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10 Musically Inclined Anime

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10 Musically Inclined Anime

Anime is mainly known for its animation, in fact, that’s where the term comes from, but there is another aspect of anime that many people overlook: the music. Unlike western animation, which tends to use music composed by small-time artists, anime aims for the best and sometimes manage to bring in some of the biggest names in the Japanese music industry. Of course, this results in anime with soundtracks that any J-pop or J-rock fan would appreciate. Many of these songs not only make it to the Oricon charts (Japan’s equivalent of America’s Billboard charts), but some manage to make it to the top 10. Below are 10 anime series Read more »

Awesome Skyrim Violin Cover

by Noemi Twigg
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Skyrim Logo

As I said before in my post about the recipe for Skyrim Sunlight Souffle, I haven’t had the chance to play Skyrim. So I can’t really claim to know all about the music in the game, but thank goodness for YouTube! Yes, I think the theme music is impressive. Very impressive. This cover by Jason Yang does the original Skyrim theme credit, though, and but I have to say that Skyrim enthusiasts need to be the judges. Jason Yang is no stranger to us – or at least, he shouldn’t be. Remember our post about Game of Thrones Theme Song Covers? Jason Yang is the guy who gave us the Read more »

Seeking Major Tom: William Shatner Does Queen and More

by Noemi Twigg
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Shatner Band

Earlier this year, we saw Leonard Nimoy in a music video that I never thought I’d see him in. As it turned out, the video was actually pretty amusing. It was so wrong to see “Spock” live such a dump of a life, but the entire production turned out well. This time, we have another Star Trek character entering the music business. It’s no less than the Captain himself, known in the real world as William Shatner. Truth be told, I have always liked Spock better than Captain Kirk, but I am probably not alone. Still, I have the highest respect for that Captain, and seeing what he has done Read more »

10 Game of Thrones Theme Song Covers

by Noemi Twigg
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Game of Thrones Ned Stark

The first season of Game of Thrones may have come and gone, leaving us waiting in anticipation for the second season, but it does not mean we can’t have our regular dose of the Starks, the Lannisters, the Targaryens, and every other family in the story. I am going back to re-reading the books (as soon as I get the darned ebooks loaded) – which many other people are doing. Here’s something a little more fun, though – scouring the web for noteworthy Game of Thrones Theme Song covers. After that heavy metal version I wrote about a couple of months back, it seems that there is more to be Read more »

The Sound of Tau

by Noemi Twigg
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What Tau Sounds Like

If that title sounds or looks familiar, then it is probably because we had a similar post earlier this year, courtesy of Robin. Around the time we celebrated Pi Day (I am assuming you guys ate your fair share of pie in March), musician Michael John Blake released his interpretation of what pi sounds like musically. Now we all have heard or read the side of Michael Hartl, the brains behind the Tau Manifesto. Just the other day, people subscribing to the superiority of the constant tau celebrated Tau Day. In spite of the fact that I hold Pi Day in high regard, as I said in my post, I Read more »

This Game of Thrones Theme Cover Will Get Your Blood Pumping

by Noemi Twigg
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This Game of Thrones Theme Cover Will Get Your Blood Pumping

If you haven’t watched HBO’s Game of Thrones yet, you really owe it to yourself to set aside time to watch it. In spite of the criticism that it has received – essentially due to being NSFW – the TV series based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire books is fast gaining a horde of followers. And no matter what you end up thinking about the plot, characters, etc., I think that you will agree that the opening theme of the show is impressive. It’s something that seems to be inherent in stories about kings, wars, castles, dragons, and what have you. The background music has Read more »

Shoot and play songs with the Harmonica Pistol

by Jeff Cormier
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Shoot and play songs with the Harmonica Pistol

As a lover of music and a denizen of a state in support of the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment allowing for the right to bear arms, the Harmonica Pistol is a fascinating, albeit disturbing, combination of the two.  Unfortunately for players of the harmonica, the musical aspect in the firearm’s name is a bit of a misnomer. Read more »

Wins and Fails This Week in Geek v 16

by Dina Ely
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Wins and Fails This Week in Geek v 16

Hot geek threesomes (who’da thunk it?), French kiss (leave Meg Ryan out of this), Microsoft oopsies (not that a Microsoft mistake is newsworthy), Verizon being daft (when are they not?) and Amazon on the warpath (Amazon vs. Netflix will be more interesting than the entire catalog of either company’s on demand video). It’s a steamy week in geek, so let’s get to the good stuff. WIN: Chess, Algebra and Music It’s a triple threat this week! Jonathan W. Stokes, blogger and man clearly gifted with superior intelligence and entirely too much time on his hands, used algebra to turn famous chess games into piano music, which he then turned into Read more »