Sci-Fried

Arr, mateys, in honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here be twelve tunes about pirates. From semi-traditional sea chanties to raps about computer pirates, all of your piratey needs are covered here. This list is brought to you by the letter "Arrr!" Read More

This is pretty much a continuation of the previous list, but since it’s now September, it has a slightly different name (plus more videos since a few extras came to my attention since the last was published). Yay, naming conventions! Anyway, this week Read More

It’s new video time! Zombies, astronauts, demo versions, and even ham and cheese sandwiches (well, not quite…) figure into this list. Plus we get to end with one of my generation’s childhood heroes. So let’s get to the videos! Read More

With 2012 gone and 2013 just beginning, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the geek music that was released last year. We haven’t had quite as many major releases as the previous year, but that doesn’t make any of the music any less enjoyable. Read More

This year’s list features more Cthulhu than in the past. I was inspired by the fact that my students are actually reading an H.P. Lovecraft story, “The Outsider,” right now. Yes, I’m totally trying to drive my students crazy. Read More

Ah, Nerdapalooza, how I missed you. There were so many great acts during the weekend that it’s going to take me several posts to cover it all (plus one extra for The Day After on Monday). So let’s get started with part one for Saturday. Read More

Ever since I heard that Sci-Fried was collaborating with various other nerdy artists for their newest album, I’ve been very excited. With artists like Kirby Krackle, MC Lars, and The Bossfights (among many others), Co-Op Mode is a solid contender for Read More

Wow, there have been an awful lot of videos building up in my queue lately. I didn’t even realize how many there were until I started to type this up. I’m saving a couple of them for an upcoming mini-review column, but prepare for some really great Read More

With the highly anticipated Avengers movie being released on May 4, it just seemed like an obvious choice to put together a list of songs about The Avengers. Some of the tracks are actually about the characters themselves, others simply share names with 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

Florida’s own Sci-Fried is back again with another awesome geek rock album. As usual, they combine various styles from third wave ska to nu metal to rock ballad to electronica. Lyrically they run the gamut of geeky topics: Alien, Firefly, Ghostbusters — 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