Yearly Archives: 2011

Interview: Josh Flagg & The Obligations

brent johnson chats with the namesake of power-poppers Josh Flagg & The Obligations ... So many love songs are about star-crossed sweethearts, long-distance couples and...

Double Interview: Cotton and Like Trains & Taxis

jeanne crump speaks with two rising New Jersey rock bands: Cotton and Like Trains & Taxis ... Stop by The Saint in Asbury Park, N.J.,...

Interview: Mercer Avenue

bill bodkin speaks with Patrick Hynes of pop-punk band Mercer Avenue on the night of their performance at The Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, N.J....

The Road to the Governors Ball: Interview with Outasight

bill bodkin speaks with Outasight before he takes the stage at The Governors Ball ... Outasight might look like your average hep...

Brent Johnson’s Lost Songs: ‘Blue Jeans’ by Blur

brent johnson digs up another lost treasure, this week from Blur ... In America, most people know Blur for two syllables: Woo-hoo!That would be the famous...

The Road to the Governors Ball: Interview with Reptar

bill bodkin interviews Reptar, the Georgia-based synth-pop/indie-rock hybrid, who'll perform at The Governors Ball on Saturday, June 18 and Maxwell's in Hoboken, N.J., on...

Review: ‘Hide Nothing’ by Only Living Boy

bill bodkin looks at the newest from a fantastic New Jersey band ... Only Living Boy might be named after a Paul Simon song, but...

The Road to the Governors Ball: An Introduction to the Festival

bill bodkin previews the first-ever Governors Ball Music Festival, happening Saturday, June 18 on Governors Island in New York City ... On Saturday, June 18,...

Trailer Tuesday: Cars 2

bill bodkin and logan j. fowler ruminate over the latest from Pixar ... Theater, Rent, No Thanks, Undecided? Rent. Cars wasn't my favorite in the Pixar...

MixTape Monday: Fist-Pumping Guilty Pleasures

the staff of pop-break freely admits to possible incidents of fist-pumping to the following ... We all have guilty pleasures, especially when it comes to...

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