VIDEO: Xavier: Renegade Angel, “Shakashuri Blowdown”

I’ve been watching a lot of this show lately, Xavier: Renegade Angel. It’s made by the same people who did MTV2’s Wonder Showzen and can be found on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. The absurdity and erratic story telling of the series makes it one of the funniest, yet weirdest, shows on television today.

The show has [...]

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Thu, May 28 2009 » Videos » 1 Comment

MP3: mc chris and the lee majors, “The New York University 8-Track Discography 10th Anniversary Edition”

Long before mc chris took to hip-hop music he, along with his friends from the pop-punk band Dirt Bike Annie, got together and created music under the name mc chris and the lee majors. Keep in mind that the actual Lee Majors and his six million dollar smile had little to nothing to do with [...]

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Tue, May 26 2009 » Downloads, MP3 » 3 Comments

MP3/VIDEO: Seven songs that I am “into” right now…

I have done this once before, but I figured it was a good time to bring it back. Why seven things? Because seven ate nine!

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really [...]

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Fri, May 22 2009 » Downloads, MP3, Videos » 2 Comments

VIDEO: Paper Route, “Carousel”

Paper Route is an indie band hailing from Nashville, TN. One thing I’ve noticed about Tennessee is that it certainly knows how to breed it’s musicians. This band’s piano-laden synth rock sound is no exception.

Since Paper Route’s formation in 2004 the band has released three EPs before signing on with Universal Records to release their [...]

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Wed, May 20 2009 » Videos » No Comments

VIDEO: Whole Wheat Bread, “Bombs Away”

Recently I caught Whole Wheat Bread on their tour with mc chris. With an energetic live set intertwining the different musical worlds of punk and hip-hop music the band left quite an impression on me.

With two albums and an EP behind their belt, this latest single from Hearts of Hoodlums called “Bombs Away” is a [...]

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Tue, May 19 2009 » Videos » No Comments

MP3: Les Claypool, “Mushroom Men”

Lately I’ve been listening to Les Claypool’s new album Of Fungi and Foe a lot.

This latest solo outing from the renowned bassist is quite different from some of his extensive back catalog. The music culminated from two projects that Claypool had recently been commissioned for. The original soundtrack of the game available for the Nintendo [...]

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Mon, May 18 2009 » Downloads, MP3 » No Comments

MP3: Ego Likeness, “Sirens and Satellites”

Ego Likeness announced today that they have officially signed with Metropolis Records. The duo has been without the support of a label since the closing of Dancing Ferret Discs at the end of last year.

The above image was released recently on the band’s LiveJournal with the tag of Summer 2009. Hints of the next full [...]

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Fri, May 8 2009 » Downloads, MP3, News » No Comments

MP3: mc chris, “IG-88’s ‘57 Chevy”

It has come again to everybody’s favorite holiday, Star Wars Day! This is of course not to be confused with Life Day. Yes, today is the day that fans of the epic saga have the opportunity to approach strangers with the phrase “May the 4th be with you!”

Normally nothing can match mc chris‘ “fett’s vette” [...]

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Mon, May 4 2009 » Downloads, MP3 » 2 Comments

VIDEO: David Bowie, “Ziggy Stardust [Live on J Ross Show]“

Moar David Bowie!!!

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Sun, May 3 2009 » Videos » 1 Comment

YSLAR Updates: May ‘09

Wow, this is the first updates post that I’ve written since 2008. As you may know, You Sound Like A Robot suffered a loss of most of the files required to keep it running. Your humble narrator, being the unprepared blogger that I am, did not have these files backed up in case of such [...]

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Fri, May 1 2009 » YSLAR » No Comments