I didn't watch the debate -- masochism has its limits -- but a few clips made it pretty clear that the mothafucka was cranked to the gills. Word is he…
Somebody in the comments used this line the other day in reference to one-term state Rep. Ray Seigfried, who lost his primary earlier this month. It applies whether you're pro-…
When Sinéad O'Connor ripped up a photograph of Pope John Paul II at the end of a Saturday Night Live performance in 1992, she was trying to make the world…
Philly native Kurt Vile has a new EP out, highlighted by this duet with one of his musical heroes, John Prine. They recorded it last year when Vile was in…
I'm looking to dispel the air of doomed gloom that pervades progressive spaces these days, so here's an anthem by Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith from her 1988 LP…
Set aside all your anxiety about Trump's assault on American democracy. If you think we're headed for civil war and a breakdown of social order, the question becomes as simple…
The media bombardment is neverending. Trump is going to steal the election. Be afraid, be very afraid! Rachel Maddow intoned last night, "What will you do for your country when…
Forty years ago, Robert Hazard was the biggest thing on Philadelphia's music scene. Hazard, born Robert Rimato to an operatic tenor who lived in Delaware County, played folk, country and…
I mentioned the other day that Bruce Springsteen's upcoming album will feature new recordings of three songs from his earliest back catalog that have never seen official release. This is,…
Sen. Chris Coons said something in a Fox News appearance that caught the attention of William Saletan of Slate. Saletan tweeted: Sen. Coons (D) says he'll appeal to his close…
Bob Mould released this a couple of week ago to preview his new album, "Blue Hearts," due out Friday. It's a throwback to his Hüsker Dü days -- fast, loud…
Bruce Springsteen dropped a new single Sept. 10, the title track to an upcoming album with the E Street Band recorded live in Springsteen's home studio, no overdubs, in just…