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Lucky Boys Confusion -- Reggae meets Punk
2008-02-08 22:50:00
Lately I've been listening to Lucky Boys Confusion quite a bit, they are one unique band. Lucky Boys Confusion fuses mellow reggae with fast paced pop punk to create a unique blend of creativity. The band consists of bassist Jason Schultejann, drummer Ryan Fergus, vocalist Kaustubh (Stubhy) Pandav, guitarist/vocalist Adam Krier, guitarist Joe Sell.The band started in 1997 and is here to stay. Like I've said before, The Punk Stop Music Blog is all about bands with talent and Lucky Boys Confusion has plenty of it. Reggae is one of my most favorite musical genres and whenever a modern pop punk band adds some reggae to their sound, you know you can expect something unique and brilliant. So If you want to find a new band to listen to that creates a unique blend of reggae and punk, keep reading and make sure to check out Lucky Boys Confusion.Albums-Growing Out of It-The Soapbox Spectacle EP-Throwing The Game-Commitment (MUST HAVE)-How To Get Out Alive EPNotable Songs-Bossman-Hey Dri...

Check It Out -- Simple Plan
2008-02-05 23:00:00
Simple plan is a highly successful pop punk band created back in 1999. The current members are:Pierre Bouvier- Lead vocalsCharles Comeau - DrumsJeff Stinco- Lead guitarDavid Desrosiers-Bass, Back vocalsSebastian Lefebvre AKA Seb- Guitar, Back vocalsThe majority of the band were friends in junior high and grew up in Montreal, Canada.With the PunkStop Music Blog I like to mainly write about pop punk bands with a lot of talent, because the genre "pop punk" is generally associated with not-so-talented bands who play mostly chords and basic music. Simple plan, however, is above this stereotype and plays some very talented music, but still remains to keep the "simplicity" that popular punk bands strive for. Simple plan features catchy, powerful vocals, innovative guitars, an amazing bassist, and solid drum beats. I am a bass player myself, and it's tough to find good pop punk bassists, but David Desrosiers is definitely one of them. He manages to play more than just boring root no...
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Bamboozle Lineup Updated
2008-02-04 23:36:00
Bamboozle just recently updated its lineup:Saturday May 3, 2008 -- Just AddedCOBRA STARSHIPFAMILY FORCE 5FROM FIRST TO LASTMAYLENE & THE SONS OF DISASTERMYCHILDREN, MYBRIDESIMPLE PLANTHE BIRTHDAY MASSACRETHE DEVIL WEARS PRADASunday May 4, 2008 -- Just Added THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONESAUTOMATIC LOVELETTERCIRCA SURVIVEENVY ON THE COASTHIP HOP KARAOKEPEPPERTHRICEYOU, ME, AND EVERYONE WE KNOWSaturday May 3, 2008 -- Full Lineup COBRA STARSHIPFAMILY FORCE 5FROM FIRST TO LASTMAYLENE & THE SONS OF DISASTERMYCHILDREN, MYBRIDESIMPLE PLANTHE BIRTHDAY MASSACRETHE DEVIL WEARS PRADA A DAY TO REMEMBERA ROCKET TO THE MOONAIDENBIFFY CLYROCHIODOSCUTE IS WHAT WE AIM FORDANCE GAVIN DANCEEMERYHOLLYWOOD UNDEADI SET MY FRIENDS ON FIREJACKS MANNEQUINJEFFREE STARLYDIAMARIE DIGBYMETRO STATIONMINDLESS SELF INDULGENCEPARAMOREPHIL BENSENSAVES THE DAYSECONDHAND SERENADESET YOUR GOALSSTREETLIGHT MANIFESTOTHE AUDITIONTHE MAINETHE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUSVINNIE CARUANA PERFORMINGA SET OF THE MOVIELIFESunday M...

Super Bowl Sunday With Tom Petty
2008-02-03 21:57:00
Yea Super Bowl Sunday is here!In case you haven't already heard, Tom Petty and the HeartBreakers, one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time, will be performing during the Super Bowl XLII halftime show.Sure, they aren't really pop punk or punk(the main music I cover in my blog)... but its super bowl sunday, and I just have to blog about it.I can't wait to watch the Giants beat the living snot out of the Patriots, can you?
