Cait Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 8:50PM 
Spending your V-Day alone? Recently dumped? Need to go on a rollercoaster of rage, angst, and depression? Let this mixed tape help you on your way. There’s nothing more soothing the sound of music, let the experts on heartbreak and rage help you through this rough patch and before you know it, it’ll be February 15.
Cait Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 8:35PM 
So you’ve a punk rock lover? And today’s that special day where you’re supposed to show how much you love them. But you forgot. That’s okay because I’m here to help you with something every true punk kid loves, a good old-fashion mixed tape. You can pick whether you want and pull out the cassette recorder and make one or burn a CD. Either way, you’ve songs here that run the gauntlet of punk rock love.
Link Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 6:39PM Hello, I am Link and this is my first review for Up The Pucks. I churned reviews out for over a year over at my now retired Puck and Punk blog, and I am excited to be back writing them for my loving, doe-eyed overlords Peter and Brandon. One thing that I do, or don't do I guess, is assign a rating to an album because what I want is to give you an impression of the sound and feel of the music. Then you can listen to it and decide for yourself.
Link Posted on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 3:32PM Good news everybody. Break Anchor is putting out their first 7" EP titled Blackhearts and Blackouts on Paper + Plastick. Does Break Anchor not mean anything to you yet?
well, Several months back a long time friend of mine shared some demos on bandcamp from Jay Navarro's newest band Break Anchor. The sound was a departure from the thrash metal of Hellmouth and the ska/punk/hardcore sounds of The Suicide Machines, and also features Cris Golan of The Story So Far, King For A Day, plus Kyle Gree and Dan Stover of Seized Up. Since I first heard those demos the bandcamp page went quiet and eventually the demos disappeared off the page altogether. Well, that was until today.
The band's first officially released song 'A Failure of Epic Proportions' is available over at Spinner (click this link and then look for the little black oval). The song is a really great mid-tempo pop-punk number that shows off the sounds and personality of the band. The lyrics are raw, angry, depressed and mix together perfectly with the throaty growls and melodic tendencies that Jason perfected during his days with the Suicide Machines. Break Anchor also take the often enjoyable route of shared vocals with Kyle lending a smoother sound that balances out Jason's voice. I may be a bit of a Jay Navarro fanboy, but I'm all but certain the rest of the EP is going to totally fantastic.
The current release date for Break Anchor's Blackhearts and Blackouts is set for March 20th, 2012
