Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'londoncalling'
February 28, 2008
Fun around town, for $10 or less: London Calling: Free dance party featuring Brit Rock from the '60s to today spun by DJs Jared Styles and Jim McGuinn at World Café Live (3025 Walnut), 6PM. Free (pre-registration required) Exit A: Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead, reads from his latest book Exit A at the Penn Bookstore (3601 Walnut), 7PM. Free Deep Breath: Introduction to Buddhist meditation presented by the Menlha Buddhist Center at the Ethical......
Continue Reading "Frugal Fun Alert: Thursday"October 21, 2005
Now that we've all had time to mull it over (the countdown ended with great fanfare and a live broadcast at the World Cafe this Monday), what does Phillyist think about WXPN's list of the 885 All Time Greatest Albums - specifically, the top ten? Well, first of all, for those of you too lazy to click a link, here is that top ten, reproduced for your pleasure (and/or displeasure): 10. Rubber Soul - The......
Continue Reading "The End of the Road for WXPN's Greatest Albums"October 20, 2005
Note: In this review, Phillyist is going to make some musical and pop culture references that we understand some of you may be too young to understand. For those of you, Phillyist would like to say two things. (1) We're including some helpful keywords so you can do follow-up research on Wikipedia, at your local music store, or in your parents record collection (see: LP or Long Playing Record) (2) the fact that some......
Continue Reading "3 Bands + 3 Countries + 3 Eras = 1 Good Night at the TLA"