MP3: The Crüxshadows, “Resist/R”
On yesterday’s date, August 28, in the year of 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Monument in Washington D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. made one of the most memorable speeches in modern American history. He had a dream. It seems like a good time to post one of my favorite tracks from Dragon*Con regulars [...]
MP3: Voltaire, “Goodnight Demonslayer”
No Dragon*Con would be the same without Voltaire in attendance. In addition to his big show Saturday night in the Marriott he will also be DJing the Dawn Look A Like contest and present at a number of panels. This year he is also bringing two new CDs with him. Firstly, he has recorded a [...]
MP3: The Gypsy Nomads, “Make Out”
Based out of New York, The Gypsy Nomads are a duo borrowing sounds from Celtic, cabaret, and gypsy influences. If you listen carefully some of guitarist Scott Helland’s punk background becomes evident as well. The other half of this duo, appropriately referred to as “Frenchy and the Punk”, is Samantha Stephenson. The French born vocalist [...]
MP3: Ego Likeness, “The Devils In The Chemicals”
Friends of You Sound Like A Robot, Steve and Donna of Ego Likeness, will be present at this year’s Dragon*Con. They will be hanging around the full weekend, however their show has been scheduled for Friday night in the Hyatt. They are currently setting out on a tour along the East coast through the rest [...]
VIDEO: mc chris, “i heart drugs”
Well the contest mentioned previously put on by mc chris has come to an end and a winner has been announced. Many videos were entered in the contest, try a YouTube search for “mc chris i heart drugs” if you’d like to check out the other entries. The new official video for the song was [...]
YSLAR Updates: August ’10
Is it August already? Well that means Dragon*Con is only about a month away! Other good news is that the devastating oil spill brought on by BP’s oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico is in the process of being sealed for good. Thanks to a capping mechanism the flow was mostly cut late last [...]




