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Tenacious D to Perform at BlizzCon in Anaheim
1 year ago
In just less than two weeks, the sold-out BlizzCon will be back in Anaheim on October 22-23. BlizzCon is the destination for everything Blizzard, including StarCraft, Warcraft, and Diablo. To cap off the event, Tenacious D will be singing and jamming at the closing concert. The band is comprised More >
Are You a Street Fighter?
1 year ago
Here’s Jace Hall, maker of I Play W.O.W., showing off that he’s the best Street Fighter. This music video features the cast from Street Fighter High: The Musical, the Chocolate Rain dude (Tay Zonday) and hot babes dancing around Street Fighter legend Justin Wong while he’s standing around. You More >
Interview with Composer Jesper Kyd on SyFy’s The Resistance Series
1 year ago
I’d like to introduce to you one of the top composers in the video game world, Jesper Kyd. He has composed music for the Hitman series, Assassin’s Creed series, and many other video games, movies, and TV programs. This upcoming October 4th on the SyFy Channel, his music can be heard in The More >
Half Off Price for Rock Band Songs: Limited Time Only
1 year ago
Come right up for the deal of the century. Harmonix and MTV Games have something special for Rock Band PS3 owners for their excitement over the upcoming Rock Band 3 launch. From September 21 until October 4, select songs, packs, and albums will be half off at the Rock Band music store. Artists More >
X Japan Concert Promo with Yoshiki
1 year ago
by Chris Del Castillo
in Music
Starting September 25th, 2010 X Japan will be touring The US from Los Angeles to New York. Yoshiki has filmed a promotional video that talks about all the upcoming shows and includes all the bloopers and bleeps. Other cities include San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, and Boston.
Their next More >
Linkin Park Gets Their Own Gundam
1 year ago
I remember one of the first things that really sparked my interest in Linkin Park was their inclusion of Gundam figures in their hit music video Somewhere I Belong. At the time I was in high school, Gundam Wing was airing on Cartoon Network’s Toonami and you could even find Gundam models at any More >
Zelda’s Death Metal ‘Song of Storms’
1 year ago
Nothing like a good Death Metal song to accompany you in saving the princess and all of Hyrule. Youtuber Mat Graham thought it would be awesome if he combined his two favorite things; his love for the video game Zelda and Metal music. He was right. So throw up your devil horns and raise those More >
Winners Announced for Final Fantasy Distant Worlds II Giveaway!
1 year ago
Here are the winners for the Final Fantasy Distant Worlds II Giveaway:
Darkknightskiy gets the Nobuo Uematsu and Arnie Roth signed album for his caption, “Looks like Nobuo is giving Sazh some conditioner for his fro and Sazh is like WAAAAAHHHHH?!?!?!!?!??!??”
Matthew Lane will be receiving the More >
Spider-Man Musical Song Does Not Make My Spidey-Senses Tingle
1 year ago
Are you guys ready for this? I know I am. I have waited my entire life for this moment, to witness Spider-Man singing as if he was in Moulin Rouge. Based on a book by Julie Taymor (Across the Universe, Lion King Musical) and Glen Berger, with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge, the result is More >
Interview with American Jpop Singer, Stephanie Yanez
1 year ago
California’s Jpop singer, Stephanie Yanez, has been in the local scene since 2004. She has been performing all over the US and Japan, bringing fans cute and catchy Jpop tunes with her adorable singing voice. She has sung covers from different anime at many events like Rurouni Kenshin, Sailor Moon, More >
Ninja Tune Celebrates 20 Years. Please Pleasure Our Ears for 20 More!
1 year ago
For 20 years NinjaTune.Net has blessed soul, body, and mind with eclectic music from around the world. The Cinematic Orchestra, Roots Manuva, Kid Koala, The Qemists The Orb, Joe Goddard (Hot Chip), Cut Chemist, Modeselektor and Diplo are to name a few lucky enough to have been part of Ninja Tune. More >
Nobuo Uematsu Signed Distant Worlds II Final Fantasy Giveaway!
