Nikki Hahn Stuck in Our Heads by Jay S. Jacobs Seventeen-year-old Nikki Hahn grew up in the public eye. She started modeling at three, acting at six and singing at about the same age. You’ve seen her in TV series like American Horror Story: Asylum (playing a young teen serial killer!), American Housewife, The Closer and the Disney Channel reboot of Adventures in Babysitting. Her music career has been a little more low-key, she did a bunch of covers on her YouTube channel a fe

Cats CATS (2019) Starring Francesca Hayward, Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, Ian McKellen, James Corden, Judi Dench, Taylor Swift, Ray Winstone, Jennifer Hudson, Laurie Davidson, Robbie Fairchild, Jason Derulo, Laurent Bourgeois, Naoimh Morgan, Larry Bourgeois, Mette Towley, Steven Mcrae, Bluey Robinson, Daniela Norman, Zizi Strallen and Melissa Madden-Gray. Screenplay by Lee Hall & Tom Hooper. Directed by Tom Hooper. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated PG. Who wo

Speedy Ortiz – PhilaMOCA – Philadelphia, PA – July 18, 2018 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2018 Speedy Ortiz, Two Inch Astronaut & Old Maybe – PhilaMOCA – Philadelphia, PA – July 18, 2018 Speedy Ortiz are masters at turning out earworm rhythms etched out by crunchy guitars. Last Wednesday the Sadie Dupuis-led quartet set PhilaMOCA on fire. They blasted out works from their 2018 LP Twerp Verse as well as fan-selected cuts from the past. Opening with the first three tracks from Twer

Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello & Charli XCX – Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, PA – July 13, 2018 Scroll through concert photos below! Photos by Ruth Bekele © 2018 #2018 #RuthBekele #taylorswift #LincolnFinancialField #PA #CamilaCabello #deborahwagner #philadelphia #July13 #CharliXCX

OneRepublic: Live in South Africa ONEREPUBLIC: LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA (2018) Featuring Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, Eddie Fisher and Brent Kutzle. “Don’t Look Down” written by Sam Dunn. Directed by Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 119 minutes. Not Rated. OneRepublic rarely gets much credit as a rock band, beyond their fan base. Perhaps because lead singer/songwriter Ryan Tedder is such a terrific commercial pop songwriter, specializin

Charlie Puth – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – April 4, 2016 – Photo by Maggie Mitchell © 2016 Charlie Puth – Theater of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – April 4, 2016 After rocking Detroit, Washington D.C., and many other cities across the country, Charlie Puth finally brought his ‘Nine Track Mind’ tour to Philadelphia. He brought the Theater of the Living Arts to life on Monday Night when he performed to a sold-out crowd of eager fans. He is cu

Rachel Platten – Fight Song Rachel Platten – Fight Song EP (Columbia) I first ran across Rachel Platten back in 2008.  She was opening a club show at New York’s Canal Room which also featured Lucy Woodward and Toby Lightman.  While I was familiar with the other two artists’ work, I didn’t know anything about Platten.  I sat in the back of the club with Jim, our photographer, neither of us expecting much of this unknown who was barely even mentioned in the promotion of the sho

Taylor Swift at Lincoln Financial Field. Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes & Vance Joy – Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 12, 2015 “I feel like I have the best home town of all time” Taylor Swift said during her June 12th show in the City of Brotherly Love. Swift is currently traveling on her 1989 World Tour, playing stadiums across the globe spreading positive messages to fans of all ages. Going into the show we were handed white wristbands which we were

Glen Campbell – I’ll Be Me GLEN CAMPBELL – I’LL BE ME (2015) Featuring Glen Campbell, Kim Campbell, Ashley Campbell, Cal Campbell, Shannon Campbell, T.J. Kuenster, Ry Jarred, Siggy Sjursen, Kiefo Nilsson, Ronald Petersen, Bobbie Gale, Jay Leno, Jimmy Webb, Bruce Springsteen, The Edge, Paul McCartney, Blake Shelton, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Steve Martin, Chad Smith, Kathy Mattea, Vince Gill, The Band Perry, Clancy Fraser, Bill Maclay, John Carter C

Coco Jones Coco Jones A Real Life Hannah Montana by Sami Spiess Coco Jones is the real life Hannah Montana.  She is a normal kid with a pop-star life.  Jones has done it all.  The very talented singer/songwriter/actress has been in films, television shows, modeled… and the most noteworthy thing is that she has a beautiful singing voice. Starting at a very young age, Jones was performing live and making records.  You can catch some adorable videos of her National Anthem perfor

Daniel Skye Daniel Skye Maybe He Should Stay by Ally Abramson Daniel Skye is a fourteen-year-old singer/songwriter with a ton of online presence that has brought him into the spotlight. He released his single “Maybe” in January of 2015 which has quickly gained popularity with young fans. We chatted with Skye recently and he answered some questions about his experience in the music field and where he hopes to go next. Hey Daniel, how are you? We’ve got a lot of stuff to talk a

Jeff Bridges (with Taylor Swift behind him) at the New York press conference for “The Giver.” Photo copyright 2014 Brad Balfour. Actor Jeff Bridges, Director Phillip Noyce Bring Lois Lowry’s Novel “The Giver” To Screens by Brad Balfour That it took two decades for the social science fiction book The Giver to be made into an effects-enhanced film well after The Hunger Games, Divergent, and other dystopian teen tales could be viewed either a blessing or curse. Based on veteran