Director David O. Russell (The Fighter, Flirting with Disaster) left Philly a few weeks ago after wrapping the comic The Silver Linings Playbook. But theres nothing funny about Bradley Coopers auteur pals next move. According to entertainment websites The Smoking…
Give Damon Feldman credit for two things: making lemonade from lemons and having a sense of humor about it. The odd-lot Philly boxing promoter who’s legally restricted from promoting real boxing events in Pennsylvania after being convicted of promoting…
[ hip-hop ] In between 2009’s Asleep in the Bread Aisle and his upcoming Def Jam debut, Is This Too Orange?, the Philly-by-way-of-Morrisville, Pa., stoner MC dropped more than a few tunes via EPs, web-only tracks and YouTube vids…
As an Italian, I like seven fishes during the holiday. Not stretched through the season I like them all at one shot. Christmas Eve. Some of the fishes (smelts, shrimp) are small so dont get to thinking Italians are…
[ rock/pop ] Lanky Philly guitarist Joe Randazzo Joe Reno to you the sort of six-string slinger that kids who read musician mags thrill to in that Yngwie/Vai/Vaughn way and that girls who love Van Halen lust for.…
Since the beginning of 2011, the team at Cuba Libre (10 S. Second St.) has rolled out more than a few surprises. While executive chef/co-owner Guillermo Pernot was busy prepping new piqueos (tangy ceviches, delightful baby octopus) and re-done Cubano…
Mike Stollenwerk is busy this week. Hes trying to get Fish, his stalwart seafooderie, open at its new home at 1234 Locust (“Either the week before or the week after Christmas”) while inching toward closing its current 1708 Lombard location…
If you are as tired as I of having to trek to Valley Forge for a good old vanity vinyl fair, say no more. Jonathan Yates, owner of the Beautiful World Syndicate (on East Passyunk) has done Philly Record Riots…
LORD OF THE RINGERS: For HiFi Disco’s debut, Bruce Reinfeld enlisted Brian Christinzio, Patrick Berkery and other notables from the Philly music scene. [ rock/pop ] “I’m not a poor artist or musician,” says Bruce Reinfeld. Now that’s not something…
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Queen glam faves, epic hit makers Hollywood Records not only released three box sets filled with re-masters of the quartets entire catalog, but held auditions for what remaining band members Roger Taylor…
