TrendRobot is, afterall, about pop-culture, and Saturday Night Live, at one time, was a pop-culture institution.  Things have been sadly lackluster in recent years with the exception of Jason Sudeikis, but last week’s episode was nothing less than brilliant with Zach Galifianakis at the helm.  The monologue alone set a new standard for comedy . [...]

The Artist: Todd MacFarlane is the mastermind behind so many childhood memories I just don’t know where to start. Creator of the world renown comic series Spawn, his art style is immediately recognizable and provokes a myriad of responses from various folk the world over.
The Writer: Kirkman has already recieved accolades on this, your [...]

Today’s Track of the Day actually gets you 3 (or 4) for the price of one.  I have been receiving an absurd amount of singles in my email lately and was sifting through them to find what gem I could post today.  I prefer to put some more obscure singles out there, but most importantly, [...]

Those damned Mumford & Sons . . . they’re just so rad.  The appalachian folk music they throw down on Sigh No More has kept them buzzing on the internet blogosphere and their street-cred is right up there with Vampire Weekend, only with a dirty, barroom blitz kind of feel.
Not being a huge Vampire Weekend [...]

Those damned Canadians.  They get the Olympics, snag our hockey gold medal, and now they release some fine indie-rock music.  Since when did Canada become an epicenter of victory?  I mean . . . they’ve never even fought a war, led alone WON one.
Perhaps Canada is on the uprising these days.
The Born Ruffians are a [...]

I’ve always been a sucker for the Bloc Party/Minus The Bear connection of Foals.  The super-groovers have just released a new single for their upcoming album, Total Life Forever, to be released on May 10th.

“Spanish Sahara” is a bit more moody and mellow than anything they’ve put out in the past, but it’s a nice [...]

I know, I know, I know . . . this should’ve been posted a few days ago.  Sometimes life just gets in the way, right?  Here’s the Best of February 2010 on TrendRobot.  The playlist below features the top tracks of the day according to plays and views, followed by a few of our most [...]

Debuting in 2005 as a three piece band, later to become a four-piece ensemble, The Answering Machine has conquered its way into my heart and my playlist. Martin Colclough, Pat Fogarty, Gemma Evans started the band sans drummer, but would later make up for this using a drum machine dubbed Mustafa Beat. Ben Perry later [...]

Ever since getting turned onto Mumford & Sons via their Sigh No More album, I’ve had a hard time listening to anything but.  Being a country-born kid just makes you have this affinity for the stomping folk music that these guys make.

The only downside being that I could see these guys invading the US just [...]

MP3:  “Conscience Killer” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
At 4am with a wicked case of insomnia, there was nothing more refreshing than this new single from BRMC.  I was on a serious Clash and Rolling Stones stint before I heard this and I swear I could smell the leather jackets (not that it’s a good thing).  [...]