The Dive Podcast Episode 17 - Tune In Tokyo Interview

Check out an awesome phone interview with the very passionate Andy from Tune In Tokyo, an awesome pop/punk/ska indie band from the PA area!

The Dive Podcast Episode 16 - Pilots In Orbit Interview

Tune-in to hear an engaging interview and awesome acoustic set with the awesome indie rock band that has been tearing up the Union, NJ area: Pilots In Orbit!

The Dive Podcast Episode 15 - The World Concave

Tune-in to this awesome interview with The World Concave, an awesome indie band that is a collaboration of people from multiple musical projects. Check out the interview and the buy their Harbor EP for $3 at theworldconcave.bandcamp.com.

The Dive Podcast Episode 14 - The Amboys Interview

Join Rozzey Roz and Gardizzle in the 14th episode of The Dive Podcast. Rozzey Roz catches you up on what she has been doing for the last month and then Manny from The Amboys comes in to do a great interview. Tune-in and enjoy!

The Dive Podcast Episode 13 - Youth Castles Interview

Join Gardizzle and Youth Castles' own Frankie and Dan for a fun and brotastic interview. Plenty of love and fun is to be had so tune-in and enjoy!

The Dive Podcast Episode 12 - No Band 3

This is one of the last lonely episodes for a while. I promise. Just a lot of talking and only no music. If you must skip one episode of The Dive, I suggest choosing this one.

Album Review: Glass Bottom Hope

As The Dive expands, so must our geographical comprehension. We love the amazing bands that play throughout the New Jersey scene, but we have been expanding our Band Camp search to include other locations like New York, Pennsylvania, California, Canada, and England. One of the gems from the state of Pennsylvania is the awesome album Glass Bottom Hope by Tune In Tokyo.

Tune In Tokyo has an awesome pop punk style that the entire album is drenched in from begginning to end. The band has an obvious knack for catchy melodies and strong beats. You voice will be hoarse and your feet will be tired from singing the choruses and tapping your toes to the beat so much during the album.

Glass Bottom Hope is a must have record in my book. The beats are so infectious you will catch them like a cold and you will not regret it one bit. Pick it up on their Band Camp for name-your-price. While you are at it, check out their Facebook profile and send a few likes and feedback their way.

-Garvey

Shot Not: Breaking Through The Long Island Barrier

(photo courtesy of Facebook)

Long Island can seem like its own world sometimes. There are a lot of undiscovered bands trapped behind that barrier and it seems pretty hard to escape it. Hopefully, the awesome Long Island Shot Not can make it through the barrier and spread their music wide.

The band got their name from the term "shot not," which is used to get out of doing mundane chores by saying the word before everybody else in the group. It is comprised of three friends, Alec, Tom, and Neil, who were looking for a steady band to play in after after previous band enterprises failed. They have been spreading their unique brand of punk with a little pop mixed in throughout the Long Island and New York area along with some awesome friends like Tomahawk Chop and Fumblerooski. 

Their sound is heavenly influenced by bands such as Blink 182, Green Day, Cursive, Latterman, Alkaline Trio. Their music making process is slow but it is totally worth it in the end when you hear their stuff. Songs such as "Wrong Side of the Bed" can always get the crowd excited.

Check out their Facebook and Myspace. Also you can download their EPs The Life on their BandCamp and There's Still Time! Check out these guys so you can be the first to know them before they break through the Long Island barrier. 

-Garvey

The Dive Podcast Episode 11 - Shot Not Interview

While Gardizzle does spend his first half hour alone, he is soon accompanied by the amazing band locked away in the music abyss Shot Not. Check out this interview featuring the band and their awesome pop-punk sound!

Event Spotlight: 5/6 Screaming Females w/ No Pasaran, Ben Franklin, EULA @ The Irish

Who: Screaming Females, ¡No Pasaran!, Ben Franklin, EULA

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 6

Where: The Irish, 95 Kearny Ave, Kearny, NJ 

Cost: $10 at door/Ticketfly

Are you looking for some really awesome concerts to go to this Friday but unsure where to go? I have an offer that you find quite enticing.


The Irish, one of the coolest venues in the Kearny, NJ area, is holding quite an awesome show this Friday, May 6.


Headlining the show is Screaming Females, a band that has become quite known around the NJ scene for their rock sound. This will actually be there return to the Irish and they are very excited to melt a new round of faces.


Also playing the show are two bands signed to the Killing Horse independent record label: ¡No Pasaran! and Ben Franklin. ¡No Pasaran! just finished recording a new 7" which is due out this summer and they have been bathing New Jersey in their awesome punk rock sound.  Ben Franklin just released their 7" "Urgency" and they are excited to get the crowd going with their unique brand of Gonzo rock.  This will be the first time both bands have played at The Irish since they became part of Killing Horse Records.


EULA is a post-rock band from Connecticut that has been expanding to other parts such as Brooklyn and now New Jersey. This will be there first time rocking at The Irish.


This looks to be an awesome group of bands at an awesome venue for the low price of $10. Tickets be bought in advance at TicketFly. Doors are at 7:30 and show starts at 8:00. Be there!

-Garvey