Music
Top 20 Theme Songs: Video Game Edition
Back in college, my ‘Music in Film’ teacher always said that music is one of the key elements into making something great. It’ll make you cry. It’ll make you laugh. It’ll even inspire you to do great things. Without it, our films, television shows, and video games would be radically different, and More >
Star Trek Into Darkness gets a disappointing opening, but at least we have the Harp Twins
Star Trek Into Darkness came out in theaters this week and became the #1 movie with a $70.6 million opening. If we include the grossing starting on the opening day (Thursday) to now, the movie’s grossing would be over $84.1 million. Even though the movie is the number one movie this week, ticket More >
Middle school kids perform Star Trek musical number
Just in time for Star Trek Into Darkness, here’s a bunch of middle school kids dressed as the main cast from the original Star Trek series doing a musical number. It’s cute, happy, and has feels! The song they sang touches on J.J. Abrams moving on to Star Wars after Star Trek, being a multi-ethnic More >
SW-G5.1 3500 Surround Sound Speaker System
It’s been a long time since I’ve bought a sound system. My last sound system was a Logitech one that I bought more than five years ago. It was a basic sound system that gave some great sounds at the time for the $70 I spent. However, after having upgraded to an HDTV, I found that I needed something More >
Braven BRV-1 review: Water resistant, loud and powerful
Last year we played around with the Braven 600, a wireless portable speaker compatible with bluetooth devices. It was sleek, sexy and especially loud for its small size, which made it fun when we took it with us to Comic-Con. The Braven 600 was awesome because not only did everyone look around to More >
From the creator of ‘Batman Maybe’ comes Robert Downey Jr’s ‘Suits That Fly’
One of my favorite parody music videos come from Wesley Freitas. His list of videos aren’t many, but the ones he does have are pretty epic and awesome. He did a “Call Me Maybe” parody, “Batman Maybe”, starring Batman and friends. His next parody was of “Gangnam Style” using Lo Pan from Big Trouble More >
J.J. Abrams believes John Williams will be scoring Star Wars Episode VII
It’s a sad thought to think that there would be a new Star Wars movie without John Williams back as composer. Well, we already lost the battle with him not returning to compose the Man of Steel movie. Then again, that movie is like a reboot of sorts. With J.J. Abrams directing Star Wars: Episode More >
Geeky girls are fed up in this ‘Gentleman’ parody
Tired of trying to prove yourself as a geeky girl? Then maybe this video can help. It’s a parody of Psy’s “Gentleman” song and shares with us the problems of being a geeky girl.
Geekgasm’s Jenny Lorenzo stars in this video.
Source: Aggressive Comix
Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Tour expands locations
The first year of the Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Tour was a success. It was only a matter of time before we got Season 2 of the show. Along with the previously performed locations, the tour is expanding to more locations like Baltimore and Grand Rapids.
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Satechi BT TOUCH Wireless Speaker Review
Today we’ll be reviewing the BT Touch Handsfree Wireless Portable Speaker from Satechi. Now before we jump right into it, here are the specifications for this amazing piece of equipment:
- Portable Bluetooth wireless speaker with touch-LED buttons streams phone calls and music with 2.5×2 Watt More >
Daft Punk releases first single off Random Access Memories with ‘Get Lucky’
From the SNL ads (1, 2, 3) and the Coachella teaser video to the The Collaborators series videos, we heard snippet after snippet of the song Get Lucky. Today, radio stations (delivered in an armored briefcase no less) around the world have finally and officially unveiled Get Lucky to the world. More >
Contest: Winners announced for Tomb Raider OST
Our Tomb Raider giveaway is now over. Two winners will be receiving the Tomb Raider OST by composer Jason Graves. But before we announce the winners, here are the runner-ups:
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Reboot because her image is more vivid and detailed. Though I’ve never played tomb raider, this one definitely More >
Girlfriend…or video games? Maroon 5 parody knows how gamers feel
Alright you male gamers with girlfriends out there. Have you ever had a problem where your playing a video game and your girlfriend wants you to stop playing to come play with her? Yeah, that feeling where you’re in an intense battle and you can’t stop, but your girlfriend is trying to stop your More >
Psy’s ‘Gentleman’ already gets a parody video…by us!
