That's right, in celebration of the upcoming original series GRASS KINGS by Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and Tyler Jenkins (Peter Panzerfaust), BOOM! Studios released the music video “Kingdom of Grass.” This is an original song and video by Godkin, the band that has Tyler Jenkins on vocals and guitar. They loved making this music video so much that Godkin is now working on an entire album of songs that exist alongside the Grass Kings world. Check out the music video after the break.
Well, the big gifts this holiday season were Apple products. I know a lot of people wanted those but probably didn't get them. So they took to twitter to whine about it. Really?! It got so bad that Jonathan Mann even wrote a song about it.
*Language is NSFW, so lower your volume before playing it!
For everyone, unhappy or not, do me a favor. Go out to your local grocery store. Fill a cart to the brim with household, non-perishable staples. Buy them. Then take them to your local food bank. Helping others is better than an iPhone that will be out of date in 6 months. Trust me on this one.
While Thanksgiving is a national holiday, it really is only the pre-event to the true American holiday, Black Friday. We as a country glorify and/or despise this day in all its greatness. Join me as we celebrate it through song.
This is the best Black Friday video I could find. Jake Broder and John Keefe really bring the true meaning of the holiday into their rap.
2bitcomic.com put this Black Friday Customer Experience to life in this video. This rap battle is played by Brian King and an irate customer played by Jason Monroe.
Doesn't this get you into the shopping spirit? So what are you still doing here?! Go Shopping!!
Welcome & Bienvenido to our latest rendition of Musical Friday! My name is @Getsuyobi and I'll be rounding out the [insertgeekhere] crew as resident web-person/geek/gamer. For my first post I'm sharing with you my strange fascination with stolen music. I'm not talking about piracy, but the art of the cover song.
Cover songs aren't actually theft of material (usually), but meant to pay homage to the original artist and add a new dimension to a song. Some of the best cover songs are the ones that take a song completely out of its original genre and twist it into a new composition altogether. My first pick for this Friday is a cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" by the awe-inspiring duo of Jack Conte & Nataly Dawn, otherwise known throughout the interweb as Pomplamoose!
Awesome, right? Talk about taking a song in a new direction. Pomplamoose actually released a whole cover album on iTunes that includes some more amazing covers, like Beyonce's "Single Ladies" & Lady Gaga's "Telephone". I'm a little ashamed to say I know all the words to those songs now as a result of their covers. Pomplamoose is one of my favorite indy/internet bands. Their videos are always entertaining and they have so much damned talent! I could gush over Pomplamoose for an entire post (idea!), but on the the next song...
The next cover comes from the R&B group Ahmir. They're doing a mashup cover of Owl City's "Fireflies" & "Vanilla Twilight". Another great example of a group making you hear familiar lyrics in a whole new context. Enjoy the soulful harmonies (and cheesy choreography) of Ahmir.
... get it? He fell asleep?! So funny! Anyway, Ahmir was actually invited to an Owl City show at the House of Blues last April to perform on stage with the band! The video of the performance is available on their YouTube channel. It's pretty funny to hear them side by side with the original artist because they actually blow him out of the water!
Okay, it's Friday, let's all rock out with our last cover from Italy's own Vanilla Sky. They're covering what will forever be "the song of that Eliza Dushku danced to in that awesomely tiny dress on episode 1 of Dollhouse" or you could shorten it to Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" This brings me back to when I was first obsessed with cover songs. It was the time of napster and CD burning, and every cover on the internet was some punk band covering pop hits. Those were the days.
... ahh Echo...! Sorry, I got a little lost there... Well I hope you enjoyed my Cover Song Musical Friday. Please check out all of the bands mentioned on YouTube & MySpace, while all of their careers are taking off, they can use all the support we can give! Also don't forget to give us a follow on Twitter (@IGHinsider) for more updates and sweet tunes every Friday.
We here at [insertgeekhere] are trying to get posts up in a more timely fashion but we're still getting ourselves organized and real life gets in the way so to pass the time and because I love them so I give you awesome geeky music videos. Enjoy!
With themes from beloved shows like Reading Rainbow, Duck Tales, Pinky and the Brain, Gummi Bears and in later episodes, Jem, GI Joe, Heathcliff, X-Men, Golden Girls and Gilligan's Island, DeStorm serves up a series of videos that invoke nostalgia while making them something new and exciting. Find him at http://www.youtube.com/user/DeStorm
I have a confession to make: I was not that interested in The Guild when it first debuted. Wilderowens kept telling me how awesome it was but I remained unconvinced until this came out. When I saw this in all its amazing geeky perfection I realized just how special The Guild is. If you haven't been watching it, you should. Catch up with episodes at http://www.youtube.com/user/watchtheguild or www.watchtheguild.com And if Date My Avatar doesn't convince you of the awesomeness of The Guild, then this should.....
Hope you enjoy these as much as we do. More posts will be coming soon and be sure to keep checking for our tips and coverage of New York Comic Con!
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