VIDEO: Placebo, "Meds"

Happy 35th, Brian Molko! I had the opportunity to meet Brian, androgynous superstar vocalist for English band Placebo, after their show on the Projekt Revolution Tour here earlier in the year. He, and the rest of the band, were very nice and cool fellas. Definitely check out some of their music (using the links below [...]

MP3: "Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album"

Roboty Christmasy Celebration: Day 2 of 6 I was going to wait until Christmas Day to post this album, but I just can’t wait! Christmas in the Stars, the 1980 Star Wars Christmas album, was actually a small hit back in it’s prime. “What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns [...]

VIDEO: John Lennon, "Imagine"

Twenty-seven years ago today, on a chilly day outside of the Dakota apartments in New York City, John Lennon’s life was prematurely ended by some whack-job by the name of Mark David Chapman. His message still lives, however. Direct link to the video

VIDEO: Gackt, "Last Song [Live in Yokohama, Japan]"

This is a clip taken from Japanese artist Gackt’s (神威楽斗) Gackt Live Tour 2004 – The Sixth Day & Seventh Night ~Final~ (Buy it now!) performance. This nine-minute long, acoustic performance of his epic “Last Song” is the most beautiful, heart-felt performance of the song that I have ever seen. Luckily, I found a [...]

VIDEO: Danger Mouse, "Encore"

So today is Jay-Z’s birthday. He’s a big player in the hip-hop scene. A few years back, he released an album called The Black Album (Buy CD | Download). Another hip-hop player, though significantly more underground than Jay-Z, by the name of Danger Mouse got an idea. An entire album mashing Jay-Z’s The Black Album [...]

MP3: David Hasselhoff, "The Night Before Christmas"

Roboty Christmasy Celebration: Day 1 of 6 Ah… Christmas season is officially upon us. Stepping outside, however, you wouldn’t know seeing as it’s still quite hot out and Autumn seems to be a few months behind. That’s okay though. It’s just the world slowly ending all around us.To help cull your fears of the impending [...]

YSLAR Updates: December ’07

December already? Wow. The blog just keeps getting more and more popular every month. Hits seem to keep rolling in. It may have to do with the fact that I posted more in November than I have in any month since June, when it started. Not that I’ll ever be satisfied, but I do appreciate [...]

VIDEO: Michael Jackson, "Thriller"

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s epic Thriller album, arguably the “best album ever” (though The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper holds the title to most). To celebrate the occasion, I bring you the equally epic video for the title track, “Thriller”… because no music blog should be without it! Direct link to the video [...]

VIDEO: Paul McCartney, "All Things Must Pass [Live in London, England]"

All things must pass… R.I.P. George Harrison, six years ago today. Direct link to the video This video is from the Concert for George DVD featuring a plethora of famous faces and friends (and family in the case of Dhani) of the late The Beatles member. An epic gathering. Buy it now! (DVD) | Buy [...]

VIDEO: Weird Al Yankovic, "White and Nerdy"

I haven’t posted this video yet? Seriously? Well, I guess that’s okay because today is Chamillionaire’s birthday. Who the hell is that, you ask? He’s the fella who put out that song “Ridin’ Dirty” that has been tearing a new hole in hip-hop radio and TV for a while now. You’ve probably heard it, even [...]

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