We traverse the pop-culture universe to catalog points of interest, from fleeting whimsies to long-term obsessions.
Have You Voted? Good. Now Go See Sara Marcus.
| Posted November 8, 2011Do you miss Bikini Kill? Dream of writing "SLUT" on your belly once more? When you hear the words Huggy Bear, do you think of the band, not Starsky and Hutch? If you answered yes to any of these questions... Read more...
We're Not Going to Chattanooga? NOOOOOOO!
| Posted October 19, 2011Guess what happens when you tell two little girls that they get to have breakfast with Disney princesses instead of going to Chattanooga? (Hint: They get really, really, really upset.) If this is fake, it's the best viral marketing campaign... Read more...
I Love That Song: 'Well, You Needn't'
| Posted October 11, 2011"Well, You Needn't"Frank Morgan(1987, from Bebop Lives!)This snaky rendition of the Monk standard is actually from a live show in 2006, the year before Morgan died, but he first recorded it in 1987 on one of his early forays... Read more...
Carrie Brownstein/Janet Weiss Alert
| Posted September 9, 2011Just FYI, the first album by Wild Flag is now streaming over at NPR. That's the supergroup grrl band featuring Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss (aka 2/3 of Sleater-Kinney), along with Mary Timony of Helium and Rebecca Cole of the... Read more...
Directors Talkin' Trash
| Posted August 31, 2011Just noticed this entertaining collection of filmmaker disses posted on Flavorpill a few weeks back. Most of the jabs aren't too surprising -- Herzog has no patience for Godard's artiness, Godard thinks Tarantino's a hack, Vincent Gallo hates everyone. Even... Read more...
Er, 'Jem and the Holograms,' Anybody?
| Posted August 29, 2011Bizarro Press Releases: First in a Series So we get a lot of press releases here at Metro Pulse HQ. While a lot of them are your standard announcements by local government or pronouncements by would-be politicians, some of them... Read more...
I Love That Song: 'Rum and Coca Cola'
| Posted August 29, 2011"Rum and Coca Cola"Lord Invader(1943)Like most people who know this song, or most Americans, I first heard the Andrews Sisters version. They had a huge hit with it the year after Lord Invader stormed the Caribbean with it. A... Read more...
I Love That Song: 'Cadillac on 22s'
| Posted July 27, 2011"Cadillac on 22s"David Banner(2003, from Mississippi: The Album)This laid-back jam, with its rolling acoustic guitar sample (courtesy of the Jacksons' "Destiny"), stood out on the Mississippi rapper's 2003 debut exactly because it's so gentle. Where most of the album... Read more...
I Love That Song: "Love Trinity"
| Posted July 5, 2011"Love Trinity"Life Without Buildings(2001, from Love Trinity EP)The Scottish art-rock band Life Without Buildings hung around just long enough to release one album--Any Other City, in 2001--and a three-song EP that for whatever reason was issued only in Australia.... Read more...
I Love That Song: "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide"
| Posted July 1, 2011"This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide"The Kings(1980, from The Kings Are Here)In honor of Canada Day (don't tell me you didn't know it's Canada Day), here's a great semi-lost slice of Maple Leaf new wave. The Kings are/were a... Read more...
