MP3: David Bowie, “The Laughing Gnome”

Not a lot of folks are familiar with this (very) early gem from David Bowie‘s discography. “The Laughing Gnome” was first released as a novelty single by Deram Records in 1967, years before he struck gold with The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. With aspirations of someday making it [...]

MP3: The Morning Benders, “Better In Blue”

The four-piece indie rock band known as The Morning Benders recently released a new EP of unreleased tracks called Japan Echo EP. The disc is available for download on The Morning Benders’ official site and all of the proceeds are sent to the Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund. The group was scheduled to play their [...]

MP3: mc chris, “qt”

A new song was released on the first of this month by mc chris titled “qt”. The song is dedicated to Quentin Tarantino, the director and actor responsible for many classics including Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and Kill Bill. The April Fools Day mp3 release has become somewhat of a tradition for mc chris, from [...]

VIDEO/MP3: Six Songs That I Am Into Right Now

It has been over three months since my last “Six Songs” post. I’d say that we are about overdue for one. Oh look, a six ball. Clever, eh?

YSLAR Updates: April ’11

Another month has come and gone as things are starting to warm up outside. This works for me as I can now take up my old night job again as a Ninja. I have a list of things in store to post this month and I am receiving new tunes in my e-mail inbox every [...]