Samantha Sweeney

Inaugural Philadelphia Monster Ball Comes V-Day
By Samantha Sweeney on February 10, 2015
From the creators who brought you the Philly Zombie Prom is a debauched night for those who love horror and music: the inaugural Philadelphia Monster...
Kendrick Lamar Drops Biting New Single
By Samantha Sweeney on February 10, 2015
Kendrick Lamar has released a brazen new single titled “The Blacker The Berry.” Following his Grammy-winning “i,” which won Best Rap Song and Best Rap...
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Bubblegum’s Eve 2015 in Pictures!
By Samantha Sweeney on February 8, 2015
Did you come out Thursday night for our special Bubblegum’s Eve event at Milkboy? Yes? No? Well, see the pictures below and see what a...
A Poppin’ Playlist for BubbleGum’s Eve
By Samantha Sweeney on February 5, 2015
Get your dance on and get popping to this playlist! There’s still time to come to our Bubblegum’s Eve event TONIGHT at Milkboy! Get your...
Super Bowl Symphony Playlist
By Samantha Sweeney on February 1, 2015
Have you ever equated the rise and fall of over-sized, grown men in multicolored-and-numbered spandex with a live ballet or opera performance? Well. You’re going...
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Tom Petty to Receive Writing Credit, Royalties from Sam Smith
By Samantha Sweeney on January 27, 2015
Multitalented rock legend Tom Petty has been awarded songwriting credit and royalties from fresh-faced crooner Sam Smith‘s Grammy-nominated hit “Stay With Me,” following an amicable settlement,...
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The Rise and Fall of Marilyn Manson’s Pale Empire: No More Snark with ‘Pale Emperor’
By Samantha Sweeney on May 4, 2015
Marilyn Manson has proved once again he is not an artist that will go quietly into that goodnight, or into a shock rock pigeonhole. On Pale...
Ultra South Africa Releases Final Lineup
By Samantha Sweeney on January 17, 2015
The final lineup for Ultra South Africa has FINALLY been released! Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa impatiently wait for the largest electronic music festival...
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Why Aren’t You Listening to: IAMX
By Samantha Sweeney on December 30, 2014
“Why Aren’t You Listening to” is an irregularly-running series at Rock on Philly, spotlighting artists in Philly and beyond that you should be keeping an eye...
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Rock Legend Joe Cocker Loses Battle to Cancer
By Samantha Sweeney on December 23, 2014
It is with a heavy heart we join the collective in announcing rock legend Joe Cocker has died. He lost his battle to lung cancer...