BRIAN WILSON Saturday, November 22 – 8 p.m. – $65 & $49.50 KESWICK THEATRE Easton Road and Keswick Ave, Glenside, PA (215) 572-7650 Tickets on sale WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 @ 10 a.m.! THE BEACH BOYS: God Only Knows
BEIJING: Shawn John Snags Gold
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RECONSIDER THIS: M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes”
[Photo by JONATHAN VALANIA] POP CESSPOOL: There she is at No. 5 on the Hot 100, riding the coattails of a stoner movie, and I’m mildly thrilled. Now, I’m no Official M.I.A. Booster; since she first bopped out of Diplo’s camp, I’ve been a casual consumer and a quiet skeptic. And other nerds already have found much to analyze in the rise of the weird, gunshotty “Paper Planes,” so I’m not claiming to be throwin’ any lightning bolts here. But I will say this: Part of me wants M.I.A.’s ditty to be another “Teen Spirit” moment — an instance when […]
BIGFOOT IN GEORGIA: Russkies Taking Sweet Ol’ Time
CBC: A withdrawal of Russian tanks and troops from the conflict zone in Georgia was underway Monday afternoon, according to Russia’s deputy chief of staff, though there were no immediate signs of the pullout. “Today, according to the peace plan, the withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers and reinforcements has begun,” Col.-Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn said in a briefing in Moscow Monday. Russian troops have controlled a wide swath of Georgia for days, after fierce fighting broke out Aug. 7 in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia. Under a European Union-brokered peace plan signed by both Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Georgian […]
FRANKFORD RAPIST: Two More Attacks Last Night
CBS 3: Philadelphia Police identified a person of interest in a series of sexual assaults in the Frankford section of the city. Authorities announced 26-year-old Dorrell Shaw is sought for questioning in connection with six similar attacks on women in the area. Police said Shaw is not currently linked to the attacks, but is wanted for a July 21 probation violation stemming from a burglary charge. Shaw previously lived in the area on the 5200 block of Marlow Street and is similar in description to a composite sketch recently released of a suspect in the Frankford attacks. Police are searching […]
Big Oil Keeps John McCain’s Balls In Jar On The Shelf
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SPORTO: Sixers Make Iggy The $80 Million Man
BLEACHER REPORT: You’ve got to love the superlatives analysts use to describe up and coming stars in sports. From “freakish ability” to “a great motor” to “outstanding length”, the words roll of the tongue beautifully. Andre Iguodala is a guy who fits all three of those characterizations. He plays with heart and is a one of the fastest players in the NBA, turning on the motor for many a fast-break dunk. His length allows him to soar above the rim and his freakish ability guides him all over the court, on defense and offense. This past season, Iguodala was a […]
THIS JUST IN: Drive-By Truckers + Hold Steady Tour
THE DIRTY SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN: Drive-By Truckers, The Fillmore, 3/27/08 The Drive-By Truckers are pleased to announce a 23-date co-headlining tour with their friends The Hold Steady, which stops at the Electric Factory November 8th. The bands will alternate who closes the shows throughout the tour, pre-sale begins Tuesday, August 19, and the public on-sale starts Friday, August 22. The tour is aptly named the Rock and Roll Means well tour. The name of the tour is taken from a lyric of one of Mike Cooley’s songs, “Marry Me.” The line is one of Craig Finn’s favorite lyrics (which […]
GLEN CAMPBELL: Gentle On My Mind
Circa 1967. Written by John Hartford.
ROCK THE CASBAH: Pakistan President Resigns; Threatened With Impeachment, Musharraf Don’t Like It
NEW YORK TIMES: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Under pressure over impending impeachment charges, President Pervez Musharraf announced that he would resign Monday, ending nearly nine years as one of the United States’ most important allies in the campaign against terrorism. Speaking on television from his presidential office here at 1 p.m., Mr. Musharraf, dressed in a gray suit and tie, said that after consulting with his aides, “I have decided to resign today.” He said he was putting national interest above “personal bravado.” “Whether I win or lose the impeachment, the nation will lose,” he said, adding that he was not […]
HEAR YE: Return Of The Wichita Lineman
Now playing on Phawker Radio! 1. Sing (Travis) 2. Walls (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) 3. Angel Dream (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) 4. Times Like These (Foo Fighters) 5. These Days (Jackson Browne) 6. Sadly Beautiful (The Replacements) 7. All I Want Is You (U2) 8. Jesus (Velvet Underground) 9. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) (Green Day) 10. Grow Old With Me (John Lennon) * NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can’t JOHN PRINE [Highly Recommended] Join us for a two-hour visit with John Prine as he walks us through his life — from […]
GOLDFINGER: Officially The Greatest Of All Time
ST. JOHN BARNED-SMITH OLYMPIC CORRESPONDENT I owe you all an apology. The one day I don’t file a dispatch, all the shit hits the Olympic fan. First, Phelps won his seventh gold of the ’08 Games. Damn. But what a race! This was the 100m fly, which as you may recall, is one of Phelps weaker events – in that he is best in mid-distance events. Coming off the 50m mark, Phelps was in seventh place, and even heading into the final wall, it looked like he would lose. Then he pulled some weird half-stroke super-lunge, and ended up winning […]