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The Hipster Disney Princesses meme gets a musical
7 months ago
There are a bunch of funny memes floating around the internet featuring Disney Princesses as hipsters. A group has decided to take that meme and turn it into a live-action musical set in New York City. Snow White, Ariel, Cinderella and Belle sing about what it’s like to be unique…yet also the More >
Even the Ninja Turtles are dancing Gangnam Style
7 months ago
Since the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series will be having a second season, what better way to celebrate than to have the turtles dance Gangnam Style. They even got Vanilla Ice doing the “Ninja Rap” song from TMNT 2: Secret of the Ooze in the intro. What’s even cooler is that the More >
Power Rangers does Dubstep
7 months ago
I didn’t know they were still making Power Rangers shows until I went to the recent Power Morphicon event in Pasadena. To make the new generation of Power Rangers hip, they have decided to make them dance to Power Rangers dubstep. Yes, a dubstep version of the Power Rangers theme song. I thought More >
Comikaze Expo 2012 Gangnam Style Music Video
8 months ago
Let’s face it, Gangnam Style is everywhere. A popular South Korean rapper makes it big all over the world, especially in the States. You can hear him on the radio, see him perform on Ellen, SNL and the Today show. Plus, he’s #1 on iTunes right now.
With Comikaze Expo 2012 on the horizon, I knew I More >
Zelda violinist Lindsey Stirling does Game of Thrones
8 months ago
Recently we posted up the beautiful Harp Twins playing the Game of Thrones theme song. Now Zelda violinist Lindsey Stirling is also going after our hearts by doing a violin rendition. I’m disappointed that she’s not dancing as much, since that’s part of her charm. She dresses up like Daenerys More >
Sam and Max presents GEEKAPELLA Donkey Kong Country – Jungle Hyjinx (A cappella)
8 months ago
Max and Sam are two buddies who love video games, making people laugh and creating some catchy tunes. The two have taken game music to a whole new level by adding their own spin on a cappella covers via different games that are requested by fans.
Currently they have given the a cappella treatment More >
New music video from nerdcore rapper El Gun Legro
8 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Music
If you happen to miss out on our Nerdathon Comic-Con party, let me tell you, you missed one hell of a show. Now, it’s only recently that I have begun to dabble into the Nerdcore genre but I’ve always been a fan of Hip-Hop. Snopp Dogg, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Wu-Tang Clan, Mos Def, Dipset, Odd Future, More >
This is what happens when Tetris blocks are left alone
8 months ago
You really can’t leave a Tetris blocks alone together. Sooner or later they’re going to be fighting each other or making babies. What next? Singing Tetris blocks?
Random Encounters has produced a new musical featuring Tetris blocks. The song speaks to me since I’m always fond of the square and More >
How The Dark Knight Rises should have ended
9 months ago
Here’s a special How It Should Have Ended for The Dark Knight Rises. Instead of showing one possible ending, the team decided to create many. As for all these enemies trying to destroy Gotham, I have an easy solution, kill Lucius Fox. His department created the Microwave Emitter that allowed the More >
Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Assassin’s Creed composers to speak at PAX Prime
9 months ago
It has been announced that composers Jesper Kyd (Assassin’s Creed series), Michael McCann (Deus Ex: Human Revolution), Inon Zur (Dragon Age series), and Sam Hulick (Mass Effect trilogy) will be special guests at the PAX Prime panel, “Behind the Music of Blockbuster Video Games”, in Seattle, More >
Skyrim, harps and twins, oh my!
9 months ago
Skyrim: check. Harps: check. Cute twins dressed as Dovahkiin: DOUBLE CHECK!
Here are the Harp Twins, Camille and Kennerly, performing a lovely medley from Skyrim and Morrowind. Everything about this video is beautiful. With the beautiful twins, the beautiful song, and the beautiful location, it’s More >
Croon Audio next step in portable Bluetooth speakers
9 months ago
Croon audio is the next step in design and sound quality for Bluetooth speakers. This Bluetooth speaker can be easily connected with any Apple product from iPhone, iPad, iPod; laptops; desktops PCs; Android; Tablets; Smart Phones; and MP3 players.
