit was mad flat and awkward. And, 2. Did Lady Gaga really call herself a “music icon”? Really Gaga?! I love you and all but you’ve had one album…...
  • New Video: LadyHawke “Magic”

    The fifth and final single from Ladyhawke‘s self-titled debut album is out… I love this bitch, but 5 singles from 1 album? Who do you think you are, Beyonce?! (Did I just get gay on y’all?) Not that I don’t like the video, but seriously… Make some new music miss...
  • Art Tax Protests

    Philadelphians gather to protest a proposed state wide “Art Tax” that would introduce a 6% tax on nonprofit arts and cultural organizations… Um, y’all don’t even tax chewing tobacco, which last time I checked was bad for people. But you want to tax art programs that go into already struggling...
  • Philthy Weekend Picks

    (F1RST) FRIDAY ————> INTRODUCING KUJO LYNX: A taxidermist for the fiber optic generation @ Bambi Gallery, 6PM-10PM You may remember Kujo Lynx (aka Katia Elia) from our F1rst Friday September interview with her. She’s… Amazing!! FRIDAY NIGHT ————>   Amazing Baby @ Johnny Brenda’s, 9PM    May be interview these guys. I’m...
  • Window Liberation: A Short Film

      Fall = Window Liberation TTLY, Conrad...
  • Missed Connections Illustrated

    Brooklyn artist Sophie Blackall takes our funny, sad, beautiful, hopeful, hopeless, poetic modern day messages in bottles, smoke signals, letters written in the sand… And turns them into THESE. Fucking perfect!! TTLY, Conrad    ...
  • New Video: Röyksopp “This Must Be It”

    Damn… Röyksopp teams up with Karin Dreijer Andersson (The Knife, Fever Ray) for their new single “This Must Be It”, out November 2th.  This video is like, pretty nxt lvl… Right? What do you all think?… TTLY, Conrad...
  • New (Fan) Video: The xx “Crystallized”

    LOVE this!! Inspired fan videos are always a good sign. Always. Or a bad sign. No. A good sign. Hhhmmm… Remember THIS Thunderheist fan video I blogged about in March?… Right?! It’s a good thing. And didn’t I just blog about The xx? Literally, yesterday… Anyway, can’t wait to see them...
  • Video: Girls “Lust For Life”

    Girls first album titled, well… “Album”, just got released last week and it’s the most seriously perfect end-of-summer music I’ve been listening to. Appropriate, considering that like me, most Philadelphians will be holding on to this end-of-summer season until we have to put our winter coats on. Take a...
  • Video: The xx “Basic Space”

    The xx have been around for a minute or two, but they’re British and all, so I’m just discovering them now. Aaaaaaaanndd they’re MAD good. Take a listen… “Crystalised” <—— Seriously can’t stop listening to this song!! “Heart Skipped A Beat” “Islands” Love them as much as I do?...
  • Philly Bikers Beware: Red Lights Are For You Too?

    This new PSA for bikers in New York City is meant to help promote Biking Rules, which is, and I quote: “A new Street Code for NYC cyclists, following the simple principle that our responsibility to others on the street increases in relation to our potential to cause harm.” Hhhmmm… Really? Red lights are meant to stop cars....
  • The G-20 Protests

    As of this past weekend, the G-8 is now the G-20. And the G-20, if you didn’t know, is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 20 economies. Collectively, the G-20 economies comprise 85% of global gross national product, 80% of world trade (including EU intra-trade)...
  • New Video: Scarlett Johansson & Pete Yorn “Relator”

    Scarlett Johansson & Pete Yorn… Really? Wait, Really?! I’m gonna need a day or two to figure out if I like this or not, but in the meantime… Here’s their new video for Relator:   What’d you all think? Let me know… TTLY, Conrad...
  • Philthy Weekend Picks

    Just some things to do, if you’re into it, or whatever. No pressure…   Friday, 9PM: Popo @ Johnny Brenda’s These dudes are always good. Hey, remember when I blogged about them, like, a year ago?… Saturday, Noon-9PM: 1st Annual Farm Raiser Neighborhood Cookout @ The corner of Emerald and...
  • Dear Philly DJs,

    TTLY, Conrad...