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| Bomb Threat at Trocadero; Shermen Hemsley Will Disputed; Made in America Schedule and Info |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/30/12 12:06 pm | updated: 08/30/12 12:06 pm |
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| Last night a bomb threat was received targeting the popular Trocodero Theater at 10th and Arch in Chinatown. An anonymous, threatening email was sent to news outlets at around 5:40 pm. Police and a bomb sniffing dog searched the area and the theater but did not find anything suspicious leading authorities to believe it was a hoax. They cleared the area at 7pm. The threat read in part, "Not only is bomb there now i have weapons there that i will use to cause mass destruction tonight. good luck.... Read More |
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| Jay-Z's Labor Day Made in America Festival Schedule Released |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/30/12 1:22 am | updated: 08/30/12 1:22 am |
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The Made in America Festival schedule has been announced for Labor Day Weekend. One notable cancelation is Chris Cornell due to a scheduling conflict. He'll be performing at an Obama fundraiser/ rally in Iowa on Saturday and can't make it to Philly for MIA on Sunday. That means no Temple of the Dog reunion with Pearl Jam.
Also, the festival has been billed as 3 stages + DJ tent since it's inception. This released schedule only includes two of those stages plus the tent. The... Read More |
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| Beanie Sigel Arrested on I95; NFL Goes w/ Replacement Refs; Made in America Numbers? |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/29/12 7:33 pm | updated: 08/29/12 7:33 pm |
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| Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel aka Dwight E. Grant and a friend, Gerald Andrews, were arrested earlier Wednesday morning at 3:14 am on I-95 in Tinicum Township. Andrews was driving when they were pulled over for tailgating and swerving out of their lane. A weapons check turned up some pills, a small amount of marijuana, and a bottle of codeine, plus a gun. They were both charged with drug and weapons violations. Sigel's latest album, This Time, was released yesterday. He was supposed... Read More |
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| Madonna MDNA Tour Setlist 8/28 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/29/12 12:08 am | updated: 08/29/12 12:08 am |
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Madonna MDNA North American Tour
8/28/12 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Setlist
1) Religious Intro
2) Girl Gone Wild
3) Revolver
4) Gang Bang
5) Papa Don't Preach
6) Hung Up
7) I Don't Give A
8) Marjorette
9) Express Yourself
10) Give Me All Your Luvin'
11) Change Station
12) Turn Up the Radio
13) Candy Shop
14) Open Your Heart
15) Masterpiece Read More |
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| SEPTA Has No Plans For Extra Festival Trains; Chalfont Police Shooting was a Hoax |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/28/12 9:29 pm | updated: 08/28/12 9:29 pm |
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| SEPTA does not plan to run extra trains after the Parkway concerts this weekend. They will add a few extra cars to the the Regional Rail trains, but don't necessarily rely on them to get home. They'll be running on their reduced weekend schedule and that means reduced capacity and some line's last trains departing around 11 pm. The City has been telling people to take public transport, but that won't help people trying to go home to the suburbs on the rails unless they leave the concerts early.... Read More |
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| Charges Filed Against McFarland; Brian Westbrook Retires as Eagle; Bradley Cooper Premieres Movie |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/28/12 6:27 pm | updated: 08/28/12 6:27 pm |
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Charges have been filed against the second suspect in the last week's murder of Officer Moses Walker Jr. Chancier McFarland, 19, was arrested in Alabama on Sunday and transported to Philadelphia on Monday. Word of McFarland's surrender to the FBI in Montgomery, AL, reached mourners on Sunday just as Officer Walker's viewing services were starting. McFarland is charged with murder, robbery, conspiracy, and violations of the Uniform Firearms Act.
Brian Westbrook has announced that... Read More |
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| Don't Miss These Highly Anticipated September Album Releases |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/28/12 12:14 am | updated: 08/28/12 12:14 am |
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Summer is coming to a close, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything left to look forward to for the last waning days of the sun rays. Here are just a few of the highly anticipated albums set for release in the coming weeks.
9/4
'Centipede HZ' by Animal Collective is the long awaited follow-up to the 2009's Merriweather Post Pavilion. Featuring the mash of distorted guitars and digital beats, these psychedelic indie rockers definitely push their own limits... Read More |
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| Hundreds Mourn Officer Walker, Nutter Angry; Festival Prep Continues; Sweet Caroline Dumped at PSU |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/27/12 6:52 pm | updated: 08/27/12 6:52 pm |
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| Hundreds honored Police Officer Moses Walker Jr. today and yesterday during memorial services for the slain policeman at Deliverance Evangelistic Church in North Philadelphia. Yesterday a horse-drawn procession led his body to the church so that mourners from across the city could pay solemn respects. That viewing continued this morning before the funeral and a packed church that included Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and Walker's fellow officers from the 22nd District. Mayor Nutter showed... Read More |
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| Second Suspect, Chancier McFarland, in Custody; Officer Moses Walker Jr. Funeral Arrangements |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/26/12 6:04 pm | updated: 08/26/12 6:04 pm |
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The second suspect in Officer Moses Walker Jr.'s murder is in custody. Chancier McFarland, 19, has been sought by police since Walker's murder a week ago, but he is currently in police custody in Montgomery, AL, after being on the run. His criminal partner, Rafael Jones, has been in custody since Wednesday. Jones has apparently confessed to his involvement in the early morning, August 18th murder and robbery of the off duty Police Officer. He was charged and arraigned on Friday.
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| Byard Lancaster, Philadelphia avant-garde jazz legend, Passes Away |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/26/12 2:21 am | updated: 08/26/12 2:21 am |
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| Philadelphia jazz legend Byard Lancaster passed away on Thursday after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Lancaster was a master saxophonist and flautist who performed with many other of his better known jazz contemporaries such as Archie Shepp, Elvin Jones, Sunny Murrary, McCoy Tyner, Khan Jamal and Sun Ra. He traveled the world as an ambassador of free form avant-garde jazz spreading the word of Philadelphia music, but always returned home to perform in the streets, clubs, and subways. Read More |
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Alvin Clay
