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| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees; Three Teachers in NJ Arrested Sex Students; Nutter 'Sickened' |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/04/12 7:10 pm | updated: 10/04/12 7:10 pm |
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| The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland has announced the nominees for 2013. Those acts need to have been making music for at least 25 years to qualify. Then the hall will send ballots out to over 600 members of the music industry to vote. Performers garnering the highest number of votes and at least 50% will be inducted, usually 5-7 each year. This year's nominees are Donna Summer, The Meters, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Albert King, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Kraftwerk, Randy Newman,... Read More |
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| Phillies Finish .500, Fire 3 Coaches, 9 Year Winning Streak is Over |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/03/12 8:45 pm | updated: 10/03/12 8:45 pm |
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| The Phillies lost today 5-1 to the 2012 NL East Champion Washington Nationals. They finished the season with a completely unexciting 81-81 record. If you asked anyone at this point last year, when we finished the season off with a team record 102 wins and the best record in MLB, if this would be the scenario left to us this afternoon, most people would have thought it was a hearty joke (even those wishy washy bandwagon fans on the Beltway). It's hard to get extremely mad because it was written... Read More |
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| Charges Dropped against Punched Woman; Philly ATV Law Approved; Williams Execution Halted |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/03/12 5:54 pm | updated: 10/03/12 5:54 pm |
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| The District Attorney's office said today that they will drop charges against Aida Guzman, the woman punched by Philadelphia Lt. Jonathan Josey last weekend. Guzman, 39, was cited for disorderly conduct after police thought she threw some kind of liquid at them during a street celebration following the Puerto Rican Day parade. Josey was caught on camera punching Guzman and knocking her to the ground before making the arrest. Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey announced later today that Lt.... Read More |
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| Dave Grohl announces Foo Fighters are taking a break |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/03/12 12:32 am | updated: 10/03/12 12:32 am |
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Dave Grohl told fans at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York City on Saturday, September 29th that he didn't know when the band would play together again, but that they were going to be taking a break for a while.
Grohl formed Foo Fighters in 1994 after Nirvana broke apart, recording the entire first album himself. After 18 years and 11 Grammy awards they are going to take some time apart. Grohl promises this isn't the end for one of rock's iconic and enduring... Read More |
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| Dave Matthews Band Announces Winter Tour; Play Wells Fargo Center in Philly December 22 |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/02/12 10:03 pm | updated: 10/02/12 10:03 pm |
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Dave Matthews Band just announced their 2012 Winter Tour. They'll hit the road in support of their brand new album Away From The World which is currently #1 in the US! The East Coast tour starts November 30th and finishes December 22nd right here in Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center. Tickets go on sale to the public on October 19th.
Listen to iradiophilly's Skin for Alternative Rock
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| Voter ID Law Put On Hold; Divine Lorraine Hotel Sold; Video Four Suspects Attack Man in Supermarket |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/02/12 5:53 pm | updated: 10/02/12 5:53 pm |
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| A Commonwealth Court judge issued a temporary injunction today against the controversial Voter ID law. The injunction will prevent the full law from going into effect for the upcoming election. Registered voters will not be required to have a valid ID in order to fill out a ballot on election day Nov. 6. Judge Robert Simpson did not find a problem with asking voters for ID, but felt that having those without ID fill out provisional ballots could lead to disenfranchisement. The law was upheld,... Read More |
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| ID Requirement of PA Voter ID Law Suspended; No ID needed to Vote in November |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/02/12 12:43 pm | updated: 10/02/12 12:43 pm |
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A Commonwealth Court judge issued a temporary injuction today blocking part of the Voter ID law from taking effect before the November general elections. Registered voters will not have to present the identification listed in the controversial law in order to cast a ballot on Nov. 6. Judge Robert E. Simpson Jr. rejected the notion that the offending activity was simply asking a voter for ID, but rather potential voter disenfranchisement if they could not produce an ID.
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| October Highly Anticipated Album Releases, Don't Miss These |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/01/12 11:01 pm | updated: 10/01/12 11:03 pm |
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As Autumn settles in and the cooler air starts to invade, heat up your speakers or headphones with these albums due out this October.
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'Wild Race' by Dr. Dog Philly's Indie Rock ambassadors are releasing a 5-song EP, a follow-up to their acclaimed Be The Void released earlier this year. These 5 songs are a perfect extension from that full length, continuing to push their evolution beyond their lo-fi roots with beautiful complex arrangements full of raw... Read More |
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| Philly Officer Punches Woman at Parade on Video; Delaware Man Crashes after seeing 'Elephant' |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 10/01/12 3:23 pm | updated: 10/01/12 3:23 pm |
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| Philadephia Police opened an internal affairs investigation this morning after video of an officer punching a woman in the face surfaced. The incident occurred during a street party after the Puerto Rican Day parade. The video shows the officer, Lt. Jonathan Josey, a 19-year veteran, striking the woman as she walks away from a group of officers on the street. He thought that she had thrown beer on the cops, though it appears someone else near her did. She may have been using silly string.... Read More |
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| America For Jesus in Philly; Ryan Howard Out for Season; Outdoor Feeding of Homeless Agreement |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 09/29/12 11:19 pm | updated: 09/29/12 11:19 pm |
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| A crowd of almost 10,000 gathered on Independence Mall today during the two day “America For Jesus” rally, a national prayer gathering. Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the 700 Club, addressed the crowd and led them in prayer. The event was organized by One Nation under God, a non-partisan coalition of ministries. They aim to reclaim the nation for God and the Christian right because the country is spiritually sick as a whole. They are asking for 40 days of prayer leading up to the... Read More |
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Alvin Clay