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30 Seconds To Mars - New Video - A Beautiful Lie
2008-02-02 20:48:00
30 Seconds To Mars has a new video out called "A Beautiful Lie."The video starts out with Jared Leto who is 200 miles north of the arctic circle in Greenland. Next, a native to Greenland(I'm assuming) speaks about the difficulties of life in Greenland. This music video was filmed entirely on location 200 miles north of the arctic circle.The actual music video starts about 2 minutes into the video and features some truly amazing views of Greenland, not to mention the fact that the song is very good too.The video can be found at http://youtube.com/watch?v=zL9R_i9Of1cThe video also brings up awareness to the fact that the icy glaciers of the arctic are melting at an astonishing rate. "In the 2 years since 'A Beautiful Lie' was released, nearly a fourth of the arctic ice shelf has disappeared...This represents a loss of sea ice roughly equal to the size of California and Texas Combined, or nearly 5 Britains...The time to act is now."So aside from creating an amazing video covering...
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How To Start A Band
2008-02-01 22:44:00
I think it's every musician's dream to be in a band or to start a band. In today's age, there are many tools/resources that help make starting a band even easier than ever before.How To Start A Band --First Step -- Finding Band MatesI am going to assume that if you are interested in starting a band(and reading this article) that you already have some basic musical knowledge and can ether play an instrument or sing very well. If not, then you should start playing an instrument or start working on your vocals immediately(this will make starting a band a lot easier ;) )The basic first step to starting a band is to find fellow musicians like yourself. If you are in grade school or high school(or even college), you most likely already know a big list of musicians in your school. Simply get the word out to these people that you are interested in starting a band, and you will be surprised at how many of them will be willing to join ;)You might think finding musicians is tough, but ...
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Check It Out -- Amber Pacific
2008-01-31 23:39:00
Amber Pacific is an amazing pop punk band that was formed in 2002 by some high school kids out in Seattle, Washington. The current members are singer Matt Young, guitarist/back up vocals/keyboardist Will Nutter, bassist Greg Strong, and drummer Dango. Amber Pacific combines catchy music with powerful vocals, and a great load of talent. Greg Strong creates catchy talented pop punk basslines, while the guitars sound just as good as well. Amber Pacific is definitely one of the more talented pop punk bands out there, another reason why you should check them out.Albums- The Possibility and the Promise May 24, 2005-Truth In Sincerity May 22, 2007 MUST HAVENotable Songs-Gone So Young-Poetically Pathetic-Fall Back Into My Life-Summer (in B)-Your Only Young Once-Watching Over Me-Always You (Good Times) [Acoustic Bonus Track]It seems today that most modern pop punk bands keep sounding more and more like the next one, they all just sound so similar. A lot of the similarity comes ...
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+44 Video Interview + More
2008-01-31 04:12:00
I found this cool website called http://www.adlercast.com where a man named Brian Adler interviews some of today's hottest bands and puts the video interviews on his web page.I'm a big fan of +44, the band Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker formed after their former band Blink 182 broke up. So when I found this web page with +44 video interviews, I knew I had blog about it.The latest news on adlercast.com features 2 video interviews with +44 asking some personal questions about the band, how it felt to start the band, how its going... and some other cool stuff. Definately check out the website, for aside from interviewing +44, adlercast also features interviews with:-Korn-The Almost-Fall Out Boy-Anti-Flag-All American Rejects-Three Days Grace-The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus*AND A WHOLE LOT OF MORE BANDSDefinitely check this site out!
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Upcoming Pop Punk Releases
2008-01-30 18:22:00
Part of what I will be doing with the Punk Stop Music Blog is informing you about upcoming and recent pop punk releases. Keep in mind that all of the upcoming release dates are "expected" release dates and are subject to change.Upcoming Pop Punk Releases (Artist, Title, Date)-Rise Against----This Is Noise----January 15, 2008-The Audition----Champion----January 22, 2008-Yellowcard----Live From Las Vegas at the Palms----January 28, 2008-Simple Plan----Simple Plan----February -12, 2008-Crash Romeo----Me Against The World----March 11, 2008-The Matches----A Band In Hope----March 18, 2008-Panic At The Disco----Pretty. Odd.----March 25, 2008 -Anti-Flag----The Bright Lights of America----April 1, 2008-No Use For A Name---- The Feel Good Record of the Year----April 1, 2008-Millencolin----Machine 15----April 7, 2008-From First to Last----From First to Last----April 15, 2008-Jack's Mannequin----The Glass Passenger----April 22, 2008-Story of the Year----The Black Swan----April 22,2008So...
