September 30–October 7, 1999 cover story|sidebar The Science Guys Have Philly ghost hunters created the specter detector of the future? Lew Gerew hasn’t gotten around to seeing The Sixth Sense yet. As president of the Philadelphia Ghost Hunters Alliance, he’s…

September 23–30, 1999 earshot DJ Cozmic Cat’s Record Haunts When your life is spinning records, record stores are your lifeblood. You have to know just where to go, and whom to talk to, to find that rare jazz disc or…

September 23–30, 1999 critic pick|rock/pop Kenn Kweder Kenn Kweder, the local lord of ironic observational prose and non-weepy folk, is an anomaly. He may be the only non-jazz or soul musician in town to be out there for so long.…

September 16–23, 1999 critic pick Sinead Lohan/Jess Winchester This quirky double bill speaks volumes for the generational mix-mastering ofdiffering folk genres. From the wee Isle of County Cork, Ireland, Sinead Lohan pulls majesty out of small moments,creating grandeur — on…

September 16–23, 1999 fall guide|music Best Bets Roots Denise LaSalle Denise LaSalle is one nasty lady, and she loves it when you notice. The title track of her latest record, Smoking in Bed (Malaco), tells it all! Good times are…

September 16–23, 1999 hit and run Boyz Night Out Ah, our Boyz are growing up. Searchlights pierced a dark and rainy Philadelphia sky last Thursday night as limos and luxury cars crowded the corner where Spring Garden meets Columbus Boulevard.…

September 16–23, 1999 critic pick Super Furry Animals It’s “wham bam thank you ma’am” time as Cardiff, Wales’ fave glammy, neo-Psychedelic power popsters Super Furry Animals roll through town again. If Bowie was Welsh, had fronted Syd Barrett-era Floyd and…

September 16–23, 1999 fall guide|movies CP Movie Promo Pack The Insider Smokeless Ashtray Defrauding the government? Endangering public health? Fine, but don’t stink up the office. Man on the Moon Roll-on Crazy for comedy? Love wrestling women? Never let them…

September 16–23, 1999 music Stan Span Stan Freberg Tip Of The Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection, 1951-1998 (4 CDs) (Rhino) When The Beatles hit America, Paul McCartney told reporters that one of the group’s main comic influences was Stan Freberg’s…