KILLADELPHIA: Settled Scores Reach 104

INQUIRER: After hitting 100 homicides, Philadelphia witnessed unrelenting violence over the weekend, with the gruesome discovery of a woman’s body with a plastic bag tied over her head and three men felled by gunfire. Police said no arrests had been made in the homicides, which boost the city total to at least 104, higher than that of some larger cities in the country. Victims of three other unrelated shootings early yesterday were in critical condition last night. “It was a gory night,” said an officer who declined to be named. MORE *PLEASE NOTE: Our recurring GUNCRAZY column, wherein we try […]

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We Know It’s Only Rock N’ Roll But We Like It

SNAKE EYES: Slo-Mo‘s Mic Wrecka, Johnny Brenda’s, March 29 [FLICKR] CITIZEN MOM REPORTS: A funny thing happens when Yr Mom and Boss Phawker go out to review a show together. There’s a foot-plus height differential at work, making it possible for us to stand three feet apart in front of the same stage and see two very different shows. For example, Thursday night at JB’s, the Boss’s elevation gave him a view of Mic Wrecka’s uh, mic wreckin’ and Sue Rosetti’s abdomen, while I got an eyeful of Mike Brenner, specifically, his feet. It’s actually a pretty groovy vantage point, […]

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BADMOTORFINGER: The Stooges’ Ron Asheton

[Illustration by ALEX FINE]   BY JONATHAN VALANIA Ron Asheton, the original guitarist for the Stooges, is widely regarded as one of the Top 20 guitarists of all time by the people that make such subjective decisions. Recently, Phawker called up Ron and talked about both the ancient and modern history of the Stooges, the needle and the damage done, the stylish evil of Nazi uniforms, how to evade the Vietnam draft, who gave Iggy the peanut butter and what it feels like to be choked by Bam Margera‘s Uncle Vito. The Stooges have reunited — with Mike Watt filling […]

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