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Meet Philly Songbird, Alyssa Garcia
Alyssa’s music belongs in Disney movies. It’s captivating, meaningful, empowering. It’s straight up good music.
Can Magic Mushrooms Combat Anxiety & Depression?
The pros and cons of using magic mushrooms for anxiety, why people are giving the radical solution a try, and an interview with Justin Townsend, CEO of MycoMeditations
A Thank You Letter to Tyrese Maxey & Other Sixers Rumblings
Life without Tyrese Maxey involves actually missing Ben Simmons, and that’s not the worst of it. Sign him for 2 more decades.
EMYNE’s Angelic Pipes and Honest Bars… (plus a lady MC Mount Rushmore to argue About)
Emyne is a raw talent. She’s a singer, rapper, an eccentric creative, and about her business. Big things expected over here for a talented up-and-comer.
A Real SEPTA Horror Story and an Awful Media Fallacy
An article inspired by the SEPTA rape in October 2021 that was falsely reported to be witnessed and filmed by ongoers without intervention. Discussing the Bystander Effect, Recording as Conduct, Implicit Bias, and more.
Optimist Rock: Dogs On Main Street’s Latest Album, “Cadillac Motel”
Who knew optimist rock could produce such tasty jams?
City Occult #1: The Philadelphia Experiment
A story about time travel, teleportation, and conspiracy in the Philadelphia Naval Yard.
Electromagnetic Rock N’ Roll from The Retinas (GoodBye ), “THROWING PAINT”
The Retinas play garage rock with finesse. They teamed with LA-based DJ, Chophead to put together some Electromagnetic Rock N’ Roll.
Therapy? Nah, Recycled Horror & Thriller Stories
How or horror/thriller consumption has morphed with the pandemic and why are the same stories are being recycled through the genre?
D.O.D: Mx Wander’s Quest to Find a “New Normal”
Mx Wander is a one-of-a-kind folk-punk musician who explores raw topics like gender identity, addiction, and heartbreak.
Quiet Cool Kid, No Doubt! Tattoos On The (You)Tube
Popular Youtuber QCKND makes videos about the tattoo experience. She covers everything from aftercare to picking a design and more!
If Nothing At All, Why Not Both?
Everyone, on both sides, is calling for action, but for 10 years running, ain’t a damn thing has been done.
Cvgebird Takes Flight in Award-Winning Music Video, “Frida Trap”
Art & Life. Music & Madness—that's this song, video, and poem from Cvgebird.
Madness For The Intelligent, Bliss For The Ignorant
Minds filled with cotton candy and sunshine vs. the raw, cursed thinkers of the world.
Which Is Bullshit? My Own Marriage Or The One In “Scenes From A Marriage”?
“… it will win a ton of Emmys next year, and I sexted my husband after each sweltering, armpit-sniffing episode, but it’s not real life.”
On Bo Burnham’s “Inside” — A Purely Original Spectacle of Comedy
Inside by Bo Burnham is an absolutely special piece of comedy, art, music, and entertainment.
D.O.D: Driftwood Solider & The Pandemic
An ode to the patchwork pandemic anthem “Gimmie Music” by Driftwood Soldier and the way it expresses what we all felt in those first few months.
New Awesome Special from Cancel Survivor, Shane Gillis
The world was introduced to Shane in the strangest of ways. Hello. Canceled. It’s likely he set a record for taking the quickest internet KO in history on the chin, and marching on.
The Philly Holiday Album
It’s a classic. 44 plus artists on 44 tracks. There’s gems throughout. An album you can simply turn on and let it play from beginning to end. All kinds of genres touched upon by a wide range of talent.
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