Category Archives: Pop Punk
ALBUM REVIEW: THE BACKWARDS EP BY ALBATROSS COUNTY
The Backwards EP by ALBATROSS COUNTY https://albatrosscountyrva.bandcamp.com/album/the-backwards-ep ALBUM REVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK Based in Chesterfield, Va., ALBATROSS COUNTY comes off as the epitome of your standard pop punk band; however, they are much more diverse than their opening track leads the listener … Continue reading
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Tagged albatross county, chesterfield, joe fitzpatrick, pop punk
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ELEVATED BY EXPERIENCE IN PREVIOUS POP PUNK BANDS, SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS OF VIRGINIA BEACH ARE IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN ON THEIR DEBUT EP, TORN UP
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY NEW SONG PHOTOGRAPHY AND SYDNI ELIZABETH PHOTOGRAPHY One of the rising stars in Virginia’s pop punk scene is the five-piece SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS, which is based in the Virginia Beach area. Formed in May … Continue reading
CURRENTLY RECORDING THEIR SOPHOMORE ALBUM, POP PUNK BAND SUNBOX REFLECT ON THEIR BEGINNINGS AS AN ACOUSTIC BAND
INTERVIEW BY SHELBY BAKER PHOTOS PROVDED BY JOEY SAUCIER AND BRANDON HAMBRIGHT Having fun and feeling good is the core driving-force for Richmond-based pop punk act SUNBOX. They want listeners to enjoy listening and seeing their music live, just as much … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, brandon hambright, pop punk, richmond, sam mccoig, shelby baker, sunbox
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BOTTOM OF THE NINTH “BARE IT ALL” ON LATEST EP, SOME PLACE NEW, AND DISCUSS THEIR HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AS A BAND
INTERVIEWED BY LAURA BITTNER PHOTOS BY HANNAH PEARSON PHOTOGRAPHY Hailing from Radford, Va., BOTTOM OF THE NINTH is a four-piece band made up of guitarists/vocalists Garett King and Alex Alcantara, drummer Lane Smith and bassist Damon Thompson, BOTTOM OF THE … Continue reading
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Tagged bottom of the ninth, hannah pearson, laura bittner, pop punk, radford
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VIRGINIA BEACH’S FRIENDS WITH MONSTERS PREPARE DEBUT EP, HANDSOME AMERICA, FOR RELEASE, AS WELL AS ANOTHER EP TO FOLLOW
INTERVIEW BY SHELBY BAKER PHOTOS PROVIDED BY COTIE BROWN Formed after the disbandment of I TIME BOMB, the pop punk triplet known as FRIENDS WITH MONSTERS have started a new chapter in their careers. Only about two years after their … Continue reading
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Tagged cotie brown, friends with monsters, handsome america, pop punk, shelby baker, virginia beach
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RICHMOND POP PUNK VETERANS BROADSIDE PREPARE FOR RELEASE OF FULL-LENGTH ALBUM ABOUT GROWING UP BUT NEVER GIVING UP ON YOUR DREAMS
INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVED BY OLIVER BAXTER Very little information has been released on the specifics of BROADSIDE’s first full-length album, which will be the long overdue follow up to the band’s debut EP Far From Home, released … Continue reading
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Tagged Avery, broadside, joe fitzpatrick, kyle black, new album, oliver baxter, pop punk, richmond, rva
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POP PUNKERS KEPT AT BAY WRITE CATCHY HOOKS ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE NEGATIVE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE AND STAYING POSITIVE ON THEIR DEBUT EP, ADJUST
INTERVIEW BY KNIAL SAUNDERS PHOTOS BY BRANDON HAMBRIGHT, THROUGH IT ALL PHOTOGRAPHY AND TOM SAUNDERS Though they are fairly new to the music scene, KEPT AT BAY from Richmond already have an EP under their belt. On October 3, the band released … Continue reading
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Tagged brandon hambright, kept at bay, knial saunders, pop punk, richmond, rva, through it all photography, tom saunders
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DROP THE GIRL GETS TAKEN OFF “THE BACKBURNER” AND BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE VIRGINIA MUSIC SCENE
INTERVIEW BY SHELBY BAKER PHOTOS BY SYDNI ELIZABETH PHOTOGRAPHY Although DROP THE GIRL has only until recently released songs, they’ve actually been around for quite sometime. The band started as a side project over half a decade ago. After their … Continue reading
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Tagged drop the girl, glean, gloucester, one more day of summer, pop punk, shelby baker, sydni elizabeth, virginia beach
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NOTHING LESS RELEASE LYRIC VIDEO FOR DEBUT SINGLE, “SOMETHING TO STAND BEHIND”
As soon as “Something To Stand Behind” starts, it’s like a bull in a china shop - high energy and aggressive. NOTHING LESS‘ vocalist Benjamin Green’s lyrics about self-destruction and his struggles with depression provide a dark background, which … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, nashville, nothing less, pop punk, pop rock, something to stand behind, virginia beach
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