jonathan coulton

We all have a little villainous streak to us — an aspiration to control the world and remake it. But what is world domination without a good soundtrack? Below are my 7 picks for the top music to call yourself king to. Read More

Having finished my first full year of writing this column, I figured it would be a good idea to put out my own “Best Of” list for 2011. So, without further ado, here’s my personal Top 15 Geek Music Releases for 2011. Read More

I admit I was a little afraid that this album wouldn’t live up to the high bar set by Coulton’s previous music, but I’m glad to say that that fear was completely unfounded. This album is great! Read More

A topic that’s been on my mind a lot lately is the idea of giving away creative works for free as a way of attracting an audience. Quite a bit has been written about the topic from the point of view of the artist, but since I am not an artist myself, I Read More

I’ve been a fan of the podcast Coverville (as well as a Coverville citizen) for a long time and have been compiling lists of geek music related covers. First up is a list of covers of songs that were originally performed by geeky artists. I’ve also Read More

For this month's robot theme, I've compiled a list of songs about, well, robots. I've tried to avoid listing songs that I've seen on other lists. Despite this restriction, I've come up with 12 songs about robots (although admittedly some are Read More

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Newtonmas, Noodlemas, Festivus, or any other holiday — or even none at all — if you’re a geek, you certainly need to have some music for the season. There are tons of songs to choose from, but I’ve decided to limit Read More

Five new songs are coming to Rock Band today via downloadable content. There's a four-pack from Spoon, as well as an individual track from P.O.D. Also worth a mention is that Jonathan Coulton's "The Future Soon" is making an appearance on the Rock Band Read More

This week we talk about the new season of Chuck, the latest Fringe and Dollhouse, the Buffy comic spoiler debacle, and more! Read More

Last Halloween, I featured 13 Geeky Fandom Pumpkins. This year, I've found ten more to add to the ranks, with plenty of time for you to get inspired to make your own jack-o'-lantern — maybe you'll make next year's list! Read More

This week's new downloadable releases for Rock Band come straight from the Penny Arcade Expo and include an assortment of geek-friendly rock, alongside classic acts like the Jackson 5. Read More

We're freshly back from Dragon*Con this week, and we have a lot to talk about. Kelly also joins us for an interview with author Keith R. A. DeCandido. Read More