Inspired by their mutual admiration for The Who, Guided By Voices, Cheap Trick, The Clash, Big Star, The Replacements, and Teenage Fanclub among others, vocalist/guitarist Jimmy Image (James Leo) and guitarist/vocalist Eric Loud (Eric Lowe) formed Hot Robots in November 2007. A conversation over drinks about Sci-Fi cult films, THX-1138, Bladerunner, and Cherry 2000 provided the name for the band, as well as its purpose. With Pop Art in mind, their logo would feature a bar code (a likely state provided tattoo). And if the world would act as robots, then their music would be the music…
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