Pop Injection

Just finished a discussion about Power Pop on Blog Talk Radio. I’m not sure if they record each show for posterity, but I had loads of fun talking about power pop groups, the Tinted Windows and whether The Jonas Brothers…

From 1971, please enjoy pretty much my all-time favorite Rolling Stones cover of a Chuck Berry song — a fabulous live version of “Let It Rock.”

This was the b-side of the Brit EP version of “Brown Sugar”; it also appeared…

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…

OK, finally here are a few pics from the launch of Clap Your hands and Stamp Your Feet. Building up to the launch there had been a lot of national press, radio and TV coverage in Holland, it was quite…

“Pearl Jam - Reenk Roink (Alternate version of “Ten”) CD

In November of 1991, my freshman year in college, I was a DJ at WNUR in Evanston, Illinois.

My friend Jamie did an interview with Mike McCready and Dave Abbruzzese of…

It’s a two-fer! I also interviewed the duo of Preston Pisellini and Mark Winkler of The Webstirs. They are expected at 4/24 to play for International Pop Overthrow in Chicago. The release of “So Long” has made the top ten this…

I had the good fortune to interview Jeff Litman fresh off of his release of “Postscript.”  This was one of the better interviews I’ve had, and hopefully all the good press is helping too. To read the interview directly, click here. 
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The Polish band Behemoth are one of the major purveyors of the horrifying, death-obsessed subgenre of heavy metal named “black metal.” Led by Nergal, Behemoth have managed to conquer the world of dark, loud music since their formation in 1991.…

Not only did I get to review the album, but I contacted Miles Zungia of Fastball for a brief interview. Check out the interview button on the right or click here to read the Fastball interview.

True Lyrics Revealed Dept. Yes! It…

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…