Music

1. Listen to Nerdy.FM Anywhere: The Nerdy.FM App is Here!

   Rock out to the best geek tunes 24-7 with the Nerdy.FM App! It’s a bold new era for Nerd Music.

   Nerdy.FM is The Nerdy Show Network‘s streaming Nerd Music station. We’ve been playing a curated selection of the best songs by the most awesome artists across all genres since 2011. Nerdcore, Geek Rock, Chiptunes, Comedy, VGM (Video Game Music), and every sub-genre in between from the likes of The Protomen, Jonathan Coulton, MC Frontalot, Overclocked Remix, The Doubleclicks, MC Lars, Art Brut, I Fight Dragons, and hundreds more – we’ve got it all! Now you do too, anytime, anywhere via our new free app – available on Apple and Android.

   But that’s not all: The Nerdy.FM App debuts new features not yet available on our in-browser player!

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2. Kickstart Chamber Band’s Sophomore Album – Inspired by Hunger Games!

   

   Chamber Band stole our hearts with their debut album. We can wait to hear their second record, inspired by Hunger Games – help get the album recorded!

3. Choreograph Your Own Version of OK Go’s I Won’t Let You Down Music Video!

   

   OK Go’s latest video for “I Won’t Let You Down” took the internet by storm. Now you can choreograph your own version!

4. Help Get Mega Ran’s Documentary to Amazon and Netflix!

   

   Mega Ran is back to Kickstarter seeking funds to bring his documentary, Mega Lo Mania to a TV screen near you.

5. The Adventures of Pete & Pete Comes to Chicago! Polaris, The Petes, & More!

   

   Pete & Pete fans of the Midwest rejoice! Big Pete, Little Pete, and Polaris are reuniting in Chicago. Nerdy Show will be there.

6. Weird Al’s 10 Best Music Videos

   Last week, “Weird Al” Yankovic not only released his 14th album, Mandatory Fun, but began a campaign of releasing eight videos in eight days. The last video, “Mission Statement“, was just released today. Al’s career began in the heyday of classic MTV, creating a symbiosis between the wordplay of his albums with the sight gags of his videos. In honor of his latest  video campaign, we’ve managed to narrow down and rank Weird Al’s 10 Best Music Videos.

   It was hard enough to pick a favorite video, and harder still to figure out how they ranked.  This list represents the videos that made us laugh the hardest and hit a pinnacle of quality and creativity that dwarfs all Al’s 49 other videos. (more…)

7. Cap Interviews Film Composer Paul Haslinger

   

   He’s scored for Underworld, Farcry, Halt and Catch Fire, and was a part of Tangerine Dream.

8. Astronautalis’ Tetris Rap Attack Returns!

   

   The track indie rapper extraordinaire, Astronautalis made for our Tetris Rap Attack contest back in 2010 gets re-recorded!

9. Album Review: Random Encounter – Let Me Tell You A Story

   

   Random Encounter levels up with more of what you love, and sides of RE you’ve never seen before.

10. CONTEST: Create the Next I Fight Dragons Video!

    

    CoS gives you the tools to create an official CGI video for the band!