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 music, HBO shows, and can often be seen under his season DJ alias, DJ Father Christmas. He is the co-host of the Socially Distanced Podcast (w/Al Mannarino) which drops weekly on Apple, Google, Anchor & Spotify. He is the co-host of the monthly podcasts -- Anchored in Asbury, TV Break and Bill vs. The MCU.

Pop-Break Live: Metal Masters 4

Bill Bodkin - September 14, 2012

words and photos by bill bodkin... The Event: On Friday September 7 some of the biggest and most talented icons in heavy metal and thrash...

Album Review: “Tigerface” by Marco Benevento

Bill Bodkin - September 11, 2012

bill bodkin reviews the latest from the top notch tickler of the ivories... When you think of a pianist images of aging men in a...

UPROAR Interview Series: Fozzy

Bill Bodkin - August 28, 2012

bill bodkin interviews some huge rockstars... When WWE pro wrestler "Y2J" Chris Jericho unveiled his band Fozzy onto the world in October of 2000 in...

Album Review: ‘Sin & Bones’ by Fozzy

Bill Bodkin - August 25, 2012

bill bodkin rocks with chris jericho's band... Fozzy could've easily stayed the course they were riding on nearly a decade ago. Fronted by wildly popular...

Pop-Break Live: Nicole Atkins at The Stone Pony

Bill Bodkin - August 23, 2012

words by bill bodkin and photos by patrick brady... They say three times is a charm and for me, seeing Nicole Atkins perform live for...

Review: The Expendables 2

Bill Bodkin - August 21, 2012

bill bodkin reviews the explosive sequel... Plot: The soldiers of fortune known as The Expendables (Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lungren, Terry Crews and Randy...

TV Review: Copper

Bill Bodkin - August 20, 2012

bill bodkin reviews the bbc america crime drama... Plot: Detective Kevin "Corky" Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones) is a rough and tumble "copper" patrolling the streets of...

Lost Songs: ‘Snot’ by Snot

Bill Bodkin - August 18, 2012

bill bodkin picks a good one... The mid-90s were a time when both my Pop-Break.com co-founder came into our musical own. For him it was...

Pop-Break Live: Shipwrecked At The Shore Showcase (July 9)

Bill Bodkin - August 15, 2012

a look at the latest installment of Pop-Break's ongoing music festival ... Words and Photos by Bill Bodkin It was a great night of music at...

Interview: JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound

Bill Bodkin - August 15, 2012

bill bodkin gets down the fat funky sound... JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound is a throwback band with a solid foot in the door...

Readymade Interview Series: Young Hines

Bill Bodkin - August 10, 2012

bill bodkin interviews one of the top stars of brendan benson's new label... Imagine this scenario... One of your main musical influences e-mails you with a...