But this speaker does not only do Bluetooth, it More >
John Blake does ‘Call Me, Maybe’ to Batman
9 months ago
One of the most parodied music out there, the Batman camp catches up with their own version of “Call Me, Maybe”. This one is actually pretty sweet and funny. The guy that portrays Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne looks just like him. And to see John Blake serenading to Wayne is just…cute. Awww, I’m More >
Droid-friend, droid-friend, I could be your droid-friend
9 months ago
Today is apparently mashup day at NR. There was a Zelda/western mashup that we posted up earlier today, and now I present to you, C-3PO as Justin Bieber performing “Droidfriend”. What, you don’t believe C3PO is straight? Then explain to me why he’s singing a song by Justin Bie…Oh, I see what you More >
Here’s an extravagant Disney/Pop musical with a pro-gay message
10 months ago
Todrick Hall, the guy who brought us “Beauty and the Beat”, is at it again with another Disney-inspired musical, “CinderFella”. The story is about CinderFella wanting to go to the ball to be with Prince Charming.
I really got a kick out of the way Hall mixes in Top 40s and Disney songs, and the More >
Batman and Bane become best friends and ‘His Ride Isn’t a Car’ parodies
10 months ago
AwesomenessTV and Random Encounters have each released their own parodies for The Dark Knight Rises, which hits theaters on July 20th. These should definitely get you guys hyped up for the actual movie.
With AwesomenessTV, they dare ask the question, “What if Batman and Bane understood each More >
Cosplayers get their own theme songs just in time for San Diego Comic-Con
10 months ago
It’s a good week for cosplayers. We have San Diego Comic-Con, a haven for cosplayers, happening this weekend. We also have two cosplay songs released this week, one of them from video game/geek parody group ScreenTeamShow and the other from nerdcore rapper Richie Branson.
Check out the video, More >
Howard Shore scores video game music with Soul of the Ultimate Nation
10 months ago
I’ve geeked over Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings score ever since I first heard it in theaters back in 2001. Everything about the tracks in the trilogy felt epic, beautiful, haunting, sad and catchy, from the Fellowship theme to the Minas Tirith theme. They’re the only soundtracks that I can More >
Listen to samples of The Dark Knight Rises soundtrack
10 months ago
Warner Bros. has released 15 sample tracks from The Dark Knight Rises from composer Hans Zimmer. You might have noticed that James Newton Howard isn’t attached as composer. According to The Film Stage, he opted out due to the established chemistry between director Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer More >
Assassin’s Creed composer Jesper Kyd joins Borderlands 2
10 months ago
I have a confession to make. A lot of my music playlist as of late is music from Jesper Kyd. His latest samples from Darksiders II is haunting, chilling and…dare I say, beautiful. I definitely can’t wait until Darksiders II comes out in August.
Now Jesper Kyd, who has also worked on the Assassin’s More >
A Star Wars Gotye parody that I used to know
10 months ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Music
Since I know you guys love your Gotye, here’s a parody of the “Somebody that I Use to Know” song featuring Star Wars called “The Star Wars that I Used to Know”. If you were disappointed with the new trilogy and the changes made in the original, then this song is definitely for you. The guy singing More >
Beauty and the Beast’s ‘Belle (Little Town)’ set in the streets of Los Angeles
10 months ago
by Jose Gutierrez III
in Music
What do you get when you mix a Disney song from Beauty and the Beast, “Belle (Little Town),” and the hoods of Los Angeles? You get the Beauty and the BEAT! This music video is brought to you by Todrick Hall. I found this very funny and amusing. Go ahead and take a look for yourself.
Free Rob Zombie concert during San Diego Comic-Con
11 months ago
There have been many zombie related events happening during San Diego Comic-Con in the past few years, but none like Rob Zombie. He will be there on opening day for a special concert to welcome attendees of Comic-Con. The welcome party is called, “Dawn of the Con,” which will be held Thursday, More >
‘The Megas’ release their new album ‘History Repeating: Blue’
11 months ago
by Michael Pao
in Music
It has been four years since the video game inspired rock band ‘The Megas‘ released their Mega Man 2 influenced sountrack ‘Get Equipped’. Since then the band has been working on new material and earning a very special reference in the Archie ‘Mega Man’ comic book series. Now their More >
The a cappella Guile theme song goes with everything
11 months ago
Guile’s theme song goes with everything. But you know what makes a Guile theme song even sweeter? An a cappella version. The guys over at Geekapella has decided to create the classic tune using their voices. Let’s make the Geekapella version go with everything.
Source: MaxandSamComedy
