Stevie's Stonkers #1:'Derezzed' by Daft Punk

Every week until he grows weary of the format Stephen Rogers will be choosing a stonking song of the moment.

Two French DJs who have been pretending to be robots for the past 13 years, revered by critics, musos, hipster indie kids, their peers, and the pop music loving general public. Hired to soundtrack sequel to innovative if dated sci-fi flick, that exists purely due to the current trend of retro revivalist "everything when i was a kid was brilliant" necrophelia. An "evolution" of their electronic sound, because, ye know, there's like, strings and that. The curmudgeonly loner sociopath in me wants to hate Daft Punk and this. Except I like Daft Punk and this. A tantalisingly brief glimpse of the glitchy brilliance of Daft Punk.

'Why Can't We All Get Along' by Coppercab

Originally appears in Issue 5



As we know, the internet has given everyone a voice, and while most choose to use this voice for less noble pursuits, one man is using his to scream and shout for gingers everywhere. A bona fide YouTube sensation, Michael AKA CopperCab is 18 years old, christian, ginger and with serious anger management issues. His first video entitled ‘Gingers Do Have Souls’ was a desperate plee to his peers - and the rest of the world - to stop their persecution of red haired people, sprinkled with vicious, unpredictable and often disturbing yelps at his handheld camera. First appearing eight months ago, he’s continued his viral onslought, targetting M.I.A, South Park (who even parodied him in an advert) and his friends and classmates who continue to ridicule him.

While the debate rages on whether CopperCab is actually real, or just some expertly executed comedic hoax, his most recent video will either give doubters extra ammunition, or serve as further evidence that Michael has a slipperly grip on reality. An original compisition, ‘Why Can’t We All Just Get Along’ sees him spreading his message, not though anger and frustration, but through song. “I just want to know why this world can’t go on” he tunelessly croons acapella. A comic masterpiece, or one young man’s descent into mental illness, this is pure car crash viewing. --Dean Van Nguyen

We Can Take You Higher!

Replacing the less snappy, albeit bang-on accurate "Analysing Pop Culture", our new tag line "We Can Take You Higher!" is inspired by that old-fashioned west coast revivalist The Game. It's a pretty good song. Here's a fan video with lots of bouncing cars.

A Brief Word About the Safety Dance

Hit TV series Glee is known for it’s creative use of pop standards new and old. Over it’s short run it has amassed over three albums worth of reworkings of some classics and some not so classics and some very pants. The signature Glee piece would be Journey's 'Don’t Stop Believin', but a few weeks back they did 'Safety Dance' and with that the 'Safety Dance' is all back up on my radar. I’ve provided a handy link for you to enjoy the aforementioned 'Safety dance'. Go ahead and click, enjoy and absorb. Seriously, it is hardcore. --Jesse Melia

8-Bit Sounds: 'Jungle Boogie'

In her article '8 Bit Blips' Laura O'Brien looks at how retro gaming has inspired all sorts of artists, filmmakers and musicians. Here's a fine example of 8 Bit music; a cover of Kool & The Gang's classic 'Jungle Boogie'.

Read '8 Bit Blips' in One More Robot Issue 4

'Why Don't You Love Me' by Beyoncé

Just because I've finally beaten most of the blogosphere to a new pop video....

"Why Don't You Love Me" - Beyoncé from Beyoncé on Vimeo.

'Mary Please' by BJM

Our cover story has garnered some varied responses, but regardless of what you and yours think of Anton Newcombe, we still love The Brian Jonestown Massacre! Here they are doing what they do best.