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Garden State Headache: Mayhem (Festival) Unleashed

bobby olivier debuts a new column ... As the summer festival season approaches, the Mayhem returns. Rockstar Energy’s Mayhem Festival, America’s largest touring metal extravaganza, has...

Pop-Press: Skate & Surf Festival’s Line-Up Expands

the newsdesk updates you on the New Jersey festival's happenings ... The Skate & Surf Festival had remained relatively quiet over the past few weeks...

Album Review: Adema, ‘Topple the Giants’

lisa pikaard might be a giant ... The path to the release of Adema’s Topple the Giants is, in a way, a highly accurate portrayal...

Pop-Break Live: Bowlive IV (Brooklyn Bowl)

The jazz/funk/soul trio Soulive presented the fourth installation of their annual 'Bowlive' music series -- a 10 night run at the famed Brooklyn Bowl...

Album Review: Justin Timberlake, ‘The 20/20 Experience’

lauren stern puts on her suit and tie... In true Justin Timberlake fashion, his new record, The 20/20 Experience leaked it’s way onto iTunes this...

Album Review: Tom Brislin, ‘Hurry Up and Smell the Roses’

jason kundrath tickles the ivories... The guitar is a great instrument. Learn a few chords and you can pretty much play any pop song ever...

Interview: Murder by Death

kelly gonsalves gets inside the mind of Adam Turla... When attempting to describe himself, Adam Turla considers himself a musician before he considers himself a...

Album Review: John Brown’s Body ‘Kings and Queens’

bill bodkin feels the riddim... Kings and Queens might be future roots reggae unit John Brown's Body's first album in four years -- but there's...

The Singles Party: The Dear Hunter, ‘An Escape’

the gang goes hunting... The Dear Hunter is a band most of us have heard of, but have never heard before. The band is always...

Album Review: Cartel, ‘Collider’

nicole calascibetta collides... Cartel's new album Collider is a bright, energetic record that enforces the pop-punk mantra of keeping a PMA (positive mental attitude) and...

Pop-Break Live: Great White Caps – ‘Point Break Live!’ [Bell House]

words and photos by bill bodkin... It was one of the most unique concert experiences. The fantastic surf rock band, The Great White Caps, performed to...

Pop-Break Live: The Wonder Years [Stone Pony]

photos by jeff crespi... Current heavyweights of pop-punk The Wonder Years played to a packed Stone Pony in Asbury Park on Friday, March 8th. Opening for...