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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...

Mike McLaughlin’s Asbury Lanes Book ‘Lightning in a Bottle’ to Receive Two-Day Celebration This Weekend

There was a special time in Asbury Park's musical history sandwiched between the era when the city was reminiscent of a set from The...

The Happy Fits Play a Joyful Holiday Hometown Show at The Fillmore in Philly

Pop Break Live: The Happy Fits "Lovesick Tour 2025" with Pom Pom Squad and Double Standard at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA on Thursday...

What a Wonderful Year Interview Series: Des & The Swagmatics

Deseree Spinks, along with her band, Des and the Swagmatics represents the past, present and future of Asbury Park music. Des started her journey in...