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What a Wonderful Year Interview Series: Third from the Sun

The eclectic nature of the Asbury Park music scene allows for bands of all sound to call it home. Third from the Sun, a...

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...