When we did this video, it was as if the stars aligned just for us. After hearing about the release of Psy’s “Gentleman” music video on Saturday, we knew we had to make this video the day of. And since we were already at Anime Conji, we figured the event would be the best place to shoot the cosplay More >
PSY releases new single, ‘Gentleman’
Only a few months after “Gangnam Style” finally got out of our heads, PSY is at it again with his new single “Gentleman“. The South Korean pop star, whose last effort reached over 1.5 billion YouTube views, unveiled his new single at a concert in Seoul this Saturday.
The music video has all the More >
Daft Punk to world premiere Random Access Memories in… Wee Waa, Australia?
Usually the annual Wee Waa Show in rural Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia, wouldn’t be a fit on anyone’s musical festival guide let alone a go-to festival outside of the area itself. But along with cross cut saw contests, a baby show, and hosting dog high jump (we’re not kidding), the Wee Waa More >
Sakuracon 2013: Luna Haruna and Eir Aoi
Channeling The Immaterial
There is an intervening substance that exists between the fabric of music and conceptual art. Metaphysically, this medium functions as a translator or a guide through each substance. The process of creating music employs the immaterial nature of the imagination, and the More >
Contest: 2 copies of Tomb Raider OST to give away
The new Tomb Raider reboot has been out since near the beginning of March. It has received a lot of praises from video game critics and did really well in sales. One of the things that I enjoyed from the video game reboot is the score by Jason Graves (check out our interview with him).
If you want More >
The Harp Twins perform Doctor Who theme song
Here’s the latest from the gorgeous Harp Twins, Camille and Kennerly, performing the Doctor Who theme song on electric harps. Gee, those girls sure know how to make a nerd happy, since they have also performed the theme songs from The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Final Fantasy and Skyrim.
This Skyrim live-action music video shows how a Dragonborn is…born
Here’s a live-action music video inspired by The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. In the video, two bards are singing at a Skyrim tavern of the tale of how the Dovahkiin came to be. If you love celtic music and Skyrim, then you should definitely check this one out.
The video is produced by STeamUp and More >
Heroes Fall: Music inspired by Iron Man 3 announced
Today, Marvel has announced Heroes Fall: Music inspired by Iron Man 3 to be released in April. Like Avengers Assemble: Music inspired by The Avengers the album assembles 12 indie and alternative bands for your listening pleasure.
Songs featured on Heroes Fall include:
- “Ready Aim Fire” – Imagine More >
Daft Punk action figures to be released after new album
Daft Punk is releasing a new album in May (after a long hiatus), and they are teaming up with Bandai under the premium collector’s label, Tamashii Nations, to give action figure enthusiasts a chance to own a piece of the French DJ duo in all their glory. The figures, standing at 15cm in More >
Daft Punk’s new album, Random Access Memories, due on May 21st
UPDATED: Tonight if you just happened to watch the re-run of SNL, you would’ve caught the brand new commercial for the Random Access Memories. The video contains brand new snippet of their new album, and from the sound of it, it looks to add upon the snippet of the first ad. On top of the new ad, More >
Interview with EpicLLOYD from Epic Rap Battles of History
Lloyd Ahlquist, AKA EpicLLOYD, is an entertainer who probably doesn’t need an introduction, that is if you’re caught up on your YouTube celebs. He’s one-half of Epic Rap Battles of History, one of the most popular series on YouTube (over 3 million subscribers and over a billion views for the ERB More >
Eevee Pokemon does a sultry song number
If there’s one thing the Random Encounters guys love, that’s Pokemon. And if you dig Pokemon and musicals, then this should be another video right up your Pokeballs (catch it!). The latest musical features Dodger, a video game YouTuber, as an Eevee Pokemon performing at a “Gentlemon’s Club”. Check More >

