Timmy looks up to Poppie and says, "Was there really a band that played heavy metal songs solely about science fiction authors who had a tour of true blue libraries?" Poppie smiles and pops in the video of an all-too-true story. This is Bloodhag, my favorite speedmetal/ deathmetal band on the planet chucking books at preteens, making a two-kid mosh pit in a reading room, and suggesting kids stick their fingers in their ears to prevent hearing loss. It's hilarious and it's a wonder of modern music that someone could actually pull off a tour of libraries off under the very real guise of education. Man, I wish when I was eight, I had Bloodhag instead of overstuffed rodents squeaking at me, floundering through Beach Boys covers. The video is well shot, excellently edited, did well at the South By Southwest film competition, and my only complaint is that I didn't read that it was only eight and a half minutes long, mistaking the ending credits for the opening credits. My own dipshitedness aside, this is fucking great. Get educated in the singalong that James Tiptree Jr. was a lady. See a kid say they rock harder than Korn. See a girl with full-on braces head gear squint at the sheer terror of the 'Hag. Hear a young kid who had been thrown Mort comment on the cover art remark, "It looks cool because you can almost see her boobies. "If you've ever yearned for the slash of guitars as much as the slash of paper cuts, if you've ever wanted to "Read Free or Die," I can't think of a better video. -Todd (Bloodhag, PO Box 19802, Seattle, WA 98109)