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.

Album Review: ‘In The Basement’ by Cotton

Bill Bodkin - December 21, 2011

bill bodkin reviews the release from the up-and-coming New Jersey band ... When a local band puts their first full-length record into your hands or...

Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Bill Bodkin - December 21, 2011

bill bodkin looks at David Fincher's remake ... Plot: Journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) and cyberpunk investigator (Lisbeth Salander) team up to uncover the 40-plus-year...

Interview: Lettuce

Bill Bodkin - December 13, 2011

bill bodkin rages with the funkiest band in town ... Who knew that a group of teenage kids who met at a musical summer camp...

TV Review: Boardwalk Empire Season 2 Finale

Bill Bodkin - December 12, 2011

bill bodkin is still trying to pick jaw up off the ground ... WARNING: Spoilers ahead. Boardwalk Empire has done a great job of keeping audiences...

TV Review: Luck

Bill Bodkin - December 12, 2011

bill bodkin looks at HBO's newest series ... Luck, HBO's newest dramatic series, about the world of horse racing, stumbled out of the gates with...

Review: I Melt With You

Bill Bodkin - December 9, 2011

bill bodkin reviews the new drama starring Rob Lowe and Jeremy Piven ... Plot: Four college friends -- a divorced doctor (Rob Lowe), a novelist...

Pop 5: Reasons to Watch BBC America

Bill Bodkin - December 8, 2011

bill bodkin has a case of anglophilia ... It was an excruciatingly long, hot and physically taxing August day, and I remember I had one...

Interview: Yellow Dubmarine

Bill Bodkin - December 2, 2011

bill bodkin talks with one of the premier tribute bands in the U.S., lending reggae flavor to the Fab Four ... Music evokes all sorts...

Interview: Steel Panther

Bill Bodkin - December 1, 2011

bill bodkin rocks out with the band that reinvigorated Aquanet sales ... Looks can be deceiving. Take one glimpse at the L.A. band Steel Panther or...

Pop-Break Live: River City Extension at The Stone Pony

Bill Bodkin - November 30, 2011

bill bodkin gives thanks for a great show in Asbury Park, N.J. ... It was a hands-a-clappin', sing-in-unison, bathe-yourself-in-the-beauty-of-good-music kinda night at The Stone Pony...