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Where am I right now? At the video shoot for Lolly Pop‘s video for “Elevator Operator.” I think I’ve heard the song approximately 35 times already as we’ve been here for 2 1/2 hours and there are still several takes to go. I was kind enough to transport Ms. Pop (Brooke) and Mr. Hughes (John) [...]

Leah posted a link to this documentary on the Amen break that made me squeal with happiness. (Warning: yes, it’s a video, but the video portion is snore-inducing. It’s the audio content that makes it worth your 18 minutes.) I am such a geek for music history and dissection. You have NO idea. Combine my [...]

Many artists over the years have gotten a bad rap. Or, perhaps, they have received undue kudos. Taste will always be subjective, indeed, but if one takes a step back from their fandoms and hang-ups, it’s interesting what one finds underneath. I feel the need to liberate those hidden qualities. Kittie: Their first album, Spit, [...]

Website: Mabus The Inside Pulse: When death metal gets too monotonous and prog metal just isn’t brutal enough, in walks Mabus. Proclaiming heavy jazz influence in their blend of death, Mabus piles on the syncopation and chaotic time changes like it was playing Jingle Bells. Simultaneously, the raw vocals of Shane Brendan Cashman are anything [...]

I picked up Lightnin’ To the Nations: NWOBHM 25th Anniversary Collection and I was happy to see Sweet Savage’s “Killing Time” was included. I have long since declared this one of the most unintentionally hilarious songs of the NWOBHM movement. But… what? This is a version from 1996??? That is not right. Sure enough, I [...]

Guess what today is? Oh, you should have heard already. It’s the National Day of Slayer. Created to combat the National Day of Prayer and to commemorate this lovely occasion where the date is the mark of the beast, what’s the proper way to celebrate? Why, blasting Slayer, of course. The website suggests that you [...]

Website: Paatos The Inside Pulse: Swedish quintet Paatos unleashes their third album Silence of Another Kind, a dark and moody affair. Singer Petronella Nettermalm’s voice floats with nuance above layers of very subtle instrumentation. It’s calm, it’s wistful, and it’s spooky, but all of this masks some very haunting lyrics. What at first glance seems [...]

Oh caffeine, how you help after a late night. Last night was spent at The Rock with many folks, as Stellar Vector was in a Battle of the Bands kind of thing. The wonderful thing is that SV was above and beyond the best band of the night. The horrible thing is that the second [...]

Website: Christina Aguilera The Inside Pulse: From her days as a somewhat innocent teen queen to her days as the Skank du Jour, Christina Aguilera always knew how to work the spotlight. Not only that, but she was able to get away with any image she wanted thanks to her amazing voice. Xtina has rolled [...]

Website: Kaki King The Inside Pulse: Known for being a solo acoustic artist with her two previous albums, Kaki King has decided to scrap all that by plugging in and opening up her mouth. King was critically praised for her expressive and intense style; this hasn’t changed one bit on …Until We Felt Red. It’s [...]