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Pop-Ed: Our Favorite Arcade Cabinets

Back in the good ol’ days of gaming, when virtual entertainment was new and innovative, arcades were all the rage. As the home console...

Album Review: Nightmare and the Cat, ‘Simple’

Written by Molly Boekenheide Remember Bananarama? How about the Eurythmics? Well, the spawn (brothers Django and Samuel Stewart) of Bananarama’s Siobhan Fahey and Eurythmics’...

Trailer Tuesdays: Guardians of the Galaxy

Written by Bill Bodkin and Logan J. Fowler Release Date: August 1, 2014 Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel (voice), Bradley Cooper (voice),...

Trailer Tuesday on Friday: Fifty Shades of Grey

Written by Daniel Cohen and Logan J. Fowler Release Date: February 13, 2015 Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Max Martini, Rita Ora Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson...

Album Review: La Roux, “Trouble in Paradise”

Written by Molly Boekenheide It's been five long years since the La Roux duo topped the charts with their infectious hit, "Bulletproof;" that’s five painfully...

The Singles Party: Weezer, ‘Back to the Shack’

Weezer is one of those bands that evoke both love and hate -- from the same person. Many old school Weezer-ites remain enamored with...

Pop-Ed: Real Men Talk Reality TV – The Real Housewives of New York Season Finale

Luke Kalamar: Okay Bill, we’re back here again. Our first time out had us watching Real Housewives of New Jersey. Now we’re hopping...

Trailer Tuesdays: Hercules

Release Date: July 25, 2014 Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Director: Brett Ratner (Tower Heist, Rush Hour...

Pop-Break Live: 311 (The Stone Pony Summerstage)

Words by Al Mannarino, Photos by Keeyahtay On July 10, 2010 I went to PNC Bank Arts Center to see a concert. I left there...

Pop-Break Live: Old Man Markley (The Asbury Lanes)

The raucous punk-bluegrass band Old Man Markley stormed The Asbury Lanes last weekend and Pop-Break's Jeff Crespi caught the band in all their glory. Setlist: Clinch...

The Singles Party: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, ‘Tacky’ & ‘Word Crimes’

When 'Weird Al' Yankovic releases new material, the world literally stops and pays attention (and if you pay attention to "Word Crimes" you'll know...

Album Review: Rise Against, “The Black Market”

Written by Molly Boekenheide After 15 long years together, one might think that it's difficult to continue sounding fresh. Not so, for punkers Rise...

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