HomeMusic

Behind the Scenes at Method Of Groove Studios

bill bodkin interviews Life Of Agony guitarist Joey Z about his studio, Method Of Groove, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary this month ... It...

Brent Johnson’s Lost Songs: ‘The One You Love’ by Rufus Wainwright

brent johnson digs up another lost treasure, this week from Rufus Wainwright ...   It was November 2004. My brother and I had just popped Rufus...

Debate: Does Lady Gaga’s New Single Rip Off Madonna?

pop-break co-founders brent johnson and bill bodkin address the hubbub surrounding Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4a8QtvOkBQ So, Lady Gaga is being all controversial again....

MixTape Monday: V-Day Mixes

ann hale of "hale storm" gives you some tips on what to include on your mixtape this feb. 14 ... Valentine’s Day is here, and...

‘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...