June 9-15, 2005 books Interview: Gabriel Brandis free spirit: Gabriel Brandis, shown here in an initiation ceremony, spent four years with the Hare Krishnas. by A.D. Amorosi As Pada Seva Dasa, Philly native Gabriel Brandis made it to the top…

June 2- 8, 2005 artpicks Cut to the Chase by A.D. Amorosi Books Journalist Craig Marberry has a thing for the head. The top of the head, to be specific. Of his brethren and sistren in the African-American community, to…

May 12-18, 2005 fine print Anty Matter Photo By: Michael T. Regan by A.D. Amorosi We come not to mourn Zipperhead, 407 South Street’s epicenter of all things punk since 1980. We come to praise it. Where else can I…

May 5-11, 2005 music icepack by A.D. Amorosi Caught between Equality Forum’s SundayOUT! fest and the Jamaican-heavy Penn Relays, all I could think of was how Philly compared to the beard-clashing union of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes: the gayishness,…

April 14-20, 2005 naked city Surreal Life 50-yard ‘stache: Dalí copycat Carmen Martella stares down the great surrealist. Photo By: Michael T. Regan For Carmen Martella, impersonating Dalí is all about persistence. by A.D. Amorosi The scene: Rev. Tbagg’s Pup…

April 7-13, 2005 music icepack by A.D. Amorosi The only thing funner than a funeral is the media circus surrounding it. Mel Gibson, telling Sean Hannity that Terri Schiavo‘s death was “the inevitability of gradualism?” Wack-a-doodle-licious! Networks tolling bells for…

March 31-April 6, 2005 music Type Casting MORE THAN A FEELING: “It’s not hard to write pop-rock,” says Tommy Ciccone (right). “It is hard to write good pop-rock.” The Jealous Type unravel pop’s mysteries on their big debut, Farewell to…

March 31-April 6, 2005 mixpicks Mom-and-Pop Culture Reference comedy Harvey Korman may do the too-occasional Mel Brooks film. Tim Conway may voice Barnacle Boy from SpongeBob SquarePants and pop onto that wretched Yes, Dear show. But anyone born before 1980…

March 31-April 6, 2005 cityspace Clothes Minded SUITS ME FINE: Despite its conservative past, the expanded Boyds features hipper labels, a Georges Perrier restaurant and headless salesmen. Photo By: Michael T. Regan With a $2.5 million renovation and hipper labels,…