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The Beat + The Pulse

Apr 10, 2019

In this episode, Mindy Abovitz Monk talks with her friend and fellow drummer Fred Armisen about his early 80’s punk band Trenchmouth, incorporating his love of music with his career at Saturday Night Live, his being Sleater-Kinney’s number one fan to co-starring in Portlandia with Carrie Brownstein to his hilarious...


Jun 29, 2018

In this episode, Mindy Abovitz Monk talks with her friend and role model Andre Torres about his transition from record collecting to re-discovering, and the creation of Wax Poetics magazine and where he is now at head of Urban Legends at Universal Music. Then, Valerie Scroggins of the legendary South Bronx band ESG and...


May 18, 2018

In this episode, Mindy Abovitz Monk reminisces on getting her first Bikini Kill tape and talks to Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney about being a drummer whose records have spanned decades. PLUS we hear from Female:Pressure’s Leah King.

 “It’s so shocking when people do say “oh you play good for a girl” or “oh...


Apr 20, 2018

In the premiere episode, Tom Tom Magazine Creator Mindy Abovitz Monk speaks to visual artist Shantell Martin about art, identity and sneakers. Bonus: hear Shantell's first ever drum lesson PLUS Japanese teen drumming sensation Kanade Sato.

"I want to say to my younger self, 'At some point, a pen will pay your rent and...


Apr 1, 2018

The Beat + The Pulse is Tom Tom’s new monthly podcast, featuring Mindy Abovitz Monk in conversation with incredible beat makers, cultural visionaries and breakthrough creatives with an agenda. Not just talking about what they do, but who they are and what matters to them...