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Weekend Roundup

Friday, Jan. 20 Have a few drinks for a great cause during Happy Hour for Homeless Animals (6 p.m.) at Benny the Bums Crabhouse. Penn-Jersey […]

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Bruce Springsteen Announces New Album “Wrecking Ball”

Wrecking Ball—the new album from The Boss—will drop on March 6th. Springsteen had already announced plans to tour the U.S. It’s now clear that both […]

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Broadway Star’s Gay Rights Anthem

“My hope for this song [is] to engage and excite people who are ready to speak out about equal rights,” says Gavin Creel, a Broadway […]

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What We Love: Rachel’s Gay Dads

Glee may have lost out at the Golden Globes this past weekend, but the show has won big with two special guest stars who will […]

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Van Halen’s Exclusive New York Show Proves David Lee Roth Kicks Van Hagar’s Ass

In case you’re not up on your rock-gods-of-the-’80s pop culture news, a David Lee Roth-fronted Van Halen played an intimate club gig at New York […]

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Boyz II Men Get a Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Next time you’re out in Hollywood, be sure to check out the first star added to the Walk of Fame in 2012. It belongs to […]

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Mayor Nutter and the Legendary Roots Crew

Philadelphia’s mayor has been known to dabble in the hip-hop arts periodically throughout his political career. His second Inauguration Ball was no exception as Mayor […]

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The Roots Will Play at the Winter Classic

Yesterday, ?uestlove said he was at rehearsals and tweeted a picture of the Winter Classic rink at Citizens Bank Park. Then, he tweeted a picture […]

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Taylor Swift Spends Holiday at the Shore

Pennsylvania’s own Taylor Swift is enjoying Christmas at the beach. The singer and her family have eaten at Uncle Bill’s Pancake House in Avalon and […]

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Teen’s $170,000 Violin Found, Returned

Happy Festivus to the 18-year-old girl that left her valuable instrument on a Megabus Tuesday night. The girl realized she had left the bus without […]

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Jill Scott Gets Her Soul From Philly’s Dirty Water

Last night, a number of prominent musicians from Philly lent their hands and voices to the VH1 DIVAS Celebrates Soul special. Jill Scott, ?uestlove and […]

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Sentencing Day in Phillies Parking Lot Beating Death

Sentencing in Phillies Parking Lot Beating Death. Three men plead guilty in the beating death of 22-year-old David Sale outside of McFadden’s at Citizens Bank […]

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Is ?uestlove a Reason to “Heart” New York?

New York magazine recently released a list of the top reasons to “heart” the the Big Apple. Ranking at number 26 was Philly’s ?uestlove of […]

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The Roots “Undun” Release Show Attracts, Well, Everyone

When they’re not being scolded by NBC for their political commentary on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, ?uestlove and the Roots are typically hard at […]

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Questlove Has to Get Song Choices Okayed By NBC

In the wake of the “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” incident, NBC has now made it so that the drummer for the Roots crew and Jimmy Fallon’s […]