|
| |
| Culture |
| Foo Fighters Release Surprise Album 'Saint Cecilia' EP, Stream and Free Download Now. |
| |
 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/23/15 4:01 am | updated: 11/23/15 4:01 am |
| |
| Foo Fighters have just released a surprise EP titled Saint Cecilia. The 5-track EP is available to stream and download for free right now at http://www.saintceciliaep.com. You can also preorder it on vinyl. The album was recorded in October at the Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin, TX. Dave Grohl explains the project was a "celebration of life and music" that he hopes will "bring a little light into this sometimes dark world." Read... Read More |
| |
 |
| |
| News |
| Missing College Student Found Dead; Philadelphia Marathon 2015 Results; Rhodes Scholars in Philly |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/23/15 2:35 am | updated: 11/23/15 2:35 am |
| |
| Pennsylvania State Police say that the search for a missing college student from Montgomery County is now over. The body of 19-year-old Jacob Marberger, a Cheltenham native and Washington College student, was found Saturday in the picnic area of the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Albany Township, Berks County. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His green land Rover was parked nearby. He was discovered by sanctuary officials. He disappeared last Monday after driving back to his... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Terrorist Attack in Africa; Kim Cattrall Too Sick for Play; Worker Killed in West Philly |
| |
 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/20/15 11:51 am | updated: 11/20/15 11:51 am |
| |
There was another terrorist attack today in Africa. Three people were killed and 170 hostages taken. It unfolded this morning at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako. Assailants took hostages in a brazen assault involving grenades and high powered assault rifles. There are reports that some of the hostages were released after they were able to recite passages from the Quran. Security forces have helped a few others escape.
"Sex and the City" star Kim Cattrall has withdrawn from... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Longport Plastic Bag Vote, ROAR For Good Athena Jewelry |
| |
 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/20/15 8:52 am | updated: 11/20/15 8:52 am |
| |
A New Jersey shore town is scheduled to vote Friday on a plan to reduce the use of plastic shopping bags. Longport officials are expected to vote on whether businesses will have to charge customers a dime for each plastic bag they use. Mayor Nick Russo says he wants people to be conscious of their waste. This would make Longport the first town in the state to adopt this green footprint idea.
A Philadelphia-based tech startup launched a campaign to fund its innovative product... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| Culture |
| 'Isis' pop station on iRadioPhilly. Is it time to change the name? You tell us. |
| |
 by: iradiophilly - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/20/15 7:12 am | updated: 11/20/15 7:12 am |
| |
When iRadioPhilly chose the name 5 years ago for its 'Isis' radio station featuring contemporary pop hits, terrorism was not an image we hoped to paint for the brand. In the mainstream public consciousness back then, the term Isis had nothing to do with the Islamic State or the terrorist acts ISIS has become known for. Now we may need to go back to the drawing board.
In 2010, iRadioPhilly set out to establish a non-offensive brand name that would appeal to a mostly female... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| No Streaming for Adele's '25'; SEPTA Officer has Cardiac Arrest after Arrest; New CC Holiday Market |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/19/15 9:14 pm | updated: 11/19/15 9:14 pm |
| |
| Adele's first new album, 25, is due out worldwide on Friday and it is one of the most highly anticipated releases in years. Adding to the excitement is the fact that the British songstress has not put out an album since 2011's massive hit, 21. On the eve of the release, however, it is being reported that the album will not be available for on demand streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. If you want to hear it, you'll have to buy the album, either as a digital... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Paris Terror Mastermind Killed; CHOP Lawsuit Awards 10 Mil; Gun Permit Applications Double |
| |
by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/19/15 11:45 am | updated: 11/19/15 11:45 am |
| |
| The mastermind of the Paris attacks has been killed. That's the word from the city prosecutor's office. He was killed in a police raid on a suburban apartment building. 27-year-old Abdelhamid Abaaoud was identified based on skin samples. Thousands of shots were fired in the apartment building targeted in the chaotic and bloody raid in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on Wednesday. Police launched the operation after receiving information from tapped phone calls, surveillance and tipoffs... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| PHL Workers Strike, FluMist Shortage, Syrian Refugee Screening |
| |
by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 11/19/15 8:55 am | updated: 11/19/15 8:55 am |
| |
| Workers at Philadelphia International Airport are on strike. This is all part of the first ever nationwide airport workers strike, which began Wednesday night. Workers are demanding a $12 per hour wage and are protesting unfair working conditions. On Thursday’s picket line will be wheelchair attendants, baggage handlers, plane cabin cleaners and other subcontracted staff. They all work for airline subcontractors, including PrimeFlight, Prospect and McGinn Security. They are teaming... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| News |
| Gloucester Police Alerted to Online Threat; PA Judges Recommend $50 mil Uber Fine |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/18/15 8:38 pm | updated: 11/18/15 8:38 pm |
| |
| A Gloucester Township, NJ resident alerted local police after receiving a post on social media from a man in Texas threatening to "shoot up a mosque" along with pictures of an assault rifle and ammunition. Gloucester Police contacted authorities in Fort Bend, TX. Texas authorities identified the sender as 26-year-old Clayton Alexander Cansler of New Territory, Fort Bend County. They detained and arrested him at his job at the Sugar Land Municipal Airport. He did not have a weapon.... Read More |
| |
|
| |
| Culture |
| 2016 Firefly Music Festival Announces Lineup; Mumford Sons, Kings of Leon, Florence + The Machine |
| |
by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 11/18/15 4:45 pm | updated: 11/18/15 4:45 pm |
| |
Mumford & Sons, Kings of Leon, Florence & The Machine, and Deadmau5 to Headline the 2016 Firefly Music Festival
DOVER, DE (Nov.18) - Firefly Music Festival is returning to The Woodlands for the fifth year on June 16-19, 2016. Along with headliners Mumford & Sons, Kings of Leon, Florence & The Machine, and Deadmau5, the lineup also includes Ellie Goulding, Disclosure, Blink-182, Death Cab for Cutie, M83, Tame Impala, The 1975, A$AP Rocky, Of Monsters and Men, Major Lazer,... Read More |
| |
|
| |
