West Philadelphia

Let the Fire Burn is Filled with Passion and Fury but Not Nearly Enough Clarity

Questlove is the Hardest-Working Man in Showbiz, and He is Lonely Enough to Prove It

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is a man of many responsibilities. In the past six days, he's DJed five events, performed twice with his band, the Roots, taped four episodes of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, opened a restaurant that serves fried chicken he can't eat on his current diet, graded his studen ... More >>

Waxahatchee's Katie Crutchfield Is No Longer Languishing in Grief

Still salty, less wounded

Zs' Sam Hillmer on Hating Skronk, and the Possibility of Disappearing Completely

The Kaufman Music Center's Ecstatic Music Festival began last weekend, and it runs through March. The performers, which include Deerhoof, Julia Holter, Laurel Halo and the JACK Quartet, were selected because they occupy the "fertile terrain between classical and popular music." Among these so-called ... More >>

Q&A: DJ Jazzy Jeff On The Enduring Appeal Of "Summertime"

"Drums, please!" 20 summers ago, Jazzy Jeff's opening command in the hip-hop classic "Summertime" kickstarted countless barbecues, picnics and long nighttime drives. Little has changed since. In 1991, as producers K. Fingers and Hula were lifting Kool & the Gang's leisurely dulcet "Summer Madness" ... More >>

Interview: A Sunny Day in Glasgow's Ben Daniels on Ashes Grammar, the Band's New Singer, and A Very Rough Couple of Years

Ben Daniels, top middle. Photo by Drew Reynolds.​A lot has changed for A Sunny Day in Glasgow since their first album, 2007's understated classic, Scribble Mural Comic Journal. The entire line-up is different after the exit of principle songwriter Ben Daniels's twin sisters--who were the band' ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: The World Series According to Will Smith & DJ Jazzy Jeff

​Good morning! It's officially Philly-Turnpike-Series-Trash-Talking-Bonanza time! Here's a little morning music to get warmed up. (As if there weren't already volumes upon volumes of reasons why NYC is superior to Philly, here's another one: unless I want to parody "Streets of Philadelphi ... More >>

Channeling the Abolitionist in Frederick Douglass Now

And coming of age in A Boy and His Soul

News Roundup: Weezer, Sonic Youth/Dinosaur Jr., Beanie Sigel, Michael Jackson

​--Yesterday, we reported the existence of a new Weezer track, the punchy "(If You're Wondering if I Want You To) I Want You To." Today, Weezer announced the title of their new album, and it's Raditude. Yes, Raditude. Longtime Weez webman Karl Koch writes on the band's site: "'Raditude"??' WHA ... More >>

Adventures of a Barrio Girl

Rising star Quiara Alegria Hudes puts Washington Heights center stage in a new musical

Lips Inc.

Hip-hop disrespects them. Subway patrons love them. Beatboxers make some serious noise.

Letters

Family Men

Habitual Cell Phone Offenders

Philly Cops Can’t Make Nextel Conspiracy Stick

The Shame of Mosque No. 7

With a Sex-Harassment Suit Hanging Over His Head, Some Are Wondering Whether Nation of Islam Minister Benjamin Muhammad Is Fit to Lead the Million Family March

Letters

Demonstrate This

Faced With a Powder Keg, Philly Cops Struck the Match

Portraits in Prejudice

Straight Talk About 'Big Brother,' White Women, Suspicious Blacks, Unruly Latinos, and Racial Profiling Says How Race Is REALLY Lived in America