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Bruce Springsteen Schedules World Tour

For the first time in three years, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will hit the road for a world tour. The announcement comes […]

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HughE Dillon One-Shot: The Roots Mural in Philadelphia

Yesterday, the city’s Mural Arts Program announced the launch of an eight-month-long mural project to honor the Grammy Award-winning, Philadelphia group The Roots. On hand […]

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The Roots Announce New Educational Program

Anyone want to major in The Roots? Black Thought and The Roots recently announced, along with the Mural Arts Program, plans for a building on […]

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Mural Arts Program Taps Into The Roots

The Mural Arts Program has announced an eight-month project that will culminate in the unveiling of a mural of Philly-based hip-hop group and Jimmy Fallon’s […]

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Jay-Z and Kanye Brought Watch the Throne to Philly

H.O.V.A. and Kanye Played a Sold-Out Wells Fargo Center. Last night Jay-Z and Kanye West brought their Watch the Throne tour to Philadelphia and played […]

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Roger Waters’ “The Wall” at CBP

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd has announced that he’ll be at Citizens Bank Park on July 14th to perform the group’s iconic double-album “The Wall.” […]

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Puff Daddy Isn’t the Last Word on Hip Hop

As a university professor of Hip Hop, specifically of a course titled “Hip Hop: A Race, Class, and Gender Perspective,” I’m in the process this […]

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Constitution Center Schedules Bruce Springsteen Exhibit

For two years, “From Asbury Park to the Promised Land”—a Bruce Springsteen exhibit—was on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. […]

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Justin Bieber is a Lawyer in Philadelphia

Philly’s own Justin Bieber isn’t jet-setting with Selena Gomez or starring in any motion picture concert events. He’s more likely to be toting a briefcase […]

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Boyz II Men 20th Anniversary Album Drops

Twenty years ago, B-B-B-Boyz II Men gave the world “Motown Philly.” For the past two decades, the harmonizing quartet out of CAPA have been iconic […]

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Roots Announce Album Release Date, Gigs

The Roots have announced that their new studio album undun—a narrative LP that tells the story of a young criminal named Redford Stephens—will be released […]

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GQ Publishes Listicle of Cool Places in Philly

GQ has included Philly in quite a few listicles lately and—unsurprisingly—not all of them have given the city much credit. In the current issue on […]

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Leon Huff Talks Lady Gaga, Kanye West and Donald Trump

Next Tuesday, Leon Huff, the quiet half of the duo that gave birth to The Sound of Philadelphia genre, releases Groovy People, his first album […]

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Guns N’ Roses Coming to Philly

I remember exactly where I was on December 6, 2002. I was standing on the floor of the First Union Center (now known as the […]

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Photo of the Day: The Dead Milkmen

Since its inception in 1981, MTV has maintained an annual yearbook of videos that make an impact and define the times—or, as the network characterizes […]