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My Chemical Romance Working on New CD
2008-01-29 22:23:00
My Chemical Romance recently stated that they will begin working on a new "punk rock" album this year.“I think (the next album) will definitely be stripped down. I think the band misses being a rock band,” he declared.That doesn’t mean we won't explore really crazy ideas on the next albums, or do something even crazier... "My Chemical Romance's latest album, "The Black Parade," took a step back from modern punk rock music in my mind, but still managed to deliver great songs and great music(check out The Black Parade if you haven't already).So what can we expect from the new My Chemical Romance album? A more punk rock feel. Definitely keep an eye on this one ;)You can read the whole article/interview here: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcom ing_releases/my_chemical_romance_promise_ punk_rock_album.htmlWith the PunkStop Music Blog, I will try my best to keep you all updated with the latest and best upcoming music.~Go listen to some music~
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How To Play Punk on Drums
2008-01-29 00:26:00
Believe me, I'm no drum expert, but I recently came across this cool video on YouTube called 32 Flavors of Punk . This video literally goes through 32 popular drum beats that can be used to jam along to any punk rock song.So if you need help learning some basic drum beats, or your having trouble jamming with your band, check out this video for some sweet drum beats.If the video isn't working, you can find it on YouTube athttp://youtube.com/watch?v=743dbFf9jdQe njoy
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Check It Out -- Whole Wheat Bread
2008-01-28 00:14:00
I don't know about you but I'm always trying to find new music to listen to. A big part of the PunkStop Music Blog will be me introducing new bands for you to check out. I've decided to start this new feature called Check It Out, where I will be introducing new bands and music for you to "check out."Whole Wheat Bread Whole Wheat Bread is a punk rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Although they aren't your typical pop punk band, they are definitely still worth checking out. Band members Aaron Abraham and Joseph Largen were originally interested in starting a rap band, but they soon discovered that they were both interested in punk rock, and thus formed a punk rock band fused with some occasional rap and hip hop. I'm not a fan of rap myself but Whole Wheat Bread still manages to create some really catchy punk rock songs. Whole Wheat Bread also has a lot of talent and a phenomenal bass player. Just listen to the jumpy bassline on track "206," one of their more punk soundi...

Blink 182 -- Huge Influence On Modern Music
2008-01-27 01:30:00
Blink 182 was formed in 1992 by Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Scott Raynor(later replaced by Travis Barker). Little did they know however, the pop punk trio would later become a HUGE sucess and influence to modern day pop punk, rock, emo music. Blink 182 was all about writing simple, but catchy songs that caught the ears and eyes of millions of people. If you take a look at today's modern pop punk, rock music, you can trace a lot of its "sound" back to blink 182's distinctly catchy music.I'm sure most of you reading this blog have already heard and know all about blink 182, but if you haven't, I highly suggest checking them out. Definitely check out their Greatest Hits cd which has some of the most catchy songs ever made!With over 5 studio albums and around 25 singles, this is one band you can't and most likely haven't missed out on.Blink 182 did break up in 2005, but band mates Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker formed +44, and Tom DeLonge formed Angels & Airwaves.Definat...
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Welcome to the PunkStop Music Blog!
2008-01-26 01:58:00
Welcome to the PunkStop Music Blog !The PunkStop Music Blog is dedicated to providing you with an abundance of music related information. Whether you are interested in finding new music to listen to, new music to play on your instrument, check out some reviews, or check up on up-to-date music related information, THIS IS the place for you! I will mainly be covering and talking about music of the Pop-Punk, punk, and emo genres, hence the name of my blog, but I hope to create an environment that all people interested in music can enjoy.With the PunkStop Music Blog, I hope to provide you with a ton of great music information! Here is a list of some of the topics I will be covering in my blog.Topics of The PunkStop Music Blog:-Band Reviews-Cd Reviews-Music related news-Band tours-Cool Basslines and Guitar riffs to play-How to use music programs such as Itunes-The state of the music economy-And plenty of other cool stuff of course!So stick with us, subscribe, and most importantly, keep li...