J.Robot

You did it, @mets.com! See ya tomorrow! #lgm

Going to my first ever @mets.com home game on Sunday. I was a kid in Arkansas watching WOR on satellite TV in the mid-80s, I never thought I’d get the chance. If I run into anybody from the team or SNY I’ll be a blubbering fool (big nerd for broadcasting). Queens is not ready for my accent. Haha

Well, I was ready for Freddy the day I took *this* photo. I might be less so today.

Played B-Side in Memphis last Friday night. You should watch this whole show, but my 35-ish minute set starts at 52:45. Phenomenal sound. #memphismusicnow www.youtube.com/live/mzJWbkb...

BTW, @kylemaclachlan.bsky.social continues to have the best hair of all time. I tip my hat, exposing my bald head. My hair genetic game? Not so strong.

Moose, studio cat, meddling.

Trying my hand at BlueSky again, to see if I can actually reach people here. If you like electronic musicians who seem deathly allergic to sticking to a subgenre, you might like me!

I miss message boards.

Me, with Chris Parnell! Cool guy, it was nice to meet him.

Looks like the summer heat found Memphis. Haha

Alright. I went on and cut the umbilical cord on this thing. jrobot.Bandcamp.com/album/bloom Trying to get the word out about this has been downright painful. Also keeping the $5 price one more day because a promise is a promise.

“Fundamental” at DKDC, last Saturday night. Clip courtesy of Will Holt.

Alright, Bandcamp Friday is upon us and I changed the BLOOM pre-order to $5! jrobot.bandcamp.com/album/bloom

Tomorrow we travel to St. Louis - early birthday treat from my family - to see the Cardinals and the Mets play. I’d root for the Cardinals against anybody else, but it’s the @mets.com …

Yelling into the void is fun, so I’m gonna do it again. New song up! The opening track for BLOOM is called “Allergic to Success” which honestly sounds more accurate every day. Lol jrobot.bandcamp.com/track/allerg...

But instead of listening to me whinge about it, let’s look at this awesome autograph I got back from former Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins.

Last time I tried to put out an album, the lockdown happened. Now I’m trying to put out an album and the country is … whatever the hell this ends up being. It’s hard not to take it a little personally, universe. lol

I’ve been using the GoFundMe I put up to write about the songs on the album. I don’t know what’s going to happen with it. Feels like the wrong time, but also it may never be the right time ever again. gofund.me/f732b58c

Miles Mikolas gives me “temperamental barista who dabbles in woodwork” vibes. I don’t even mean it as a diss.

I don’t partake, if you will, but any Friday off work is a Good Friday indeed.

“New Now” - the BLOOM version - is now available to hear on Bandcamp. jrobot.bandcamp.com/track/new-no...

@elittlechild.bsky.social - I’m watching the Easter eggs video for The Robot Revolution and … I would swear transmats have been around since The Seeds of Death back in the Troughton years. Haven’t gone back to check. I love WhoCulture and appreciate your work!!!

I actually think I could move up the digital release date for the album, and maybe that would make people more interested in participating in the GoFundMe to make a physical version of the album. Or would it? Either way, it’s coming. Any thoughts, Skyfriends?

It's The Muppet Show with our very special guest star Mothra!

Happy Friday! Here's another track from BLOOM. A song for my Rocky Horror-cosplaying friend Jodi who passed away in 2023. Zen from @skullfamily.bsky.social plays beautiful guitar on this. jrobot.bandcamp.com/track/once-m...

I have had multiple people seem … well, startled by the fact that I’ll be 50 this year. Is it such a surprise?

Djungelskög! #jetlagthegame

Should I add another song to preview this week? If you need something new for your Bandcamp library and love electro pop that flirts hard with darker sounds and themes, consider this: jrobot.bandcamp.com/album/bloom

I know I am supposed to be doing this big push to hype up my upcoming album, and do this pre-order/crowdfunding thing … but if you want a digital copy of it when it’s ready, but can’t afford it, PLEASE e-mail me (interface@listentojrobot.buzz) and I will give you one.

Best thing anyone has ever said about a song of mine.

I’ve been thinking about iamamiwhoami lately, and how those first videos had more than a few people losing their mind trying to figure out who it was. I miss mysteries like this. Of those early songs, “o” might be my favorite. youtu.be/MMroXbAmrI8?...

Wait … is it not pronounced “night-zer” @nitzerebb.bsky.social … is my whole life a lie?

So “Annie, Fade to White” is absolutely 100% about Annie from the original Friday the 13th film. It’s also the first thing I’ve ever released specifically with Halloween in mind, AND it’s kind of a tribute to my friend Chad Simpson, who was a big fan of those movies and passed in 2023.

Eight plays in the last seven days. Maybe there’ll be 16 in the next seven.

Nickelback content 😎

I popped in to see my musical kinfolk (Skull Family) at Growlers tonight. So proud of them. The new album is must-hear for fans of death rock and Goth. The Grips is out today on Bandcamp! @skullfamily.bsky.social #theskullisfamily

Psst! You may have heard "Fundamental" before, but you have not heard it like THIS. jrobot.bandcamp.com/track/fundam...

I remember all too little of the interviews I did with rock stars when I was briefly employed as the music critic for a national newspaper, but there is this.

Adventures in eating lunch: I had a sweet kale salad with poppyseed dressing. Afterwards I had a Dr. Pepper. The combination of the two had my mouth on fire. Wtf. 🤔

J.Robot: all of the drama of the 1980s, none of the hairspray.

All I know at the moment is I am going to do a cover of Skeeter Davis’s “The End of the World” and no one can stop me.

Just wrote a progress update on the GoFundMe. The songs are sounding incredible! gofund.me/f732b58c

I’m going to post a song every day that has influenced me during the process of creating Bloom. When possible, these will be Bandcamp links and will be tagged #bloomsongs

Moose sat next to me (kinda like a person) and put his arm around me. Sweet guy!

Any darkwave-adjacent vocalists with nothing to do who like doing backing vocals looking for something to do? I could use a voice that isn’t mine. Female or female-presenting probably preferred, but I’m open to the males I guess. Lol

What I see as a … complication, if you will, of sharing music online is that the populations seem imbalanced between musicians and non-musicians. There is nothing wrong with musicians being in the population (for obvious reasons) but where are the other listeners? Is this perceived gap just me?

Holy hammer of Thor, my youngest is 16 today. Happy birthday, kiddo!