MP3: Athlete, “Superhuman Touch”

Another cool band from across the pond, Athlete, caught my interest recently. The London based quartet boasts an indie rock sound with a tinge of electro mixed in. With a new EP coming out November 3 featuring their new track “The Getaway” the band is currently getting set for a tour across the UK. Check [...]

MP3: The Dirty Dishes, “Stolen Apples”

My favorite shoegaze band, The Dirty Dishes, have officially struck with their eagerly awaited debut EP, In The Clouds. And the best part? You can name your own price to download it. Based out of Boston, Jenny Tuite and her bandmates Kevin, Alex, and Jay impressed me earlier with their track “Deer in Headlights”. Needless [...]

VIDEO: The Heavy, “How You Like Me Now?”

The anxiously awaited sophomore full release from The Heavy hit stores a couple weeks ago, titled The House That Dirt Built. They are following up their sweet video for “Sixteen” with a new one made for the newest single from the album, “How You Like Me Now?”. The foursome out of the UK is currently [...]

MP3: The Crüxshadows, “Avalanche”

This post is intended to serve two purposes. Firstly, The Crüxshadows. They are awesome. They have a new single out and you should all check it out. I also wanted to share a cool music site with all of you called ReverbNation. While supporting their new single, “Quicksilver”, The Crüxshadows have launched a new online [...]

NEWS: Guinness World Records is a SCAM!

I know, I know… the title may have come off a bit harsh, but it is unfortunately the truth. Early last month at Dragon*Con 2009 I helped in a record breaking reenactment of Michael Jackson‘s famous “Thriller” dance. Over nine hundred others and I danced for the full length of the six minute song. The [...]

MP3: I Fight Dragons, “No One Likes Superman Anymore”

Probably my favorite discovery from this past year’s Dragon*Con has to be I Fight Dragons. The NES-rock group based out of Chicago is currently on a national tour with mc chris and Whole Wheat Bread through the Fall. Although I Fight Dragons only has a single EP under their belts, Cool is Just a Number, [...]

NEWS: Voltaire Is A Married Man!

A big congratulations to Voltaire and his new wife Jayme from You Sound Like a Robot! The 1930′s style wedding took place on October 1, 2009 at the Angel Orensanz foundation in New York, one of the very first synagogues built in the area. The picture above features Voltaire and Jayme, as well as Voltaire’s [...]

NEWS: Ego Likeness’ “North” EP Announced

The third out of four planned “compass EPs” by the darkwave duo Ego Likeness has officially been announced. North is available for pre-order on their website. Any ordered discs should make it out before they head off on tour with Bella Morte later this month. As usual Kyle Cassidy is responsible for the band’s cover [...]

YSLAR Upates: October ’09

Last month a few interesting things happened with the site. I have rearranged the sidebar to optimize the ever-growing list of tags as well as to incorporate links to our new affiliate, MOG. It’s a pretty cool site for music lovers, do check it out. _qacct=”p-c4o3JsfzdTxY6″;quantserve(); After the wild weekend of Dragon*Con posts finally got [...]