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IMA Robot Toss the Pigskin With Tommy Lee
Posted Aug 18th 2006 1:12PM by Jolie Lash
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Having just finished a tour in support of fellow Angelenos She Wants Revenge, Southern California's IMA Robot are taking a little time off in the run-up to the Sept. 12 release of their second album, 'Monument to the Masses.'

So what is the electronic-infused rock act doing? Chilling in a studio yard with 'Rockstar: Supernova.'

"I was throwing a football with Tommy Lee yesterday," guitarist Timmy Anderson tells AOL Music. "Those guys are there in the back doing their thing. It's pretty awesome."

The show itself is another story, Anderson says. "It's like watching a car crash -- you can't really look away," he laughs. "I've only seen the show once or twice. I actually can't really stomach it, seeing some of those old- school, hardcore heroes of mine acting like beauty school pageant directors."

Note some attitude? There's plenty of that on the group's new record, too. While their self-titled 2003 debut treaded some glammy turf, 'Monument' takes an aggressive, almost Sex Pistols-inspired leap.

"That's hot. I like that term," he says of our suggestion. "Musically, I think there is that little tone of aggressiveness in a lot of what we do. It's not really out of anger or angst, it's like this reckless, free kind of thing that comes out naturally. Hopefully we can translate that live."

IMA Robot hit the road later this fall.