Another month down at You Sound Like A Robot.
We almost lost our affiliation with Amazon.com for a bit due to a “unconstitutional tax collection scheme” put forth by the people in charge here in the state of North Carolina. Amazon was forced to close the accounts of every user in the state, however after a quick change of my address to that of my family in Alabama and an e-mail to their support department we are back on the ball. Click our Amazon ads! Buy stuff! Chaaaaaange…
We also lost a monumental character in the music scene, Michael Jackson. While that was painful news to share, calling Perez Hilton a douchebag made me feel a lot better about it.
Happy July!
You probably already knew this, however I felt that it needed to be publicly expressed on my website. Perez Hilton is a douchebag.
While Hilton’s jackassery is nothing new, a post on his lame rumor-filled Twitter has crossed some lines. After news of
Michael Jackson collapsing became public Perez was quick to claim that Jackson simply had “cold feet” and was faking the entire situation. Of course, once news broke that the pop idol had died Hilton removed the post as if nothing had ever happened. What a bastard. View his post as it was originally made below.
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It was much to my surprise and dismay as I watched the trending topics on Twitter become engulfed with Michael Jackson. I was among those refreshing their browser and crashing the website anxiously awaiting new information, hoping that the TMZ had jumped the gun in posting the news. Unfortunately one news source after another began joining in announcing that Jackson has died at the age of 50.
I can’t help but think that years down the road we will be talking about what we were doing when we heard that the King of Pop passed away. I will leave you with one of my favorite Jackson tunes, “Smooth Criminal” from his ‘87 album
Bad.
Michael Jackson.com
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Two years ago I posted the mono version of The Beatles‘ legendary Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was a very popular post, however there was one thing that I didn’t include back then: the album in it’s lossless FLAC format. Opting for the smaller and more handy MP3 I left many audiophiles short handed. Well, today seems like a good day to amend that mistake.
Enjoy the album as it was originally intended to be enjoyed, in mono. I’m including FLAC plus the MP3 files for those who prefer.
The Beatles.com
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I can’t believe I have yet to post about Regina Spektor in the more than two years that this blog has been active. Boasting one of the most amazing voices I’ve heard and excellent classically-trained piano skills, Regina is someone who everyone should know.
Regina’s new album
Far is being released on Sire Records stateside tomorrow, June 23. Check out the video for her latest single “Laughing With” below and, while you’re at it, look over the
Far widget that I found floating around the internets. Lots of videos and such to peruse.
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Okay… we’ve been over this before, but it has never been this serious. I’m afraid this may be my final post for you all. I think some sort of zombie outbreak has happened… bigger than any before!
I can peer out of my window and see them sometimes. I’m hoping that all of the time spent playing
Left 4 Dead will pay off for me. Remember, keep an eye on your ammo and look for med-packs! And for Heaven’s sake, don’t bother the witch! I’ll leave you with one of my favorite
HorrorPops tunes, “Walk Like a Zombie” from their 2005 sophomore album
Bring it On!. It seems appropriate.
MySpace | Blog Like It’s the End of the World
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I finally had the opportunity to see a band that I’ve been a fan of for years for the first time live last night, No Doubt.
I recall listening to their classic
Tragic Kingdom album on a constant rotation back in the mid-nineties, when the album was released. Buying up their past discography as well, I discovered a band which would become one of my true favorites. As Gwen Stefani’s solo career sprouted, I began to lose interest in her music for the most part. One can only listen to “Hollaback Girl” so many times, after all. I was disappointed that I may never see the band live and my best bet would be to stand among the hoards of twelve year old girls and listen to Gwen’s solo music. As if that would happen. It was to my surprise that after four years of no sign of hope
No Doubt began working together again.
No Doubt.com | MySpace
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I’ve been a fan of 311’s reggae-infused rock sound for years now. The unique band has been around for a while and released a number of albums, all but one of which since 1995 peaking in the Billboard top 15 positions of the Billboard 200.
The band’s latest album,
Uplifter, promises to be a unique release with a “new” sound to it. This song, “Hey You”, is the first track from
Uplifter. Give it a listen and go buy the new album when it drops tomorrow, June 2. Also be sure to see the band live, currently touring with
Ziggy Marley. Tour dates are below…
311.com | MySpace | Twitter
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Welcome to June at You Sound Like A Robot.com!
By now the web site should be up to 100%, all old posts are reuploaded and kinks removed from the site design. Of course, if you happen to notice an error or missing file don’t hesitate to let me know with an e-mail or a comment right there on the entry. Speaking of comments, I had to purge all of the site’s comments from the first part of the month. Spam bots had attacked while the site was gone and left tons of garbage to be cleaned. So if you happened to leave a comment between December 23 of last year and halfway through this May then it probably got eradicated with the rest. My bad!
Look forward to contests being reintroduced soon. Remember, these contests can be entered once every day for each contest so why not toss YSLAR into your daily routine?
