It’s hard when you watch a debate and decide that in the end you’re probably going to throw your vote away in the primary and vote for someone who doesn’t have a chance, like Dennis Kucinich. I mean, look at them, look at the front runners: Hillary Clinton, who can’t help being Hillary Clinton; Barack Obama, who was a disappointment from the beginning and whose new-found attack mode is as dispiriting as his low energy level used to be; John Edwards, whom I am afraid I will never be able to think of again (after this week’s Peggy Noonan column […]
ENDORSEMENT: Why We Still Like Mike
Because he is The One to lead us out of the matrix of our own bullshit. Michael Nutter has got game: he speaks in complete paragraphs, with subsections A., B., and C. and attendant footnotes, which also have their own subsections A., B., and C. He has run a campaign of ideas — smart, principled, and aspirational — for solving just about every problem this city faces, while his opponents have offered the usual empty sloganeering, racial semaphore and coded entreaties to their respective bases. If that makes you a wonk or a nerd — well, you can call us […]
HEAR YE: Led Zeppelin Mothership
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LED ZEPPELIN: Stairway To Heaven
During the course of our hectic day, we here at Phawker have found it highly therapeutic to pause for eight minutes and two seconds while staring at this pretty picture with the volume cranked. But that’s just us…and, well, 752,314 other people on Earth.
BREAKING: Philly Gets Its Man, er, Men
Looks like Mike Nutter’s about to be upstaged on his own Election Day — but we have a feeling he won’t mind. In fact, it might be a good diversion from the long, soggy hours before the polls close at 8 p.m. Suspected cop killer John “Jordan” Lewis may have been arrested in Miami rescue mission at around 7 a.m. Sounds like the dumb kid stayed there Monday night, and someone recognized him shortly after the Miami news began running his photo this morning. Assuming it’s him, we’ll just say we’re thankful nobody else got hurt. And maybe we’ll hope […]
Early Word: How To Grow A Woman From The Ground
NOW PLAYING ON PHAWKER RADIO: How To Grow A Woman From The Ground ‘If David Lynch was an alt-country singer’ may not be the most original comparison in the post–Wilco world, where many a scarf-wrapped ragamuffin undergrad strums the sepia-toned magic-realism blues in the hopes of attracting the attentions of the fair maidens of academia. But when Tom Brosseau opens his mouth to sing, it becomes immediately clear the stakes are much higher than birdoggin at Starbucks, and that this man is playing for keeps. His music is very gentle — and kinda spooky, in a pretty way, and the […]
GAMBLOR: Anti-Casino Activists Sue Regulators For Gross Conflict Of Interest And Silencing Public Debate
ASSOCIATED PRESS: PHILADELPHIA – Several neighborhood civic groups sued state gambling regulators Monday over their approval of two Philadelphia casinos. The plaintiffs fear the casinos will bring traffic congestion, pollution, increased crime and other problems to their neighborhoods. They said the public had no chance to comment on the proposals after the Nov. 15 application deadline. The groups also allege that former commission Chairman Tad Decker should have excluded himself earlier in the process because of his close ties to a law firm, Cozen O’Connor, that represents SugarHouse’s developer. Decker left the firm to serve as the gaming board chairman […]
MAILBAG: Hairway To Steven
DEAR PHAWKER, As you all know by now I was regrettably put in a situation where I had to postpone my performance at the Ahmet Ertegun Benefit show, on November 26th, due to a fractured finger. We have now rescheduled this show to take place, at the same venue, on December 10th. In doing so I was very conscious of the fact that many people are travelling great distances to attend. I do want to let everyone know that this decision was unavoidable. My apologies to anyone who has been inconvenienced by this change. I would also like to thank […]
BREAKING: Man Man Signs With Anti- Record Label
Hailing from Philadelphia, Man Man are an astonishingly original quintet who have found the perfect berth for their gypsy-swamp-rock-carny-soul sound at the equally singular Anti- Records, home to other such illustrious iconoclasts as Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Neko Case. The band had the following to say about the signing: Honus (vocales/keys/etc): “Championship Rings!” Chang Wang (guitar/trumpet/etc): “Wow! Yes!” Sergei Sogay (bass/etc): “Warm Socks!” Cougar (guitar/etc): “Pizza Party!” Pow Pow (drums/etc): “Ladies Please!”
COMING ATTRACTION: 13 THINGS EVEN KAREN HELLER DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT DAVID DYE
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