A few weeks ago, before the flu absolutely crippled me for a while, a friend pointed out a weird posting on the Philebrity blog. Philebrity editor and co-founder Joey Sweeney has long since held a giant grudge against (or hard-on for) the Philadelphia noise-punk mess known as Clockcleaner. This grudge is childish to the point […]

Lawrence Dugan Sr. left Delaware County Court yesterday a free man, having already served the one-month sentence he received for nearly stabbing his heroin-addicted son to death…”I went nuts. I started hacking at him and screaming, ‘You ruined my life!’ ” Dugan told Daily News columnist Jill Porter when she visited him at the Delaware […]

Finally, we’re number one at something - and that something is the Number One American Sports Mascot as reported by Forbes.com

Our friend O.B . hooked us up with some awesome Mummers pics that he flicked while watching the rain delayed parade on New Years Day - including one of a guy with a tattoo on his back that says ‘Mummers Forever.’ That’s some hardcore dedication!

I have to admit that I’ve been slacking latey and I haven’t attended Brian Adoff’s Punk Rock Bootcamp since probably the 2nd or 3rd one.  Maybe I should start going again since the bootcamp just got featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer.  Dig the soundtrack, Badoff!  Weeknight classes start soon.  Check the info after the […]

Clockcleaner are maybe going to be working at coffeeshops five years from now (jokes!) but for right now they are on fire and are easily one of the most exciting bands in the city. They’ve got a new record coming out on Load later this month called Babylon Rules. Next Thursday […]

So I’ve been searching the web for awhile now for footage of Straight Edge in the news media. I’m specifically looking for the 48 Hours and 20/20 reports from the mid 90’s and the local Philly news affiliate coverage (I remember they were in the now long gone C.I. Records store off
South Street) that […]

As a youngin’ I was skeptical about the clumsy, bobble-headed “Pizza Time Players” at my local Chuck E. Cheese Crappy Pizza Joint. Even at the tender age of 8 I had a sense that something was awry. Truth be told, that mouse made me uneasy. Little did I know, the only thing that stood between […]