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| SEPTA Will Hold Lottery for Special Papal Passes for Regional Rail Service During Pope's Visit |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/15 3:31 pm | updated: 07/28/15 3:31 pm |
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| SEPTA announced their updated plans to sell the Special Passes to ride Regional Rail during the weekend of the Papal Visit on September 26th and 27th. Last week, SEPTA attempted to put the passes directly on sale. High demand for the tickets caused the site to crash when it was launched and SEPTA suspended sales. SEPTA has now created a lottery system to distribute the passes. The lottery will be open for 24 hours from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 3rd at Read More |
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| Music News - Florence Releases 10-min Short Film; Meek Mill/Minaj Steamy Video; Keith Richards Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/15 3:30 am | updated: 07/28/15 3:30 am |
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| Florence + The Machine have released new visuals for two songs off their recent How Big How Blue How Beautiful album. "Queen of Peace/Long & Lost" is a 10-minute short film that fits in a greater series of short films by Florence Welch. Each have been directed by Vincent Haycock. This is Chapter 4 & 5. The others include "What Kind of Man," "St. Jude," and "Ship to Wreck" referred to as the Odyssey series. This latest video was shot on the Scottish isle Easdale. Watch the video at... Read More |
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| Venture 0n - Celebrating A Unique Philadelphia Community - Thursday July 30th 7pm - Live Broadcast |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/28/15 1:28 am | updated: 07/28/15 1:32 am |
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| Collaborative workspace Venturef0rth, located in the Loft District in the Callowhill neighborhood, along with innovative music community incubator RECPhilly (and Venturef0rth tenant) are holding a unique social networking experience this Thursday called Venture 0n. The event will feature live musical performances from a number of top local artists, great food from area eateries, and a panel discussion/keynotes from local leaders in the Philly start-up and networking scene. The event is a... Read More |
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| Nutter Refutes Leaked Papal Security Maps; Juniata Park Hit-And-Run; SEPTA Cancels Papal Press Conf |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/27/15 6:03 pm | updated: 07/27/15 6:03 pm |
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| Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter called a press conference today to refute several security maps that have been circulating on the internet supposedly showing vehicle free and fenced zones during the Papal visit in September. He said, “No official security perimeter has been announced, or fully and finally determined...Speculative reporting on this matter performs no legitimate function except to paint a false and/or misleading picture for the public.” Nutter did say that some new... Read More |
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| Music News - Dylan's Electric Returns to Newport; Roger Waters/My Morning Jacket; Drake Diss Track |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/27/15 3:06 am | updated: 07/27/15 3:06 am |
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| It's been 50 years since Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival, and his 1964 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster travelled to Rhode Island over the weekend to be part of the festivities. On July 25th, 1965 Bob Dylan plugged in the electric guitar, backed by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and ripped into "Maggie's Farm," "Like A Rolling Stone," "Phantom Engineer." Folk purists were aghast, many others cheered. America's singer songwriter turned into a counterculture rock star before... Read More |
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| Cole Hamels Pitches No-Hitter at Wrigley; Four Rescued in Wildwood; Point Breeze Pop-Up Reopens |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/26/15 1:14 am | updated: 07/26/15 1:15 am |
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| Philadelphia Phillies ace RHP Cole Hamels threw a no-hitter Saturday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Phillies won 5-0. Cole threw 129 pitches with 13 K's and 2 BB's. This was the 13th no-hitter in Phillies' history and Hamels' first solo effort. He was part of a combined no-hitter on September 1st, 2014 vs. the Atlanta Braves along with Jake Diekman, Ken Giles and closer Jonathan Papelbon. It was the first solo no-no thrown by a Phillie since Roy Halladay vs. the... Read More |
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| Music News - Janet Jackson 'No Sleeep' Video; Best Coast/Weezer Video 'Go Away'; Nicki Minaj on GMA |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/25/15 2:18 am | updated: 07/25/15 2:18 am |
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| Janet Jackson has shared the video for the remix of "No Sleeep" featuring J. Cole. The original cut will be included on her upcoming unnamed album. Directed by Dave Mayers, the laidback, late night, R&B jam is set in tony pad. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced the track. Jackson said in a statement, "I hope u enjoy watching this as much as we enjoyed making it. #NoSL333P." Janet will be touring next year and will be in our area twice. On February 19 in Bethlehem, PA at the Sands... Read More |
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| Handyman Arrested in Drexel Grad Murder; DE Man Arrested After Body Found; Eagles Fans Most Hated |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/24/15 6:27 pm | updated: 07/24/15 6:29 pm |
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| Philadelphia police have arrested a man for the sexual assault and murder of a recent Drexel grad in her West Philadelphia apartment last week. 56-year old James Harris faces murder, rape, robbery, burglary and other charges. Harris had been hired to do maintenance in the building on the 200 block of South 50th Street, but was fired, evicted, and banned from the building a week prior to the attack. 27-year old Jasmine Wright was attacked in her third floor unit. There was no sign of... Read More |
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| Music News - New Metric Track/Vid; Demi Lovato Hot Video For Cool Summer; Mumford 'Ditmas' Video |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/24/15 3:42 am | updated: 07/24/15 3:42 am |
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Metric has released the third single from their upcoming new album Pagans in Vegas due out September 18th. "Too Bad, So Sad" is a simple synth-heavy track with a driving rhythm that pushes the momentum full forward. The accompanying video is minimalist, featuring only a wireframe boombox and lyrics for the chorus. Others have also pointed out there's a Blur-esque "Woo hoo!" that starts the hook. Take a listen:
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| Robber Uses Clear Bag on Face; Female Found in Wilmington Park; Water Main Break East Falls |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/23/15 5:19 pm | updated: 07/23/15 5:19 pm |
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| Philadelphia police are looking for an armed suspect who robbed a Dunkin Donuts earlier this month. The man was caught on surveillance video trying to use a clear plastic bag as a disguise but failed miserably to conceal his identity. It happened at the store on the 300 block of Oregon Avenue in Packer Park around 3:30 a.m. on July 6th. The man is seen pacing outside before deciding to go in. He pulls a clear bag over his face and jumps the counter. The suspect then pulled out a knife... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
