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.

Pop-Press: Those Mockingbirds Drop New Single, Video

Bill Bodkin - April 10, 2014

Our good friends from Those Mockingbirds are absolutely killing it these days. While on the midst of a tour that has them swinging into...

TV Recap: Law & Order: SVU, ‘Beast’s Obsession’

Bill Bodkin - April 10, 2014

Plot: Olivia Benson's (Mariska Hargitay) greatest adversary, William Lewis (Pablo Schreiber) escapes from prison, kills everyone in his way and abducts a young girl...

Pop-Press: Asbury Surf Music Festival – Date Change

Bill Bodkin - April 8, 2014

Asbury Park, New Jersey -- ***DATE CHANGE*** The 1st Annual Asbury Park Surf Music Festival will make its debut at the world famous Asbury...

Album Review: Black Label Society, ‘Catacombs of the Black Vatican’

Bill Bodkin - April 8, 2014

Twelve years ago a young, excitable college journalist proclaimed in his college newspaper that Black Label Society's 1919 Eternal was "the best heavy metal...

TV Recap: Turn, Series Premiere

Bill Bodkin - April 7, 2014

Plot: A new historical drama set in 1776 and based on Alexander Rose’s book Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring. Long...

TV Recap: Ripper Street, ‘Our Betrayal – Part One’

Bill Bodkin - April 6, 2014

Plot: After the death of his wife, Sgt. Drake (Jerome Flynn) has gone missing from H Division and has dove back into the world...

TV Review: Hannibal, ‘Futamono’

Bill Bodkin - April 4, 2014

Plot: A city councilman's body is found intertwined with a tree; Jack (Laurence Fishburne) crashes Hannibal's (Madds Mikelesen) dinner party to investigate Will's (Hugh...

Pop-Press: Skate & Surf 2014 – New Location, New Headliners

Bill Bodkin - April 4, 2014

The Skate & Surf Festival has a new location, new headliners and a whole new vibe. The festival, which will run May 17 and May...

Album Review: Steel Panther, ‘All You Can Eat’

Bill Bodkin - April 3, 2014

Oh, Steel Panther. You can always count on these guys to deliver a wild, raucous, raunchy, hilarious and horns-in-the-air metal record. Some of you may sit...

The Casting Couch: March Casting News

Bill Bodkin - April 3, 2014

Patrick Wilson in an unspecified role (Ant-Man) Thumbs Up: I've always felt Wilson was underrated, especially as Daniel Dreiberg/Nite Owl II in Watchmen. Once...

TV Recap: Law & Order: SVU, ‘Downloaded Child’

Bill Bodkin - April 3, 2014

Plot: Single mom Jenny Aschler (Meghann Fahy) is arrested for child endangerment. Not trusting anyone to take care of her young daughter Maddie (Ella...