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What a Wonderful Year Interviews Series: Monte Maybe

There's never a bad time to talk about the Jersey Devil — even if it's the Christmas holiday season. And if you're Monte Maybe,...

What a Wonderful Year Interview Series: Kiaura Rose

The phrase "new year, new me" most definitely applies to singer/songwriter Kiuara Rose. With her single "Pretend It's Slow" Rose marked the end of...

NOBRO Kicks Ass at The Front Bottoms’ Champagne Jam in Philly

Pop Break Live: NOBRO at The Champagne Jam at The Brooklyn Bowl Philly on Friday December 19, 2025 NOBRO, the bad-ass all female punk band...

A Not-So Silent Night: An Interview with Spyne!

Looking for a silent night? Not this season. December’s meant for turning the volume all the way up, and there is no better place to...

What a Wonderful Year Interview Series: Lilies of David

Pop music gets a bad rap. Often times we associate pop with disposable, empty calorie anthems that are here today, gone tomorrow. Then there's...

What a Wonderful Year Interview Series: Never the Name

Never the Name is a bonafide Asbury Park supergroup consisting of members of Matt Cook and The Heard, The Bryan Hansen Band, and The...

What a Wonderful Year Interview Series: Emma Engel

This interview with Emma Engel is one that reassures us old heads (like this writer) that the Asbury Park music scene will be good...

What a Wonderful Year Interview Series: Leah Voysey

Leah Voysey embodies the eternal springs of creativity that Asbury Park is renowned for. A musician, actor, producer, and artist of all trades, Leah...

The Playlist: Our Favorite Christmas Songs

The Playlist is a brand new column for Pop Break celebrating the songs we love at this very moment, and we think you, our...

Love the Players, Love the Game: Ripe on Their New Album, Self-Discovery & A Wild Neil Young Story

In 2019, a wild-haired man and his band rolled onto the stage at the Sea.Hear.Now Music Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Before their...

Refused to Be Denied: John Bush on Revisiting Anthrax Classics on His New Tour

If you lived in the New York/New Jersey area, and were discovering metal, probably on 89.5 WSOU, there was one voice that grabbed you...

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Discuss Feed the Fire, The Important of Their Fanbase & Staying True to Themselves

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong are not just the most perfectly named band in the history of modern music. With their 2025 album, Feed the...