I’ve never liked Morrissey. His band the Smiths all but wrecked Brit alt-music in the 1980s. And then there was his penchant for dodgy statements about race and ethnicity. “Reggae is vile,” he sniffed. “Obviously, to get on Top of…
The release of Murdered by Mumia: A Life Sentence of Loss, Pain and Injustice was a somber affair–or as somber as it could be at a Barnes & Noble in a strip mall in Deptford, N.J. Outside, policemen lined the entrance.…
The narcotics trade has taken over much of Philly. Unfortunately, the 10 spots here represent only a fraction of the action. A kid in a bucket seat raised high on the fat rear tires of a four-wheeled ATV eyes the…
Bigger, louder and a good deal longer than its delightful predecessors, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 makes just about every wrong move in the sequel playbook, substituting scope and scale for the warmth and wit that made those two previous pictures so…
Spider-Man 3 C Director: Sam Raimi Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church Opens Fri., May 4 � Bigger, louder and a good deal longer than its delightful predecessors, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 makes just about every wrong…
Today, City Council approved to continue to regulate what we Philadelphians can put into our bodies. However, this ban had unanimous support, so it’s not much like the smoking ban. Actually, this one’s good for you, too, and in a way…
New Releases More like A for Amateur Hour. This turgid Wachowski brothers adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s seminal 1980s comic book posits a totalitarian future England rocked by a bomb-throwing terrorist known only as V. The comic played…
“If you can’t rip it, you got ripped off!” A tall black-haired kid thrusts fliers into the hands of people passing by Tower Records on South Street. He’s being loud. But he’s not advertising any promotion at Tower. In fact,…
An Internet comic strip is another new frontier for the experimental filmmaker. DumbLand B You’ll Like It If You Like: South Park, Beavis and Butt-Head, David Lynch movies. David Lynch has found the Internet, and it’s not pretty. His…
… Chamillionaire Real name: Hakeem Seriki Age: 26 Hometown: Houston. Some background: Chamillionaire started off on Houston’s Swishahouse label with Paul Wall. They left in search of more money, put out the Get Ya Mind Correct mixtape and eventually parted ways on bad terms. Before his…
