Nick Hopton

By Nick Hopton “Where is the magic in the world today?” Given the state of the world that we live in…no greater question could be asked. Pep Rally, a Philadelphia based band created by MilkBoy founder Tommy Joyner, poses this question to us in an upbeat, whimsical manner in Read More

Written by Nick Hopton Philly-based LGBTQIA+ alternative band, PHNTMS, is back with yet another piece of musical bliss in the form of “Body Language.” An alt-pop anthem, complete with shades of Paramore and U2, PHNTMS consistently finds ways to further their music Read More

Written by Nick Hopton On a cool, late summer evening at the Skyline Stage at the Mann Center, one rock and roll’s hottest spectacles, The Struts, finally returned to one of the many cities they can consider home. This homecoming, however, was different. As the world has Read More

Written by Nick Hopton “Meet Me On South Street” The city of Philadelphia, a sprawling, vast embodiment of the music scenes across America, has long been a lighthouse to the artists and bands that travel across these great lands in search of the dream. The dream that Read More

Written by Nick Hopton Imagine, if you will, a time before the current state of the world. An age of wondrous, bombastic live music. Bright lights and thunderous sound. An electrifying feeling of seeing someone pour their heart and soul out on a stage for an hour that Read More

Written by Nick Hopton For the past 25 years, the Foo Fighters have been synonymous with pure, unapologetic, rock & roll. Dave Grohl and the boys have carved out their place in not just rock history, but music history as well. One of, if not the greatest, bands of the 21st Read More