Bill Bodkin

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Bill Bodkin is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Pop Break, and most importantly a husband, and father. Ol' Graybeard writes way too much about wrestling, jam bands, Asbury Park, Disney+ shows, and can often be seen under his seasonal DJ alias, DJ Father Christmas. He is the co-host of Pop Break's flagship podcast The Socially Distanced Podcast (w/Amanda Rivas) which drops weekly as well as TV Break and Bill vs. The MCU.

Interview: Cursed Sails

Bill Bodkin - June 5, 2014

When the 2014 Skate & Surf Music Festival rolled into Asbury Park, New Jersey last month one of the bands we were jones-ing to...

Interview: Diarrhea Planet

Bill Bodkin - June 5, 2014

When I first heard the name of the band Diarrhea Planet, images of mid-90s death metal filled my head. In this vision the band...

Album Review: Jack White, ‘Lazaretto’

Bill Bodkin - June 4, 2014

As a music critic and longtime fan of Jack White, it's hard not to become "that guy." You know the one we speak of,...

Album Review: Mingo Fishtrap, ‘On Time’

Bill Bodkin - June 4, 2014

The time honored saying, "what's old is new again" certainly applies to On Time the new record from the Austin, Texas-based soul/funk outfit Mingo...

Pop-Ed: The Seth Rollins Heel Turn

Bill Bodkin - June 3, 2014

I've watched wrestling for the past 28 years and tonight might have been one of the first nights a heel turn actually made me...

TV Recap: 24: Live Another Day, ‘4:00pm-5:00pm’

Bill Bodkin - June 3, 2014

Plot: After the failed CIA attempt to capture Margot al-Harazi, President Heller (William Devane) decides to put all his faith in the unpredictable hands...

Happy Monday Interview Series: The Vansaders

Bill Bodkin - June 2, 2014

Mondays usually suck, except if you're at The Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Yes, a total cheeseball thing to say, but we're proud...

TV Recap: Halt and Catch Fire, ‘I/O’ (Series Premiere)

Bill Bodkin - June 2, 2014

Plot: Set in the early 1980s, a former IBM salesman Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies) is hired by the Texas-based tech company Cardiff...

TV Recap: Crossbones, ‘Devil’s Dominion’ (Series Premiere)

Bill Bodkin - May 30, 2014

Plot: The British government sends undercover agent Tom Lowe (Richard Coyle) to infiltrate the world of the dreaded pirate Blackbeard (John Malkovich). Lowe must...