I missed this last year. I’ve two theories as to how that managed to happen. Theory 1: I reached California Gurls parody overload. In a defensive move my brain developed a way to ignore anything that mentioned Katy Perry, California Gurls and perhaps even the word “parody” on Youtube. Theory 2: I was distracted by […]
Geeky music videos
Welcome to the Music category, where we turn up the volume on the sounds of geek culture. This is your destination for epic gaming soundtracks, synthwave scores, chiptune artists, and bands whose lyrics are inspired by our favourite fandoms. We celebrate the music that provides the backdrop to our adventures, from the sweeping orchestrations of a fantasy epic to the pulsing beats of a cyberpunk future.
We have a special appreciation for the visual side of music, and this section is always on the lookout for clever, creative, and unapologetically geeky music videos. If a song tells a story or an artist has a unique vision, you'll likely find their videos featured here. Tune in and discover your next geek anthem.
The history of man – the Murf, Rendezvous
I rather like this video. The music may not be something I’d usually try and point my Spotify at but it’s certainly rather pleasant. The band is Rendezvous. They’re a duo from Israel who produce these rather charming electropop tracks. The animation was put together by freelance animator Scott Benson. I’d say he’s really defining […]
RPG Musical: Role Initiative
Okay, keep playing through the first few seconds of over dramatised musical and the actual video begins. This video is actually an entry for the 2011 Windy City 72 hour film competition. If that means they only had 72 hours to put it together – it’s very good. They had extra requirements; they had to […]
Doctor Who and the Wibbly Capella
All credit to Dan Rider for this impressive capella. By all credit I am, of course, not including the homemade fez. Although fezzes are cool I couldn’t put help his was a roll of paper. This is the wibbly capella as it starts off all timey-wimey. In fact, aren’t all solo capellas a little bit […]
Super impressive Marimba Legend of Zelda
Imagine you had a video camera and at least two friends who were as talented as you are on the marimba. I know! Crazy stuff! … but what would you do? Would you perform and record one of the most sophisticated Legend of Zelda covers known to YouTube? Perhaps. Perhaps!
Song for Ulvaak
The song for Ulaavk by Allie Goertz is an original melody and a song for Dungeons and Drgaons. The lyrics are by Patton Oswalt and for a D&D character he played. I think we’ve all had characters that we feel artistic about – I can only imagine how could it would be for someone like […]
The struggles and adventures of Doctor Who pop music
There have been times when UK pop culture has met Doctor Who. It hasn’t always been all that great. In 1988, The Timelords had a hit called “Doctorin’ The Tardis” that made it to number one. These are the same two people – Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond – who were behind the Justified Ancients […]
Pokemon capella
Nope, “Capella” isn’t a new type of Pokemon. It’s a singing style that’s been taken over by geek natives on YouTube. In this case we’re talking about Matt Mulholland and if you want to catch them all you also need to check out The Matrix Lobby scene as a capella. I’d say it remains his […]
Get On It – Mister Who
Mister Who is an animated comic and ambitious franchise from London. It’s the sort of comic that’s drawn with more streetwise than most of the fictional heroes could aspire to and yet the production team busys themselves with school outreach projects. This YouTube is a Mister Who music video for “Get On It” which features […]
D&D song: Tonight
This is a rather fetching song. It has charisma. It’s cute. It’s about D&D. Our singer songwriter is an actual D&D player who writes that she’s used the game to detach herself from aspects of real life. I think escapism is a healthy reason to roll the die. I also think this song needs a […]
