March 29, 2000 music Got Ya Covered Philly cover bands play mostly to Delaware Avenue-dwelling yuppies, boasting set lists filled with Top 40 flavor-of-the-month fare. But a cover band can be more than that. Benjamin Xavier Kim, frontman for local…
March 29, 2000 on media Judge and Jury The name under the headline: Paul Maryniak, the writer of the 1987 Daily News article for which Judge Merriweather sued PNI for libel. In one of several addresses to the jury in…
March 29, 2000 screen picks Screen Picks Center of attention: A scene from In Between. by Sam Adams City Paper Independent Film Contest Screening (Tues., March 7, 7:30 p.m., Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St. 215-569-9700. Admission free.) Though the…
February 1724, 2000 music One Way or Another Brief encounter: Geesin and Garr. Philly synth-pop duo Winterbrief keeps its options open. by Sam Adams Maybe Winterbrief is to indie-pop what Gang of Four is to white funk. Or maybe…
January 27February 3, 2000 movies Sing a Simple Song Robert Mugges documentaries arent flashy, but hes filmed some of the best musicians in the world. by Sam Adams A modest townhouse in Secane probably isnt where youd expect to find…
January 27February 3, 2000 wingbowl Wing Nuts This years top ten Wing Bowl contenders. A lot of stats and intangibles have to be considered before you place your bets on a Wing Bowl contestant: Does he have the stamina? Is…
January 27February 3, 2000 movies Sing a Simple Song Robert Mugges documentaries arent flashy, but hes filmed some of the best musicians in the world. by Sam Adams A modest townhouse in Secane probably isnt where youd expect to find…
November 2330, 2000 hit and run On the Stand Headline news: City Papers July, 1998 cover story on the LaBrake case. City Paper “Blood, Net and Tears,” July 23, 1998 The judge issued a gag order, so neither defense or…
June 2229, 2000 movies Flying Fowl Flying the coop: Fowler and Ginger plot their escape. Imprisoned chickens reach for the sky in Chicken Run. by Sam Adams Chicken Run Directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park A Dreamworks release Opens…
January 2027, 2000 hall monitor Queena For a Day Laid-off Thomas Jefferson University Hospital employee Queena Bass took advantage of Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday to draw attention to her cause. And she is trying to take her claims against…
