Questionable popular culture is the lifeblood of Blastfrom. Nothing is more questionable than the popularity and cultural relevance of Wrestling in recent years. So we look back at some of the moments when music and Wrestling squared off.Music has been an integral part of the identity of Pro Wrestling for decades. You have the all important entrance themes, wrestlers who turn their talents to music and musicians who’ve decided to step foot in the ring.Speaking of which, we also watch along with a match of titanic importance. People often argue about intermingling fighting disciplines – Karate vs Judo, Mixed Martial Arts vs Boxing – now you can find out what happens when wrestler is pitted against musician.On the January 1st 2007 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, rapper Kevin Federline did battle with rapper/wrestler John Cena.If you’d like to watch along you should probably subscribe to the WWE Network and look for the above episode. We’ve also heard that you can use the search engine of your choice and somehow land on a copy of this fight… but that’s none of our business.But the way, did you know that the initials WWE don’t stand for anything? Once upon a time it used to stand for World Wrestling Entertainment but, according to the Wikipedia page on the subject, those initials no longer mean anything. Isn’t that weird?

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Physical Graffiti was Led Zeppelin’s first and only double album. It’s reason for being is Led Zeppelin’s inability to part with any songs born in the freewheeling sessions at Headley Green. So impressed with their bounty, well over the 45 minutes or so required for a single LP, that editing was not an option.The output of these sessions would have amounted to something approaching an album an a half.Given that they couldn’t part with a second of their 1974 sessions, they stuck on a few outtakes from previous sessions, creating a double album.What has happened now is that four idiots, with very little musical background, have attempted to do what Led Zeppelin could not – make Physical Graffiti a single album.To many the very idea is sacrilege. Physical Graffiti might be their favourite Led Zeppelin album, or their favourite album of all time.Understand, we’re not attempting to make a better album. Through the process of reduction it’s entirely possible we’ve somehow made a much worse album.If you’d like to hear how we meandered our way to the final version of this album – listen to this episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom.We’d be delighted to hear your take on our version of the album or any alternative versions you might have come up with. Send your hate mail to [email protected].

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Here at Blastfrom we live by the ancient adage that, when it comes to popular music, opinions are like ******** – many are utterly rotten and the vast majority should be kept from public view. [Editors note – tell me more about this exceptional minority…]The world famous metadata review site Rate Your Music encourages thousands upon thousands of it’s users to expose their opinions to the world. These ratings and reviews combine to create a chart detailing the top rated albums of all time.Rate Your Music has a very dedicated following and are credited as an excellent starting point for people wishing to explore the most highly regarded albums in any given genre, year or of all time.We felt that talking about the greatest albums of all time would not be in any way interesting. In fact it’s often divisive. We want to bring people together. And nothing brings people together more than ‘bad’ music.Speaking of bringing people together, we collect some past guests of the show to discuss a reconfigured and qualified take on Rate Your Music users least favourite albums of all time.

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You’ll probably understand we’re feeling a little nostalgic for 2019 – mere months removed from the year of Billie Eilish, the Kappadonna weighed down by absurdly baggy attire and more trophies than she could plausibly carry.The topics include the confusing history of the Brit Awards now defunct Lifetime Achievement/Outstanding Contribution to Music category, lovable Lewis Capaldi and why Injury Reserve want to ‘Jailbreak the Tesla’.In the interest of full disclosure (and to reassure you that the Blastfrom crew are currently safe and in fully locked down) this episode was recorded several weeks ago. So swim back with us to a simpler time and while you’re at it remember to rate and subscribe to the Blastfrom Castfrom.

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Metallica are a Blastfrom favourite. An often perplexing and fascinating band, one of their most interesting moments was the 1988 album ‘…And Justice for All.’The case of the missing bass is a topic that’s well covered and endlessly discussed. There’s the party line on why the bass guitar was drowned out – it was trampling all over James Hetfield’s guitar lines – but we look a little deeper.Given that none of us have any officially recognised training in psycho-analysis – who better to take dive into the minds of Thrash Metal’s most famous and successful band, in particular commanding officers Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield.A not so subtle disclaimer and reminder – this is a satirical podcast and website, allegedly played for laughs. And a further reminder if you enjoy the Blastfrom Castfrom, leave a review and better yet - SUBSCRIBE.

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In 1984, Billy Squire released a hugely successful single called Rock Me Tonite. In the burgeoning MTV era, music videos were inexorably linked to the featured singles.Squier later blamed the video for the downturn in his popularity. We ask – why?The Blasftrom crew dance around the issues of Hard Rock masculinity, music video direction, choreography, set dressing, war, politics and animal welfare.You can listen to this episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom on Spotify, Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts.

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Acoustic dynamics and the arrangement of sound is the topic we did not get to cover due to an amazing turn of events.The ever unpredictable Baba Gadji somehow invades the brand new Blastfrom Castfrom location to give us what for.As for the new location we've still to settle on a name. The Hip-Roof Hothouse; Castle Blastula; Kanye Cove; Kanye Kove; Alcoholics Identified; The Poding Hovel. All possibilities.You can listen to this episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom on Spotify, Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts.

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Wow! What an honour it was to speak with the reclusive legend of Electro-Pop - Baba Gadji.A huge amount of time and effort went in to tracking down, planning and arranging an interview with this most elusive interviewee. There are no hard feelings about his cutting the interview short. It's perfectly fine that a certain member of the Blastfrom crew cried themselves to sleep over it.You can follow Baba Gadji on instagram @thebabagadjiRemember to SUBSCRIBE and leave us a review.

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Revelations among the revelry as Santa sets us straight in this festive episode of the Blastfrom Castfrom.The enigmatic immortal saint gives us his take on some of your favourite holiday tunes.Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to the Blastfrom Castfrom to receive this kind of nonsense in your podcast at absurdly random times. Happy Holidays everyone!http://www.blastfrom.com

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Casting an established musician in your movie is an attractive proposition, but is it a good idea. The Blastfrom team have absolutely no frame of reference for this so who better to meander through the subject. Cher, Lauryn Hill, Black Thought, Tom Waits and a revolting bottle of wine are all red hot topics in this new scintillating episode of Blastfrom Castfrom. P.S. Mike Tyson... we're going to need an answer.

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