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Tuesday, 19th March 2013
Written by: Bryan Dare
Do your ears long for the dulcet sounds of 90s pop-culture and gaming classics? Do you yearn to slam, jam, and smash your way through the week? Well DJ Slammeister might have the jam for you. Remember Space Jam? Michael Jordan’s career-defining turn as Michael Jordan, a famous basketball player who must play to save the Looney Tunes from being enslaved by aliens? I thought so.
Slammeister’s EP deftly blends Quad City DJ’s ‘Space Jam’ track from the 1996 film with various Nintendo game themes pulled from the ever-popular Super Smash Bros. Melee.
While the thought of mixing a classic of the modern era of cinema such as Space Jam with the nostalgic tunes of a classic gaming mashup might seem strange, therein lies its greatness. So give a listen and break free from the mundanity of your daily routine.
While a pleasure from start to finish, the album really hits its stride around the midway point with tracks like ‘Target Slam!’ and ‘Slam Temple.’ If ‘Yoshi’s Islam’ doesn’t make a believer out of you, then I don’t know what will.
Featuring 22 tracks clocking in at a combined 18 minutes of auditory bliss, Super Slam Bros. will fulfill your wildest musical desires. But it gets even better! Did you know that with a 21st century music-playing device or program like iTunes you, yes YOU, can listen to DJ Slammeister’s magnum opus on loop and never let the glory come to an end? It’s true! You can pick up The Super Slam Bros. Melee EP through Slammeister’s bandcamp page here for the glorious price of ab-so-lutely free, right now! Or you can pay $7 and help fund the greatest musical mind of our generation. Hey you, watcha gonna do?
Written by: Craig Hunter
Hip hop producers have been sampling video games for years now and today we have an epic mashup album featuring Jay-Z and the music of Chrono Trigger.
Chrono Trigger, needless to say, is a classic SNES title with one of the more memorable soundtracks of the era and producer 2 Mello’s new album brings it together with some of Jay Z’s biggest hits from over the years. The album is called Chrono Jigga, you can listen to it below.
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Written by: Jeff Nau
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With both music entrepreneur (The Human Tim) and VFX designer (Zachariah Scott) having composed their own separate and pretty inspiring tributes to GLaDOS and Chell, it must officially be Portal Day.
These odes set the bar a little higher, though: Scott is a VFX desiger whose past work includes working on Mass Effect 2 and 3, as well as founding the Machinima group Lit Fuse Films, while The Human Tim is a one man metal machine who concocts Iron Maiden-worthy guitar adaptations of classic video game songs. Continue reading “Musicians and VFX Masters Orchestrate Stunning Tributes to PORTAL” »
Wednesday, 23rd January 2013
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Into nerd rock? Like free music? Nerd rock stalwarts They Might Be Giants have some stuff to give you. First, some tracks off their upcoming album: “Black Ops”, “Lost My Mind,” and ”Call You Mom.”
Fortunately, they’re only spoiling three out of 25 tracks on the band’s Nanobots album. The nerd rock pioneers have also created a free iPhone application to celebrate, which takes a career-spanning look back at the band’s 30 year-history. Continue reading “Nerd Rock Godfathers, They Might Be Giants, Drop 3 New Songs (and a Free App)” »
Written by: Jeff Nau
While the spirit of nerdcore music has always been one of friendly disposition and good-natured camaraderie, the second official Vocalist/Producer Challenge (#VPC) looks to bring out the real competitive side of contenders. It’s a chance for nerdcore champs like MC Ohm-I, Beaker Sullivan, Mega Ran, Beefy, just to name a few, to collaborate in assorted vocal/producer team-ups and see which duo does the best. Continue reading “Nerdcore Giants to Team Up for VOCALIST-PRODUCER CHALLENGE” »
Tuesday, 15th January 2013
Written by: Jeff Nau
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MC Frontalot has dropped the brand-new video for his latest single, ‘Nerd Life.’
Somewhere between commiseration for those suffering through the day-to-day grind and the spasmic Front dance moves we’ve all come to know and love, the video features Frontalot enduring the doldrums of daily work most of us must. Wait, Frontalot has to work a day job? Continue reading “MC Frontalot’s New Music Video Offers Key Advice For Anyone Looking to Live The Nerdlife” »
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Like his peer MC Ohm-I, ‘Insane’ Ian Bonds is making up for quantity with quality.
He may not have a huge discography, but he’s already written a series of odes to everyone from comic book superheroes to nerd music godfather Weird Al Yankovic himself. Continue reading “Exclusive: Interview With ‘Insane’ Ian Bonds — Nerdcore’s Prolific Punk” »
Written by: Craig Hunter
Downloadable titles like Journey have received a lot of notoriety this year. Austin Wintory composed the soundtrack for VGA game of the year nominee Journey and now his work on the game has been nominated for a Grammy (via Joystiq).
Only the second in history, the Grammy nod is a major stepping stone for music in gaming. The first was for the title song in Civilization 4.
To put this in perspective, Wintory is going up against some serious Hollywood heavyweights including the likes of Howard Shore (3 Oscars, 3 Grammy Awards) John Williams (5 Oscars, 12 Grammy Awards) and Hans Zimmer (1 Oscar nominated 7 times, 3 Grammy Awards). Not to mention the rest of the nominees who include Black Ops 2 composer and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor as well as Ludovic Bource (The Artist).
Continue reading “Journey’s Soundtrack Nominated For a Grammy” »
Written by: Jeff Nau
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MC Ohm I may not have been on the nerdcore scene for long, but he’s making up for it with tons of ambition — and networking skills.
His latest EP, Words More Better, features the contributions of 9 nerdcore artists in total.Among them: Planetz, Raptorman, MC Esher, Jollimus Prime, and D-Boy. Continue reading “A Blind Nerdcore Orgy, Courtesy of MC Ohm-I” »
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Hip-hop star/Slaughterhouse rapper Joe Budden has followed in the steps of MC Chris, despite the latter’s intensely negative feedback for kicking out a fan from his concert earlier this summer.
Upon finding out that one concertgoer had been sending negative tweets during his show, Budden had her kicked out. Continue reading “Joe Budden Kicks Out Fan From Concert, MC Chris-Style” »
Written by: Jeff Nau
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It’s been a while since Andrew W.K. — the pseudo-punk rocker-turned jazz pianist who made partying famous with songs like “Party Hard”, “It’s Time to Party” and “Party Party Party” — has really exposed himself to the public. His 2009 album, a series of songs paying tribute to Mobile Suit Gundam, constituted a minor hit in the anime world, but little has been heard from him since.
Still, W.K. made his name synonymous with partying, and apparently old habits die hard: as of this week, W.K. was set to become an official emissary to the Middle East as an ‘ambassador for partying.’ while, at least. Continue reading “Government Re-thinks Rocker’s Bid to Be ‘Party Ambassador’” »
Written by: Jeff Nau
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It’s been a couple months since his nationwide tour with Jesse Dangerously, Adam WarRock, and Tribe One, yet nerdcore rapper Mikal kHill has decided to pen still another album.
Chiefly inspired by The Walking Dead, kHill’s latest is half concept album, half zombie movie-tribute: kHill also looks to cult classics by the likes of George Romero and Max Brooks for inspiration. Continue reading “Mikal kHill’s Celebrates Zombies in Latest Nerdcore Album” »