Tag: pop punk

Syke 96 Are Rather Experienced, For Young’ens

| May 1, 2015
Syke 96 Are Rather Experienced, For Young’ens

by Charlie Sullivan Four years ago I had the opportunity to sit down chat with these lads: two were still in middle school, one was in high school, and the band name was Synergy.  Now the band name is Syke Ninety Six, Josh Rock (guitar, keys, vocals) and Ryan Teater (bass, keys)  are high school […]

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Teenage Bottlerock- Tales From Wyoming

| March 1, 2015
Teenage Bottlerock- Tales From Wyoming

by Tim Wenger It is a good day when you play an album for the first time and what you hear puts to rest any anxiety about where the band’s sound is headed. Such is the case with the new album from Laramie, Wyoming (don’t hassle them, they’re almost local. . .) pop-punkers Teenage Bottlerocket. […]

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High Tide Low Tide To Drop Album, Kick Off Tour

| February 1, 2015
High Tide Low Tide To Drop Album, Kick Off Tour

High Tide Low Tide has never been a stranger to adversity.  The end of 2014 was nothing short of exactly that.  After playing one of their biggest shows with Citizen, (RunForCover Records), they parted ways with one of High Tide Low Tide’s founding members, drummer Giles Cool.  Once again the band was at a standstill […]

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Shatterproof- “Cookie Cutter Life”

| December 2, 2014
Shatterproof- “Cookie Cutter Life”

Shatterproof just dropped the video for their song “Cookie Cutter Life” and are pushing it out to the masses to close out 2014. CMB caught up with the guys to get the word on the video and what they have in store for 2015. CMB: Tell us about the process of making the video. S: […]

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The Coast Is Ours

| December 2, 2014
The Coast Is Ours

by Tim Wenger It’s good to hear some solid melodic hardcore/pop-punk coming out of Denver. In a city so dominated by indie rock, the new album from The Coast Is Ours is a breath of fresh air. Hard-line distorted guitar work dominates the sound, and Ben Sawatsky’s tenor-leaning vocals are a good reflection of the […]

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Heart & Soul Radio- Thieves

| October 1, 2014
Heart & Soul Radio- Thieves

by Tim Wenger Pop-punk never dies. It just gets older, reforms into a super-group of Warped Tour veterans, and keeps cranking out music. Heart & Soul Radio is proof of this, as the group (made up of former members of D.O.R.K. and Animo) prepares to drop their new record Thieves October 4 at the Oriental […]

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This Legend Feeling Out Tour Life, Dropping Debut Record in November

| September 25, 2014
This Legend Feeling Out Tour Life, Dropping Debut Record in November

by Tim Wenger It could be said that newly-founded California pop-punkers This Legend is a band born with luck on their side. Cyber Tracks Records founders Aaron “El Hefe” and Jennifer Abeyta put front man Chris Castillo in touch with former Yellowcard members Ben Harper and  LP (Longineu Parsons III) after finding the music of […]

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Heart and Soul Radio- “Ain’t No Life Like The Low Life” Premiere

| September 9, 2014 | 1 Comment

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Racing On The Sun- What Makes Us Real

| September 1, 2014 | 0 Comments
Racing On The Sun- What Makes Us Real

by Tim Wenger Racing on the Sun wants to touch you, emotionally. Their new EP What Makes Us Real  is six songs (and one catchy album intro) that walks that tight line between emo and pop-punk, eventually landing somewhere in the alternative world in the between. Front man Alfonso Cervantes has a great voice and […]

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Taking Canyon- Eyes on the Prize

| August 1, 2014 | 0 Comments
Taking Canyon- Eyes on the Prize

by Tim Wenger In Denver, Taking Canyon’s new record Eyes on the Prize is a much needed circle in the square for the Ronnie Radke generation. Choosing the stay true to the pop-punk roots of the early 2000’s instead of the screamo-metal-wackjob music that replaced the genre’s place in the hears of rebel teens, Taking […]

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