Pop Injection

When the new Hellmouth CD crossed over the Ripple transom, The Pope and I just knew we were in for a treat. We’d already been high on their sound, an amped up punked up slab of riotous thrash metal, and…

Straight outta’ Paris, France comes one of the most unique and invigorating bands to happen upon the Ripple offices in some time. Combining rock with punk, a little alt this with a little metal that, throw in some jazz and…

Well, it’s Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental testicular adjustment engineer scheduling czarina Fah Lo Suee and I will be attending the Weekend Ice Tea Bagging Protests in Juno, Alaska (they get everything late up there) along…

I wouldn’t go so far as to say that we’re old hands at this music thing yet, but The Pope and I and this beast we call the Ripple have been at it long enough to start to see the…

Taking the Ripple office by surprised with their devastating new album of mature and passionate, alt-metal with some tasty prog flourishes, we couldn’t wait to get the gentlemen of Hurt over to the Ripple office to spend some time on our…

It took 8 years to see the light of day, but thankfully, Only Makebelieve’s grand opus, Message from a Mockingbird is here and getting the love that it so richly deserves. Joining us this week are Wyatt Michael and Samuel Atkinson,…

Pure fuzzed out, punked up, adrenaline fueled, high octane rock and roll. That’s what John Wilkes Booth pumps out with as much ease as Old Faithful pumping out the steam. The boys are fond of calling their particular brand of…

Brutally heavy, doom-filled, devastating heavy metal. That’s what Venomin James brings to the table. Fueled by a rage that could only be created by the war machine, Venomin James’ new album, Left Hand Man, left an indelible mark on the…

The trek from North County to downtown San Diego was a laid back affair. One hand on the steering wheel, the other gripped firmly around the rigid cardboard container of coffee, always with a finger or two free to adjust…

“Clear Blue” is a musical meditation on life, awash in beautifully played acoustic guitar and overlaid with the delicate vocals of Australia’s Paul Turner. Turner was moved to learn guitar after hearing Mason William’s Grammy-winning instrumental hit from 1968, “Classical Gas”.

“Clear…