Check It Out -- Amber Pacific

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 HAVE

Notable 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 from bands playing such simple music because simple, easy music tends to be the most catchy(usually). But every once and a while a pop punk band will come around with a lot of talent, talent that helps them differentiate from the other thousand sound-a-like bands. So go check out a band with some talent, Check Out Amber Pacific!


Amber Pacific Website
Amber Pacific Myspace
Amber Pacific Purevolume
Amber Pacific AOL Sessions

+44 Video Interview + More

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 BANDS

Definitely check this site out!

Upcoming Pop Punk Releases

Part of what I will be doing with the PunkStop 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 22,2008


Source: http://www.punknews.org/releases


If there are any other notable releases coming up, just leave a comment naming the artist, title, and date, and I will make sure to add it to the list!

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My Chemical Romance Working on New CD

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/upcoming_releases/my_chemical_romance_promise_punk_rock_album.html


With 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~

How To Play Punk on Drums

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 at

http://youtube.com/watch?v=743dbFf9jdQ

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Check It Out -- Whole Wheat Bread

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 sounding songs.

Some Noteworthy songs to check out by Whole Wheat Bread:
-206
-Broke
-Police Song
-Loud and Clear
-Old Man Samson
-Feel Like Sh**t

Like I said, Whole Wheat Bread isn't your typical pop punk band, in fact, they classify themselves as "Dirty South Punk Rock," but it's still good to listen to different kinds of music, so check them out.


Want to learn more about Whole Wheat Bread or actually hear some of their music?
-Check out their cd called Minority Rules on itunes
-http://www.purevolume.com/wholewheatbread
-http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=2971554

~Go listen to some music~

Blink 182 -- Huge Influence On Modern Music

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.

Definately check out Blink 182 if you haven't already, for you will not be disappointed.

Welcome to the PunkStop Music Blog!

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 listening to music!

~Go listen to some music~