Weigh The Anchor. Photo by, Quade Beltran. - Hey there! Time once again for another "10 Songs" episode. I really enjoy doing these episodes because it gives me a chance to promote awesome DIY music from around the world.

Photo by, Quade Beltran. - What do you do when times get extremely tough? You write emotionally powerful songs about those terrible life experiences. That's exactly what, Andrew Zamora, and the rest of the gang in Ontario,

Photo by, Haley Mewborn, HNM Creative. - Chicago's Sleep On It was about 10 dates into their, "Pride & Disaster Tour", when the whole country began locking down because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Guitarist and vocalist, Jake Marquis,

Devin Parker of Til Morning. Photo by, Bryan Buchelt. - 10 Songs for May 2020: (In no particular order.) "Okay" - Til Morning "Redcard" - High Wire  "Ceiling" - When The Sun Sets  "Dragged Across The Finish Line" - Sincere Engineer

The first time I met Devin and Patrick Parker was when they performed a few acoustic songs on the podcast under the name, Parker, in December of 2018. I was quickly roped in with their simple, but emotionally powerful songwriting methods.

Photo by, Alex Zarek. - It's been quite a long time since I've interviewed a couple on the podcast. This actually marks our first married punk rock couple to be on the podcast. So let's welcome Matty Benson and Courtney Boyers of suburban Chicago punk...

FRND CRCL from New Jersey. - Starting this month, I'm going to put out an episode of, Pop-Punk & Pizza, once per month, that is completely devoted to sharing ten of my favorite songs with you. I tried to spread the love and even stepped outside of the...

Photo by, Ed Kost. - Since the Covid-19 Pandemic reached the United States, several artists have rescheduled tour dates or release dates for new music. However, Chicago punk rock band, Lights Over Bridgeport,

Artwork from Green Day's, "21st Century Breakdown". - In January of 2020, I announced I would be taking a hiatus from the Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast due to mental health reasons. I never gave a return date. In fact,

Photo by, Alex Zarek. - People who have tremendous amounts of creative thoughts and energy flowing freely through their minds always amaze me. One of those people happens to be Chicago based cinematographer and photographer, Alex Zarek.