November 29, 2000 hall monitor Cable Bill If you think watching cable television is entertaining, prepare for some real excitement as cable executives begin swapping punches over Philadelphia market share. Whether RCN Corporation should be allowed to offer cable, local…
October 26November 2, 2000 cover story|cp choice 2000 CP Choice: City Whered you get that? What did you pay? Hows life in the big city? Best place to go clothes shopping if youre a go-go dancer photo: Maria Kotsikoros Erogenous…
October 1926, 2000 music issue Jungle Lingo Jungle rock: MCs Mis-Ty (left) and James Fiorella, a.k.a. J-Messinian, on the Art Museum steps. No longer just a sidekick, the evolving role of the MC is helping the DJ-fueled Jungle scene explode.…
October 1926, 2000 disc quicks|rock/pop Bratmobile Ladies, Women and Girls (Lookout!) Much has happened since Bratmobile disappeared in 1995. Back then, the surge of punky girl groups was still such a revelation that their exuberant primitivism was excused even…
September 714, 2000 cover story Video Killed the Baboon Lab How a break-in at a Penn lab led to “the most important event in the history of the American animal rights movement.” Its stuff you might see anywhere: College students…
September 714, 2000 six pick From Shirt Corner to Eternity For James Wasserman, the idea to observe what makes Old City special came his way 13 years ago, when he first moved to the area. Right away, he began taking…
August 31September 7, 2000 on media Married to the Tube Anchored: Newlyweds Larry Mendte and Dawn Stensland say their marriage will survive their careers. So Mendte naturally was intrigued to learn that a Missouri School of Journalism professor emeritus recently…
August 2431, 2000 disc quicks|rock/pop Liquid Gang (Lava/AG) In the 80s, bands like The Hooters, Cinderella and Pretty Poison established Philly as a commercial force to be reckoned with, writing songs that were tailor-made for radio and MTV. They substituted…
August 1724, 2000 on media In the Trenches “Summer camp” for journalists, eh? Yeah, right. Political conventions may be like get-aways for the media elite, but for the typical working stiffs, theyre weeks of non-stop chaos for which no amount…
July 27August 3, 2000 cover story|sidebar A Pattern Emerges The Pennsylvania State narcotics agents who are suing the federal government and alleging a conspiracy theory involving defense attorneys, the CIA, the Justice Department, international drug dealers and the State…
