When Pandalicious, Nenya and I went and saw Amanda Palmer perform with the Boston Pops this past New Year’s Eve, we headed on over to the bar for some drinks. To our surprise we discovered an up-and-coming ragtime band by the name of April Smith and the Great Picture Show performing in-between Symphony Hall’s two bars. After I downed an Appletini I went and pre-ordered their upcoming album Songs For A Sinking Ship, which arrived at my doorstep this past week.

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A few weeks ago I got to spend some quality time with a new microphone from Blue Microphones called the Yeti. If you getting into recording live audio or podcasts and you aren’t aware of Blue Microphones’ products you really should read the rest of this article.

I grew up loving audio. My uncle was a DJ and had the most amazing vinyl collection I had ever seen in my life. My dad was a huge tech fan, especially when it came to speakers so monkeying around with turntables, speakers and microphones was second nature to me by the time I was 12. When I stop to think about it, the fact that I have ended up in working in the IT industry and host an internet audio show should come as no surprise to anyone including myself. But back to the topic at hand, the Yeti.

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The first full Monday after the CES recovery week brings with it a new episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast and this one is focused on Platinum Games new title release Bayonetta.

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It’s new podcast Monday and we have a full boat of topics in this episode.

In this week’s episode NinJaSistah and Pandalicious discuss some of the animated DC Comic movies that have been released lately as well as many of the DC based animated series and their impact on the mid-20-something crowd. The conversation that switches to some of the live action flicks including the Marvel options and then Pandalicious grabs the mic to talk movies.

First up are Panda’s post-viewing thoughts on the new “Where the Wild Things Are” movie, including who the best audience for the movie is and IS NOT. Then she moves on to “Law-Abiding Citezen” staring the very sexy [very Scottish] Gerard Butler. Finishing out the hour is NinJaSistah’s post-mortem on the EA/Double Fine game Brütal Legend.

Grab the beverage of your choice, kick back and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 168: I Opted For the Gore AND Profanity

The best way to kick off the beginning of a fresh new week is with a new episode of the Electric Sista Hood podcast. This one has an audience question, video game reviews and anime… the holy trifecta of ESH!

We start off with a question brought to us by William Bell of TheXboxDomain which fuels the conversation for the bulk of the show about how nit-picky we have become as gamers. From growing up and having to learn to love what you get, to almost being apathetic as new titles flood the market. Pandalicious and NinJaSistah don’t really come to an agreement on the subject, but it is a fun journey towards an answer nevertheless.

Then we move on to hands-on video game reviews of Bethesda Softworks new release Wet on the PS3 and NinJaSistah’s knee-jerk reaction to the DJ Hero demo. Then we chat about the Dreamcast/PS2 games available via PSN rumor and Pandalicious tops out the hour with her coverage of the anime series Black Buttler

Here is a quick glimpse into what the episode is like:

• Five-Year-Olds Don’t Need Boom Boxes
• My Douche-Baggery Made You Better
• I’m Not Condoning Eating Cats
• Videogames Are Not a Pos-Apocalyptic Guide
• and finally
• Spoiler Alert! Bambi’s and Norman Bates’ Mothers Both Dead

Dig in and enjoy Electric Sista Hood Podcast Episode 165: Pandalicious Loves the Hired Help

A fresh Monday brings with it a fresh episode of the ElectricSistaHood podcast. Get your morning cuppa joe ready guys and gals, this one is wordy.

We have a bunch to cover in this one folks, there’s The Beatles Rock Band, followed by the Guitar Hero 5 debacle between Courtney Love and Activision, and the pending DJ Hero title looming on the horizon. We tackle all these topics in the episode as well as a non complete spoiler review of the movie “Gamer” fresh on the heels of it’s theatrical debut.

For an idea of what this episode is like, here are the titles we didn’t use:

• Next: Kurt Cobain in Space Channel 5
• Just to Make It Clear – It’s Beatles Music
• Come Together Means a Whole Different Thing to Pandalicious
• Courtney Loves’ Next Twitter Message: FML
• It’s Like Tron Meets the Running Man
• The Only Message Gamers Understand Is “All Your Base Are Belong To Us”
• and finally
• And Roddy McDowell Doesn’t Look Like a Chimpanzee

Told you it was quite interesting. So kick back and enjoy ElectricSistaHood Podcast Episode 163: The Moral of This Show: Listen to The Bealtes, Play Games, and Curse Microsoft.