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‘Rath on Record: Val Emmich

jason kundrath speaks with musician, actor, heartthrob Val Emmich ... 'Rath On Record #6 Artist: Val Emmich Genre: pop-rock/singer-songwriter/handsome-core Homebase: The New Jersey/New York metro area Players: Val...

Link to the Past: Dookie Turns 17

logan j. fowler looks back on Green Day’s emergence into the mainstream music scene 17 year ago … “No time to search the world around...

Debate: The Strokes’ New Single — great or eh?

pop-break co-founders brent johnson and bill bodkin debate the merits of the strokes' "comeback" single ... I like The Strokes. They're a band with a...

Brent Johnson’s Lost Songs: ‘No Words’ by Wings

brent johnson introduces a new column to pop-break: Lost Songs ... I prefer to listen to my iPod on shuffle. The reason is simple: As I...

Christina Aguilera’s Star-Spangled Melisma

brent johnson explains why the real problem with christina aguilera's super-bowl performance wasn't that she flubbed the lyrics ... I didn't expect to be thinking...

Interview: Nicole Atkins

Nicole Atkins is a true Jersey Shore success story. After years of performing the local pubs and taverns in our area, this Neptune, N.J.,...

Mixtape Monday: MusicFest MixTape

As we all keep our fingers crossed that the groundhog’s prediction will keep its promise and foreshadow an early deliverance of spring air, the...

Interview: The Mike Pinto Band

Let's face it: If you live on the East Coast, you know this is the coldest, snowiest winter in a long time, and it...

The White Stripes: We Fell In Love with a Girl … And a Band

It's a sad day for rock 'n' roll. The White Stripes have called it quits. When the band broke onto the mainstream music scene in...

Mixtape Monday: Dude, I’m Depressed

Everybody gets depressed. When I'm in a bad mood, the last thing I want to hear is happy, upbeat music. Sad songs are always...

Self High-Five: January 2011

bill bodkin's column returns for a look at the snowiest month ever ... When I started the Self High-Five in July, I had hoped I'd...

Interview: Life Of Agony

In 1996, I discovered heavy metal. I was drawn to it, fascinated by thunder double-kick drum beats, bone-crunching bass lines and guitar solos that lasted...

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