music videos Archives

Madden 17 Ads: Parodies As Poetry

January 9, 2017Nivi Engineer

EA Sports and NFL stars Antonio Brown, Von Miller, and Rob Gronkowski promote ‘Madden 17’ in a series of new parodies that shine.

A Powerful New Video From Kirby Krackle

October 21, 2015December 13, 2017Z2

Yesterday Kirby Krackle released a new video for the track “The Day My Powers Arrived” from their latest full-length, ‘Mutate, Baby!’

GeekMom Video Playlist

March 27, 2014December 13, 2017Rebecca Angel

Kid stories acted out by parents, Minecraft and Lego animation, and making fun of One Direction—all in this installment of the GeekMom Video Playlist!

6 Geeky Reasons to Ask, "What Does The Fox Say?"

September 10, 2013Cathé Post1

It doesn’t matter if you are annoyed by the infectious lyrics of The Fox. It is certainly worth getting excited about if you are a geek.

“Tesla” by They Might Be Giants is Educational and Awesome

May 13, 2013Rachel Cericola

The song “Tesla” is included on the new album “Nanobots.”

Live-Action Dubstep Chiptunes Videogame Music Video

January 23, 2013December 13, 2017Ken Denmead

The video preview single for U.K.-based electronic music artist Xilent’s (aka Eryk Kowalczyk) is an awesome romp through an 8-bit videogame brought to life (at least in the artist’s head). That’s some serious “pew! pew!”

I’m a Daddy and I Know It

January 12, 2013December 14, 2017Jonathan H. Liu

I have no idea if Chad Morton, father of five, is a geek. That said, I’m willing to concede my spot on “Sexiest Geek Dads of the Galaxy” to him, based on this hilarious video.

Fraggle Rocking Again

September 18, 2012December 13, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

Fraggle Rock muppets elbow their way into the new Ben Folds Five music video.

Revolution in France – Music for History Lovers (GeekDad Wayback Machine)

July 14, 2012Jim MacQuarrie

In honor of Bastille Day, here’s “Revolution in France,” set to Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” in a music video created by a pair of teachers from Hawaii. The two have found an effective method of helping students remember history; they’ve …

Enter GeekMom’s Video Challenge!

March 20, 2012December 13, 2017Admin

Monster’s Lullaby, composed and performed by our own GeekMom Rebecca Angel, begs to be immortalized in video. Rebecca’s sweet voice provides a perfect contrast to the hysterically vivid lyrics. We gleefully note they include being boiled in soup and dragged …

Wilco Brings Popeye Back

January 27, 2012December 13, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

The video for Wilco’s “Dawned on Me,” from their Grammy-nominated record The Whole Love, features the first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon in more than 30 years. You may want to celebrate with some spinach.

Sweetly Done: Jelly Bean Music Video

November 10, 2011December 13, 2017Laura Grace Weldon

This video took 30 people and 288,000 jelly beans to make over a period of 22 months. Plus the song “In Your Arms” by Kina Grannis, of course. It’s clever enough to inspire all sorts of questions. Thank goodness we can take a positively yummy look behind the scenes. Grannis has come a long way, […]

The All Singing, All Dancing Zombie Apocalypse

July 20, 2011December 13, 2017GeekMom2

This time last year, I’d just finished the edits on the weirdest fiction I’ve ever sold. They were for Rigor Amortis, an anthology of romantic horror stories. After the contracts were in and the release date was set, I caught myself wondering: Who died and made me a zombie-lover? As is typical of b-movie horror, […]

Revolution in France – Music for History Lovers

July 14, 2011Jim MacQuarrie

Best Music Video Ever!

June 2, 2011December 13, 2017GeekMom1

And I’m not just saying that. Roger Ebert agrees. The Grand Rapids Lip Dub was made, essentially, as a marketing device to bring the city a little bit of publicity. Score one for Michigan. To date, the video has had over 1.5 million views on YouTube and was recently featured on NPR’s All Things Considered. […]

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