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.

Dave Matthews Band, Lumineers to Headline Sea.Hear.Now 2019

Bill Bodkin - January 22, 2019

This was certainly a positive way to start a short work week. Just days after they announced a special early bird ticket sale, the Sea.Hear.Now...

Pickathon’s Initial Line-Up Includes Nathaniel Rateliff, Khruangbin & Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Bill Bodkin - January 21, 2019

Pickathon -- the eclectic multi-day music festival in Happy Valley, Oregon -- announced its initial line-up today. The festival takes place August 2-4. The line-up...

Review: The Passage is Way Better Than It Should Be

Bill Bodkin - January 15, 2019

In 2010 my wife feverishly tore through a book she picked up called The Passage by Justin Cronin. As everyday passed she recounted to...

Review: True Detective Season 3 is the Second Season This Series Deserved

Bill Bodkin - January 14, 2019

There's a shot in the first episode of True Detective's two-part season three premiere where Mahershala Ali is in the Arkansas wild, starring into...

Monday Night RAW in Orlando: For Every Ounce of Good, There Was a Pound of Bad

Bill Bodkin - January 8, 2019

The first Monday Night RAW of 2019 proved one thing -- Nothing has really changed about WWE's flagship program. To be fair, the show is better...

Tyler the Creator, Florence + The Machine & The Strokes Headline Gov Ball 2019

Bill Bodkin - January 7, 2019

The weeks of speculation can end -- the official line-up for Gov Ball 2019 has dropped. After weeks of clues dropped by the fest --...

Wrestle Kingdom 13 Predictions

Bill Bodkin - January 3, 2019

New Japan Pro Wrestling presents Wrestle Kingdom 13 tomorrow, January 4, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This show is NJPW's Wrestlemania, and...

Doctor Who New Year’s Day Special: Hello [Spoiler Alert], My Old Friend

Bill Bodkin - January 3, 2019

Okay, Whovians, if you have not seen the New Year's Day Special of Doctor Who yet, please bookmark this review, and come back. This...

Review: The Masked Singer is the Most Insane & Intoxicating Show of the Century

Bill Bodkin - January 3, 2019

FOX's new reality competition series The Masked Singer is one of the most absolute batshit crazy, stupefyingly terrible, and yet wonderfully intoxicating fever dreams...

Future Feats on New Music, Remixes and What 2019 Holds for the Band

Bill Bodkin - December 30, 2018

The end of year is a time for reflection and a time to look to the future. For Future Feats, the LA-based alt-pop outfit...

Review: Vice is a Monster Movie Wrapped in Political Clothing

Bill Bodkin - December 27, 2018

Vice is an utterly fascinating and utterly frustrating film. Adam McKay's latest drama/satire/quasi-expose has moments of sheer and utter brilliance. The performances, the subject matter,...