March 2010
26 posts
Chiptunes For President
"Dawn Metropolis" by Anamanaguchi Last week, Jared featured an article spotlighting the music of “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.” I now feel it is my solemn duty to take MusicGeek.org’s Chiptune virginity. According to Wikipedia, “A…
Music Geek: Hunting for records an essential part of musical journey
See, I can look classy every now and again. When I search for records, it's not an easy process. I often find myself inundated with those pesky round things — be they CDs or vinyl — as I flip through album after album. It's not always…
Wes Anderson flexes musical muscle in The Royal Tenenbaums
Wes Anderson, film director known best for emergent classics like The Royal Tenenbaums and Rushmore clearly knows what he's doing with film — but can we say the same about the use of music in his films? The Royal Tenenbaums proved…
Music Geek: Record stores at crossroads, but there's time to recover
See, I can look classy every now and again. While in Phoenix for a computer-assisted reporting conference — NICAR 2010, which has a name nearly as exciting as possible for this sort of this — I took a jaunt over to a couple record stores,…
Star Trek inspires bizarre musical efforts
Star Trek, a show that's inspired millions of geeks around the world (myself included,) has perhaps inevitably spawned some very bizarre musical tributes. From filk to electronic remixes, Gene Roddenberry's 1965 masterpiece has lasted 45…
Drum legend Lenny White to release new solo album
Lenny White, best known for his work on drums in fusion jazz outfit Return to Forever, is readying his first release in ten years as band leader. Anomaly, White's effort, comes off the back of a worldwide tour in 2008 with Return to…
Fifth Stars album set for June 22 launch
Canadian indie rockers Stars are prepping their fifth full-length effort, The Five Ghosts , for release on their new imprint label, Soft Revolution Records. The Five Ghosts is their first release since their most recent release, In Our…
Pavement videos a classic view of '90s indie rock
Just time for something short today — here's a quick collection of Pavement music videos. Classic '90s indie rock for you; awesome. Build your own custom video playlist at embedr.com