“But the brony Fandom was a huge part of my life. “They were like ‘Oh my god, an adult male enjoys a little girl’s show! Yes….okay, amazing?’” he pauses, rolls his eyes. “At the time, people were really crazy about the whole brony thing,” Landau says, recalling his formative years spent in the My Little Pony fandom. Yet for founding member Yoav Landau, his first foray into music was anything but cool. Thanks to a unique 1-2 of catchy synth tunes and slick Daft Punk-esque music videos, TLT is now a bonafide online sensation. Creating and performing under the name The Living Tombstone (TLT), this Warner Music-signed duo tapped into their favourite fandoms, recruiting a loyal army of YouTube and Tik Tok followers. Raised on old-school internet forums hidden across the playful corners of the web, Yoav and Sam saw the net as a way to forge exciting connections over misunderstood passions.

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Except they’re not – they’re the internet’s biggest gaming band. Listening to the excitable duo reminisce about their formative years, it’s hard not to think that these very online pals could be any message-board-lurking ‘90s kids. Yet, as the calming smiles of Yoav Landau and Sam Haft populate my Zoom window, I’m reminded of the early 2000s – and friendlier fandoms. When someone mentions ‘passionate’ online communities in 2021, you may find yourself recoiling in horror.

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