Sign of the Times? Robin’s Bookstore Closing After 73 Years

A sad day for celebrators of independent business and vital cultural institutions.  From the owner: DEATH After 73 years Robin’s Book Store, Philadelphia’s oldest independent book seller, is about to: expire, perish, pass away, be taken, resign our being, end our days, breathe our last, depart this life, be no more, pop off, give up … Read more

Back to the Music: Shout Magic & Friends, Live at 4518 Walnut

It’s been awhile since I posted about anything MUSIC related, mostly because there has been so much work in progress.  Besides throwing new tracks up in the music section of the site, I’ll be profiling new songs and such here and try to explain a little about the method behind the tracks.  Thanks to Ian … Read more

Grubstake on YROCK – Available For Download

From our pal, Jake Rabid: Y-ROCK LOCAL TRACKS Presents: GRUBSTAKE If you haven’t heard the tracks GRUBSTAKE recorded at Y-Rock On XPN for Y-Rock’s LOCAL TRACKS SESSIONS this is your warning… The session was recorded back on July 27 ,2008, and the songs “Tuesday Evening”, “Kill Your Boss” “Meteor Shower,” & “Get Rid Of The … Read more