awesomefest

by Ari Roth Purple Rain is a legendary movie. Featuring easily the greatest original soundtrack of all time, the film was Prince’s breakthrough moment, the point at which he jumped from cult funk auteur to full-on international star, establishing himself as one of the great pop Read More

Batman Thu, 08/01/2013 – 9:00pm Drexel Park Superhero party! In between the incredibly awful Adam West and the incredibly awesome Christian Bale we have Michael Keaton who is…meh. First of all he has a great sense of humor which makes him a terrible choice for Batman. He is Read More

I Am Divine Mon, 07/01/2013 – 8:00pm The Trocadero, Philadelphia Premiere! Director Jeffrey Schwarz has brought the definitive biopic of the legendary Divine to the screen. Divine was the ultimate anarchist performer, committed to shocking audiences with over the top Read More

by Stephen Krock As the Philly Awesomefest continues to roll along on its totally tubular way, we must all take a moment to remember and honor that which we have lost to the tides of yesteryear. Who of us doesn’t recall the crisp, satisfying sound of a fresh clam shell case Read More

by Jane Roser I seriously miss the 80s, with the exception of stirrup pants, shoulder pads and floppy discs. It was hot. White hot as Andi Walsh (Molly Ringwald’s Pretty In Pink character) would say. The Psychedelic Furs were instrumental in shaping the sound of new Read More

by Jane Roser (with help from her brother, Brian and sister, Anne) It was 1989 at North Stafford High School in the boonies of Stafford, Virginia. Our prom theme was “A Night To Remember”, which would have been cool, except it also happened to be the name of a book Read More