On Friday, the Philadelphia City Paper stumbled upon a proposed bill that could dramatically alter the city’s cultural landscape. Bill No. 100267 is no ordinary promoters ordinance. If passed into law, the ordinance has the potential to stop smaller clubs’ schedules completely and leave [...]
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December 27th, 2009 - 11:04 pm § in True/Slant
The Best Overlooked Albums Of The Aughts
The new year is almost here, and with it comes a maelstrom of “End of the Year Lists.” Here on Ex-Spectator, I’ll be rolling out a few “End of the Year”/”End of the Decade” lists. Today’s list: The Best Overlooked Albums of the Aughts. A while back I started an ongoing feature called[...]
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December 23rd, 2008 - 2:32 am § in Perfect Lines
Best Concerts of 2008
The best live shows of 2008[...]
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December 12th, 2008 - 2:10 am § in Perfect Lines
Top o' 2008
A countdown of the best albums of 2008, in all their colors.[...]
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