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Steel Panther’s Satchel on Lower the Bar & Why Guitar is the Coolest Instrument in the World

Steel Panther is known for its over-the-top lyrics, high energy live shows, and songs with hooks that stay burrowed in your head for weeks....

Matt Johnson of Matt and Kim on Their New Album, Kim’s Injury & 10 Years of Grand

It’s great to be Matt and Kim right now. The indie pop duo from Brooklyn are about to kick off their North American tour and...

NJ Next: Cook Thugless on Viral Videos, Hub City Hip Hop & More

Dave Mathews Band formed at the University of Virginia. Das EFX formed at Virginia State. And somewhere in between (musically, not geographically) Cook Thugless...

Singing From the Heart: An Interview with Salvatore Marrano of Thank You Scientist

“I always put my heart ahead of my brain. I never let my brain do the thinking,” explains Salvatore Marrano, vocalist for progressive rock...

Chris Barron: From Two Princes to Angels and One Armed Jugglers

Chris Barron is best known as the lead singer of Spin Doctors, the 90’s rock band whose hits “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong”, and...

Greta Van Fleet on Their New Record, Motown & Their Rise to Stardom

Nearly a year ago in the spring of 2017, one of the most commanding and emotionally riveting screams of this decade reignited the revolutionary...

Bruce Campbell on Why People Love Ash, Modern Horror, & Ash vs. Evil Dead Season 3

While things may not look this way for Ash, it’s about to get extremely “groovy” on the third season of Ash Vs. Evil Dead,...

Tsunami Bomb’s Oobliette Sparks Talks About the Band’s Triumphant Return

Tsunami Bomb is back. The band, which was founded in 1998, first became well-known in the early 2000s during the height of pop punk’s mainstream...

Juice: Cool, Refreshing, and Ready for Mass Consumption

Covering a scene, it's fun to watch a band grow. While Juice may not be from the Asbury Park scene, this New England based band,...

Colt Cabana on Wrestling Dreams, Ring of Honor, & The New Art of Wrestling

Colt Cabana is an inspirational figure. If you're reading this you already know Colt's story. An undeniably talented professional wrestler who was one of the...

Hannah Wicklund: A Bomb Through the Breeze

Music fans are always on the look for new music, and more importantly, the next big thing in the genre they hold dear to...

NJ Next: Ren Thomas on New Music, Vh1, and His Top 5 Rappers of All-Time

“NJ Next” is The Pop Break’s monthly column dedicated New Jersey’s urban music scene that covers new and emerging MC’s, producers, DJ’s, artists and...