Philly has a pretty long history with street gangs, so kids taking dumb neighborhood pride to ridiculous heights is nothing new. What is new, however, is the expanded presence of “National” gangs like the Latin Kings, Crips and Bloods. It isn’t enough that people are getting capped in Philly for relatively minor disses - now someone can catch […]

Remember all of those dumb hardcore songs about selling out the straight-edge and stabbing your crew in the back?  Yeah, well in Philly you have to seriously watch it because on North Broad Street you literally CAN get stabbed in the baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! 

Huzzah! The Mets fell apart and now the Phillies are headed to the playoffs. My vampire ass definitely fears the curse, but perhaps this could be our year!

The internet has been boiling over with poop excitement since the free diy record label poibella released its debut album, compoi0. The album is free to download and contains 29 banging and semi-banging tracks from a variety of “artists.” Poibella plans to release several solo albums this year (also free) and then compoi1 next summer. […]

9 Murders in the past 4 days. Way to go Philadelphia, you really know how to have a good time. Keep up the good work. Also Saturday night I was right around the corner from the Broad and Reed murder and my friend walked past the medical guys examining the body, THIS SHIT IS REAL

In continuation of my slacking I have to confess that I am leaving on a 10 hour car drive in less than 24 hours.  Even so, I got those picks for ya…

The preliminary hearing for the South Philadelphia man accused of murdering a 15 year old did not take place as planned on Wednesday, after the defendant was beaten up just before his hearing while waiting inside a holding cell.

Our pals Chrischarge, Mini Rich and Mike Quinn tipped us that Morrissey stopping into Tattooed Mom’s for a drink last night. Word on the street is that the evening involved some faux mingling, some fan snubbing, some pushing and shoving and other drama!  It’s stuff like this that makes Philly my favorite place and Chrischarge […]

Cue that Amebix record: Remember a while back when two train hoppin’, soap dodgin’, circle-that-A types stomped another punk rocker to death on the roof of a West Philly squat and then hightailed it out of town before the long arm of the law could nab them? Well, guess what…they got CAUGHT!

On my way to the store today on 9th street i was wondering why there was traffic and police tape. Turns out some savages killed a kid for no reason. I need to move. Or get my permit to carry.
It happened around 5 p.m. as little kids played throughout the neighborhood. Tykeem, just a […]