Music

Are violent video games bad for kids? Here’s why one mom doesn’t think so.

By Andrew | Published August 30, 2010

Author Beth Winegarner doesn’t think violent video games are going to cause your kids to kill themselves, or others. Sure, if you’re reading this site, there’s a good chance you agree, but what about the people who don’t? If you got here by searching for something like “Are violent video games dangerous?”, click through after [...]

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Cee Lo disapproves of the way you comport yourself.

By Andrew | Published August 24, 2010

Only he words it much better than I did. Cee Lo’s video for his new song, Fuck You, has been everywhere the past few days. Hell, I even mentioned it in Monday’s podcast. If you haven’t seen/heard it yet, I highly recommend you hit up this link to Cee Lo’s official YouTube page to check [...]

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Truly Amazing Steampunk Art by Thin Gypsy Thief

By AlchemyDoll | Published August 11, 2010

Somewhere on an island off the west coast of British Columbia lives a steampunk artist with a penchant for musical instruments, and fabulous gadgetry. We catch up with the Thin Gypsy Thief, also known as Kyle Miller, to ask him a few questions. Click on through the jump for our conversation, along with some pictures of [...]

Also posted in Art, Lifestyle, Technology, Video Games | | Tagged AER9 rifle, back to the future, british columbia, DIY, doc brown, doc emmet brown, electric guitar, fallout, goggles, icarus, kyle miller, luthier, pistols, port alberni, props, replica, rifle, sleepy hollow, space marine boltgun, steampunk, thin gypst thief, vancouver island, warhammer | 1 Comment

Exclusive Video of Marian Call Performing “Vanilla”

By Darci | Published August 6, 2010

As you have probably noticed by now, we’re a little bit in love with Marian Call here at Giant Fire Breathing Robot. This condition was only made worse (better?) when we lucked out and got a chance not only to see her perform last week, but also to have a wonderful chat with her after [...]

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Contest: Win a signed copy of Marian Call’s album Vanilla!

By Andrew | Published August 2, 2010

Can’t make it out to one of Marian Call’s concerts? Let Giant Fire Breathing Robot bring it to you! In anticipation/celebration of the fun interview we did with her, enter now for your chance to win a signed copy of the wonderfully sublime album Vanilla by Marian Call. How do you win this autographed sonic [...]

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Concert Review: Marian Call

By Andrew | Published August 2, 2010

At turns heartbreakingly soft and resoundingly strong, Marian Call‘s voice is always bright and clear of purpose. One could be forgiven for using it as a metaphor for geeky girls in general, in that regard. But to pass Ms. Call off as merely a geeky singer would be to sell her far too short. Click through [...]

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Bonus Points: Evochron Mercenary, HAWP, Heavy Troopa

By Dylan | Published July 21, 2010

Time for another round of Bonus Points, kids! Some new business, some old business, and another section that I hope will become a regular for these posts, Bonus Tracks – a look at music from and inspired by video games, union of two of my passions. Let’s jump in!

Also posted in Video Games, Web Videos | | Tagged ashly and anthony burch, heavy troopa, nintendo/squaresoft, starwraith 3D games' evochron mercenary, super mario rpg, super nes | 3 Comments

The return of Cornholio?

By Darci | Published July 20, 2010

Wow, really? Has the ’90s nostalgia gotten that bad? Apparently so. And if you need proof, here it is. The NY Post announced yesterday that MTV is bringing back Beavis and Butthead, with all new episodes. Also of note is that the article says the move “…will be a backdoor means for MTV to return [...]

Also posted in Cartoons, TV | | Tagged beavis and butthead, macarena, mtv, ny post | 2 Comments

The Funniest Conan Musical You’ll See All Day

By Darci | Published July 1, 2010

I’ve been buried in work for a while now, so I don’t know if this has already made the rounds, but I just ran across it and had to share. I’m not sure if the funniest part is how awesome the bad accent is, or if it’s the fact that this dude is now my governor. [...]

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Music Review: no audible dialog by Shawn Tutt

By Andrew | Published June 18, 2010

At the Can’t Stop the Serenity 2010 event in San Francisco, you may recall we saw a musician by the name of Shawn Tutt. We were pretty impressed with what we saw, with Jeannie going as far as saying she had a new favorite song. We picked up his album, and maybe you’d like to [...]

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