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Category Archives: Music
Transport to Westeros With the ‘Game of Thrones’ Live Concert Expereince
Composer Ramin Djawadi is about to open a musical portal to Westeros, as he embarks on a 28 city tour dubbed the ‘Game of Thrones’ Live Concert Experience. Read More
Watch The Tragically Hip’s Final Concert on Saturday, Anywhere in the World
On Saturday, August 20, 2016, at 8:30 pm ET the CBC will be broadcasting The Tragically Hip’s final concert and you can watch it anywhere in the world. Read More
Heavy Metal ‘Stranger Things’ Theme is Epic (Like the Show)
This metal cover of the ‘Stranger Things’ theme turns things upside down. Read More
Music Review: ‘Away We Go!’ by Caspar Babypants
The ever-prolific Caspar Babypants has just released another new album today–‘Away We Go!’ Read More
‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Music Video: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ hits theaters next week, and among other things, the film is about the power of song and storytelling. Read More
Watch Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem Make Their Live Debut
This past Sunday, during the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem made their live debut for an epic 5-song set perfectly curated for the San Francisco locale. Read More
Latest Rock Paper Cynic Album: ‘Borken Telephone’
Most geeks who are into webcomics, geek music, or both have heard of Rock, Paper, Cynic. If you haven’t, you should finish reading this review and interview, then go read the webcomics while listening to ‘Borken Telephone!’ Read More
Rickroll Yourself With the ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ Soundbox
This is a bit of genius, and a TON of fun to play with. Read More
Rosewill Woofer Speaker System
Check out these fantastic speakers from Rosewill! Read More
Dreamworks Animation Gets the Orchestral Treatment
The intersection of geek culture and “high culture” has had some mixed results. However, the trend of taking beloved geeky films and having full orchestras play the music live? I think we can all agree that’s pretty awesome. This summer, Dreamworks is entering the fray with Dreamworks Animation in Concert. Read More
Atlanta’s Snoot Brings You ‘Dank Memes’
Snoot’s ‘Dank Memes’ is not an album to be missed, and neither is the band itself; they’ll be performing tonight at the Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo. Read More
Review: Audeze SINE On-Ear Planar Magnetic Headphones
I’m not an audiophile… never have been. I can hear the difference between vinyl and digital, yes, but unless I’m listening to low-bit mp3 files, I’ve been quite happy with my 256-Kbps digital tunes. For this reason, I’ve never actually splurged on a set of quality headphones. Read More
IKEA Gladsax: The Easy Way to Frame Your Vinyl
I just used a bunch of old album covers to help decorate my office, and what made the project easier and less expensive than expected was IKEA Gladsax frames. Read More
GeekDad Hands-On With the jamstik+
On the go but need to rock? The jamstik+ was built for you! Read More
Blah! Blah! Blah! Today’s the Anniversary of Rush’s Induction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Three years ago today, Rush was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back at a post from 2010 that looked at the “21 … no, 12 geeky reasons why Rush should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”. Enjoy! Read More
JoCo Cruise: The Cruise for Geeks
JoCo Cruise for geeks
Comedy, music, gaming
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Emerald City Comicon 2016 Recap
As I’ve mentioned in the past, Emerald City Comicon is my favorite con of the year, and this year was no exception. Read More
‘Tribute: David Bowie,’ A Review
Storm Entertainment presents the first tribute comic book biography after the death of the fantastic rock god, David Bowie. Read More
Radio Free Hipster Ep. 25: South by Slightly Further South
I was recently reminded that this iteration of the podcast–Radio Free Hipster ver. 2.0, if you will–is now nearly a year old. And how do I mark this momentous occasion? By generally ignoring it and just playing some more nerd music. You know how I do. Read More
The Audience Is Listening – Marc With a C’s ‘Unicorns Get More Bacon’
In recent years, Marc with a C has often travelled deeper and deeper into the reedy realm of the concept album, with releases like last year’s moody ‘Exactly Where I Am’ (complete with its enigmatic, photographic lead-up) and 2013’s market-driven ‘Popular Music’ (an album literally designed by committee). Therefore, I tend to view his latest LP, ‘Unicorn Get More Bacon,’ as more a return to form. Read More
Bose Soundlink On-Ear Headphones: Battle Gear for the Cube Farm
Headphones are a very personal choice. But once you have a listen and determine they sound good to you, what then? Are they comfortable for long periods of time? Will they stand up to heavy use? Do they have the features you need? Can they survive the hostile environment of a cube farm? I’ll try to answer these questions and more about the Bose Soundlink On-Ear Bluetooth Wireless Headphones. Read More
Crank up the Tunes and Catch That Pretzel With Lard Dog
I have to admit being more than a little curious when I received the latest CD from Lard Dog, ‘Life’s a Real Dream’ (due out on March 11). I didn’t really know what to expect. But I’m not sure I was expecting what I got. Read More
Get Loose With 8 Bit Weapon’s ‘Disassembly Language’
I’ve long been a fan of chiptuners 8 Bit Weapon for one simple reason: the duo, Seth and Michelle Sternberger, have all but perfected the brand of lo-fi electro-pop one typically associates with the genre. Still, when I caught wind of their latest project, the recently released ‘Disassembly Language: Ambient Music for Deprogramming Vol. 1,’ I was a little skeptical. Read More
Free, New App Allows Seamless Enjoyment of Your Music
Turn your next workout, work session, or nap on the couch into a more enjoyable music experience with this free app from DJ software experts, Serato. Read More
Pre-order ‘Transformers’-Inspired Album ‘Transformers Roll Out’
For a guy who’s made nerdy music his thing for the better part of a decade now, finding new songs about the ‘Transformers’ is far from unheard-of. But an album actual sanctioned by Hasbro? Now, that’s something new! Read More
Headphone Review: Phāz P2s Deliver Good Sound and Useful Features
Not unlike the current proliferation of quality television available, we also live in a golden age of headphones. But how to choose what’s right for each of us as individual listeners? Read More
Ear-Worms for Wiggle-Worms: Recess Monkey and “Oh Lando”
Recess Monkey’s music is clever and musically varied, making it both kid and adult-friendly. Read More
Exclusive Look: ‘The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave’
The latest in the ‘The Land Before Time’ series releases on DVD and Digital HD tomorrow. Read More
Sugr Cube Is a Sweet Little Wi-fi Speaker
This speaker looks and sounds good, has cool features like Spotify integration, and even stores music locally for portability. Read More
Lori Henriques: One Year Later
A little over a year ago, I told you about the jazz-based children’s album from Portland singer-songwriter-pianist Lori Henriques, ‘How Great Can This Day Be’; it was recently announced that the album has been nominated for a Grammy award for Best Children’s Album of the year. I gave her a call to see what else has happened in the past year. Read More
Can You Hear Me, Major Tom? David Bowie Dies of Cancer at 69
David Bowie, the genre-defying musician, died yesterday at age 69. GeekDad remembers the Goblin King himself. Read More
