MP3: Carl Perkins, "Blue Suede Shoes [Live at Madison Square Garden]"
Ten years ago today, throat cancer took from us a legend of music. Number 69 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, Carl Perkins is best known for touring with Johnny Cash and originally penning the song “Blue Suede Shoes” before Elvis Presley had the runaway hit with it. This is a [...]
VIDEO: George Harrison, "Got My Mind Set on You"
Twenty years ago today George Harrison struck the number one spot on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart with a cover of James Ray’s “Got My Mind Set on You”. In the twenty years since, no other former Beatle has captured that coveted number one spot. It also has a fun video. Direct link to the video
VIDEO: Monty Python, "Every Sperm is Sacred"
Today is Religious Freedom Day here in America, as proclaimed by President Bush back in 2002. There are Jews in the world. There are Buddhists. There are Hindus and Mormons and then there are those that follow Mohammed. Personally, I’ve never been one of them. Some are Roman Catholic, and have been since before they [...]
MP3: The Age of Rockets, "Pétales Aiment la Saleté"
Recently mc chris has been dropping a number of puzzles and clues for information on his upcoming album, mc chris is dead. His latest puzzle was in response to question as to who his DJ for the new album will be, seeing as DJ John Fewell is no longer making his music. Initially, the puzzle [...]
NEWS: Björk Attacks a Photographer… Again…
Remember back in 1996 when Björk attacked a woman in a Bangkok airport? I don’t, but I do recall seeing this video a number of times in the years since… Direct link to the video Well, apparently one airport attack is not enough for the Icelandic artist. This time she lashed out at a photographer [...]
YSLAR Updates: January ’08
A new year! You may have noticed that I have started the new year off a bit slack. I do have an excuse, however! I went on a vacation and multi-state road trip. I went to the mc chris/Mad HaPPy show in Jacksonville and had a great time, and then spent a week driving through [...]




