Archives: Blisterene "So I Have Them" 1997 debut

 I have now uploaded the entire debut album from Blisterene, "So I Have Them" to You Tube. You can check it out with the playlist below! 

Archive: Pure- Spiritual Pollution debut on Much Music

Spiritual Pollution was the third single from Pure's debut album Pureafunalia. This video was co-directed by Blair Dobson and Jordy Birch, with Dobson handling the camera and editing as well. Made in a loft in Vancouver with not much more than a concept, a couple horns and a smoke machine Spiritual Pollution was one of the more successful videos from the band.

This clip included a short interview with Much Music VJ Steve Anthony talking with Jordy Birch and Mark Henning before debuting the  clip.  I believe this was sometime in late 1992.

New Music! The Bolsheviks

Combine the Victorious has a new single, "The Bolsheviks" which is now available on all the major streaming sites!








Or try bandcamp if you don't use Spotify:

Coin - Records In My Life

RIML: Chastity Belt

New Music: The Population Drops - On Your Dress

Boutique Empire presents On Your Dress, taken from The Population Drops debut album Way Down. 

Download the entire album from iTunes or order the cd from the band thru Garageband.  

Produced by The Population Drops and Mark Henning
Recorded and mixed by Mark Henning at Boutique Empire studio.

The Population Drops - Find Another End (New VIdeo)

Boutique Empire proudly presents "Find Another End" the brand new video from The Population Drops.   Find Another End is both the first song and title track of the forthcoming EP "Find Another End" by the band.  Recorded over the past year at the Boutique Empire Recording studio with Mark R Henning recording and co-producing with the band, Find Another End is set for a May 22nd release.

Find Another End (video)
produced by Boutique Empire
original footage by The Population Drops and Sean McFarland
live and studio footage by M R Henning
editing M R Henning


Find Another End (music)
Co-produced by The Population Drops and Mark R Henning
Recorded and mixed by M R Henning
Recorded at Boutique Empire Recording Studio
Mastered by Adam Percy
@2014 The Population Drops

New song from Pure "So West Coast"

In honour of our friend Todd Simko, we are making available a free download of the last song he ever performed on as the guitarist in Pure: So West Coast. 

We recorded this song back in 2010 at the Boutique Empire studio as a bit of an experiment.  Joined by the wonderfully talented Juice and Misty of the Yoko Casionos on drums and bass respectively, Jordy Birch, Todd and I all got together for a fun-filled afternoon of music.  The song came together in just a few takes and then we did the usual overdubs of vocals and percussion.  Everything went quickly and easily, it was probably one of the smoothest Pure recording sessions we'd ever had! (Big thanks once again to Juice and Misty for helping that vibe!) The result is the track you can hear below, which was recently remixed by none other than John Webster (the same guy who'd mixed Generation Six Pack and recorded the initial demos that got Pure signed to Reprise Records back in the 90's).



Please feel free to download and share this song, we'd be happy to have Todd's work remembered by as many people as possible.  Also remember to join us on May 10th & 11th for a mini Pure reunion at the "A Change of Frequency" festival in New Westminster at the Columbia.  

Thanks for checking it out,
MRH