Who is the Duke of rock? the ‘Nova of guitar licks? the North Carolina of drum solos? Philly rock radio station WMMR (FM-93.3) is hoping to find out. Starting Monday (March 6) at noon the station will pit 64 of the biggest names in modern and classic rock against each other in MM-arch Madness. Listener votes will determine which rockers advance through the brackets to the final on March 12 – when two bands will vie for the championship. Philly faves the Rolling Stones, U2, Pearl Jam and Audioslave (a slight shocker) are No. 1 seeds from the regions which have been broken down into respective decades (70s-00s) Among the most interesting first round match ups are Springsteen vs. the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty vs. The Police, STP vs. Bush and Nickelback vs. Fuel. FWIW- Philly EDGE thinks that low seeds The Killers (over Coldplay), Disturbed (over 3 Doors Down) and Crue (over Bon Jovi) have the best chance to pull first-round upsets.

Maybe it's not really news that Jessica Alba is clothed (albeit in a bikini) on the cover of Playboy - and NOT naked inside the mag. But I think that anytime you can use Jessica Alba and naked in the same sentence, it's one worth writing. Anyway, according to muckraking Web site The Smoking Gun , the beautiful Miss Alba is now “threatening to sue” Playboy for using her image on the cover, which her lawyer asserts causes readers to conclude that she IS naked inside the magazine, which the legal document infers is beneficial for Playboy, but not so good for the more-wholesome-than-thou Alba and her rep. Imagine that, people profiting from associating Jessica Alba with erotic overtones. Scandalous!

If you're a frequent visitor to Philly EDGE.com (and if not... WTF? Where've you been?) you know that through the entire month of February, PE was at bars throughout suburban Philadelphia catching hundreds of bar-goers having fun and drinking their asses off. While we were there, we sold Mardi Gras-style beads to raise money to help the American Red Cross' continuing hurricane relief efforts.

Last night, Fat Tuesday brought this weeks-long event to a close and Philly EDGE celebrated at KatManDu in Trenton. See pictures of people flashing bucks for beads.

By Joseph Simek

Philly EDGE Correspondent

Did you see Philly EDGE at a bar this weekend?

We saw you.

As part of our Mardi Gras Marathon, we were at bars and clubs all over suburban Philadelphia, including:

Grape Street Philadelphia on Wednesday (yes, we know- but our weekend starts earlier than most).

Whiskey Tango on Friday.