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Pop-Break Live: OFF! (The Asbury Lanes)

Punk rock super group OFF! came to the world famous Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, New Jersey last week and blew the doors...

Album Review: Coldplay, ‘Ghost Stories’

Context is everything when it comes to Coldplay. Ever since 2005's X&Y the post-Britpop juggernaut perfected the craft of the dramatic, big-budget concept album,...

Pop-Press: Skate & Surf Preview

It's finally here! The 2014 Skate & Surf Festival is here. The event will take place at Bradley Park in Asbury Park, New Jersey located...

Podcast: News Over Brews – Flying Dog Raging Bitch

Sponosored by Pop-Break.com This week we drink a fantastic Belgian Style IPA from Flying Dog Brewing. We also talk about Metallica headlining Glastonbury, the cancellation...

Interview: Knuckle Puck

When you're in your 30s and your hear the words "pop punk" you cringe. You think of snot-nosed skateboard kids who whine about girls...

Interview: Midtown

In the summer of 2007 I was a fresh-faced freelance music journalist interviewing artists for a local newspaper as they came to the Central...

Album Review: Michael Jackson, ‘Xscape’

Guest Written by Mike Heyliger of Popblerd! You can probably count the amount of good posthumously-compiled albums in history on one hand. It should probably...

The Singles Party: Conor Oberst, ‘Kick’

Conor Oberst is at it again. The man known for his work in Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk, Desaparecidos and of course, his own...

Interview: Fuel

Fuel has had a tumultuous journey throughout the past two decades to say the least. The band has had many ups, including the success...

Interview: Neon Trees

In today’s music scene, alternative artists have branched out from their indie roots and gone on to find commercial success. Bands such as Imagine...

Pop-Break Live: Hunter Hayes (Stone Pony)

If you went to the Stone Pony to see a Hunter Hayes concert during his 24 Hour Road Race to End Child Hunger, you...

Pop-Break Live: Black Label Society (Starland Ballroom)

Jersey native Zakk Wylde brought Black Label Society to a sold-out Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey for a night of face-melting heavy metal....