1 year ago
Nerd Reactor attended the recent Distant Worlds II Album Launch party with Nobuo Uematsu, famous composer for Final Fantasy. We were able to receive two cool prizes to give away to our fans! The grand prize is the Final Fantasy Distant Worlds II album signed by Nobuo Uematsu and Arnie Roth, More >
Rock Band 3 Set List Revealed with over 80 Starter Songs
1 year ago
Harmonix has just released the set list for their upcoming Rock Band 3 title and I must say that it is quite impressive as a starter pack. The set list boasts 83 songs ranging from Bob Marley to Filter to Anthrax. What’s interesting is that with the new inclusion of a keyboard, Harmonix was able More >
DJ Hero 2 Unleashes 105 Songs including Not Afraid, Bad Romance, Crank That, Lollipop, and OPP
1 year ago
DJ Hero 2 is coming out October 19, and has released information on all the songs that’s going to be in the music game. This is a huge list of songs and they’ll be getting the remix treatment for the game including pop, hip hop, and dance hits from Lady Gaga, Eminem, 2pac, David Guetta, Lil’ More >
Remix: Street Fighter 2 Beatbox
1 year ago
Music in video games have existed for as long as we can remember and has really taken off since the 8 bit days, when it was all in midi form.
Remixes and fan-made videos have been made for some of the most popular games and songs using rock, rap, and instrumentals. These are nothing compared to a More >
WEEZER’s Next Album is Named After “LOST” Character ‘Hurley’
1 year ago
Who would have guess that the band from the “Island in the Sun” were also fans of another island, the island of LOST. WEEZER has just announced that the title of their 8th album will be HURLEY, named after LOST character Hugo Reyes, played by Jorge Garcia. Now normally just naming a CD after More >
COACHELLA? For Nerds? DUH! Music Festival Caters To Us!
1 year ago
Coachella released their 2011 schedule much earlier than in any previous year. Next year’s music and art festival will be held on April 15th, 16th, and 17th.
This three day festival brings crowds close to 90,000 to listen to an eclectic range of music and to experience some amazing art displays. More >
DJ Hero Fans…EAT YOUR HEART OUT WITH SYRUP!
1 year ago
EMULATOR – To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.
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DJ HERO - To imitate the
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Hikaru Utada Goes on Indefinite Break
1 year ago
by Benson Chen
in Music
Singer-Songwriter Hikaru Utada announced recently that as of 2011, she will be going on break from her musical career for an undetermined amount of time. Utada has explained on her web diary on Monday that she feels something has stopped growing in her since her musical career started at the age of More >
Medal of Honor Linkin Park Video with Battlefield 3 BETA Announcement
1 year ago
Here’s the latest gameplay trailer for Medal of Honor called “The Catalyst”, directed by Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn. The trailer mixes in new gameplay footage with live-action using their first single called “The Catalyst” from their upcoming album, A Thousand Suns.
“The Catalyst” isn’t Linkin Park’s More >
Linkin Park Headlines Medal of Honor Soundtrack
1 year ago
Linkin Park’s first single titled “The Catalyst” from their new album “A Thousand Suns”, will be featured on a new exclusive Medal of Honor trailer. The trailer will feature a mix of both live footage and in-game action and is directed by Linkin Park’s own Mr. Hahn. The single itself will also be More >
TRON Legacy Eee Eee Eee: Funny Opera Commentary Trailer!
1 year ago
Newly released TRON: Legacy trailer and site revamp have caused quite a buzz in the community. Now people have a chance to look at what’s in store for the release and a peak of Daft Punks new album.
But like always, the internet is exponential in its possibilities to make people laugh about More >
Listen to Daft Punk’s TRON: Legacy Score Now!
1 year ago
Disney’s TRON site had a major revamp yesterday with various scores by Daft Punk from the TRON: Legacy movie available. Once you get to the site, you’ll see a music player near the top right to the right of the news ticker. It contains 6 sample tracks for your listening pleasure including track #1 More >
Distant Worlds II Party Gallery with Final Fantasy Composer
1 year ago
Hello all you Final Fantasy and Nobuo Uematsu fans out there! Nerd Reactor recently checked out the Distant Worlds II record release party in Culver City at Royal/T, the coolest art exhibit and tea party this side of the west coast. Lucky fans were able to meet Nobuo Uematsu, fame composer for More >
AX2010: May’n and Nakajima Concert with Yoko Kanno as Surprise Guest
1 year ago
Out of all the events and panels that took place at Anime Expo 2010, May’n and Megumi’s spectacular concert on July 2nd was by far the one I was looking forward to the most. Thankfully, it was everything I had dreamed about and even more. Honestly, I was just happy with this and nothing else at More >
