Musicians have always had influences, but we are just now seeing the first generation of musicians that grew up with video games being a strong and common presence in their lives. It should be no surprise then that there has been an explosion of music based on and influenced by the music from video games. This week, in honor of famed video game score composer Nobuo Uematsu’s upcoming appearance with the Seattle Symphony, we have a small sample of some console-inspired bands both local and from around the nation.
Plus the weekly geek news and Seattle area events.
Our Geek Week
Played Final Fantasy 7
The Greywalker novels (Greywalker, Poltergeist and Underground) by Kat Richardson (reading Underground now)
Geek Music Madness
Doctoroctoroc
Doctoroc’s website and Flickr page showing his amazing bead-sprite art
Other video game music resources
Video Game Music Database
8BitX.com – Home of Radio Free Gamer and 8bit Extravaganza
Local geek group Super Geek League new album coming 7/10
Make Shannon Watch a Bad Movie
This week’s movie was Food of the Gods (1976)
If you’d like to dare Shannon to watch something, contact us by either email or call us at 206-201-2352
NEW SEGMENT:
Geek Out!!
We’d love to hear from our listeners about what makes YOU Geek Out!
Email us at seattlegeekly@gmail.com or call us at 206-201-2352 to tell us what you’ve found that makes you geek out! It’s kinda like sharing your geek week with us! Don’t be shy! It could be old, new, or just geeky to you!
News
Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino and published by Rio Grande Games won the 2009 Spiel des Jahres and Das magische Labyrinth by Dirk Baumann and published by Drei Magier Spiele won the Kinderspiel Award
2009 Harvey Awards Nominees – Its a really long list so check it out
The *shudder* SyFy Channel is rebooting Alien Nation
Also, pick up a copy of Sound Magazine for July 2009, and see Matt’s article about the rise of geek music in the Northwest! Should be on newsstands in the next couple of days
Contests
You still have till July 12th to enter the Office Space – Special Edition with Flair! DVD Giveaway. This contest runs till July 12th. Leave a comment on THIS POST to enter
Congrats to Tonya from Sammamish who won the Crypticon SWAG
Events
July 1 – September 7, 2009 Museum of Flight 9404 East Marginal Way S. Seattle – Apollo 11: An Artist’s Perspective
July 2 – 5, 2009 – Westercon 62: FiestaCon – Tempe, AZ
July 3, 2009 Red, White & Dead event in Fremont! Check Episode #20.5 show notes for details on how YOU can participate in TWO world record attempts right here in Seattle!
July 3 – August 8, 2009 Theater Schmeater 1500 Summit Ave Seattle – The Twilight Zone: LIVE! The Twilight Zone: LIVE! returns to Theater Schmeater for a full evening of scripts from the original TV show. Join us for 3 classic episodes.
July 3 – 4, 2009 midnight Egyptian Theater 805 East Pine St Seattle – Midnight Movies at the Egyptian: Independence Day
July 7, 2009 7pm University of Washington Bookstore 4326 University Way NE Seattle – Clarion West presents: Elizabeth Bear. A reading and signing with the Hugo award winning author of novels and short stories that combine speculative fiction with mystery, thrillers and romance.
July 8, 2009 7pm University of Washington Bookstore 4326 University Way NE Seattle – Erik Scott de Bie and Rosemary Jones reading. Fans of the Forgotten Realms D&D setting will not want to miss this reading by two authors of epic tales from Ed Greenwood’s long-beloved landscape of magic and monsters.
July 9, 2009 7pm University of Washington Bookstore 4326 University Way NE Seattle – David J. Williams reads and signs his latest book Burning Skies
July 9 – 11, 2009 Benaroya Hall Seatle, WA – Seattle Symphony performs Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY. Tickets are $17 – $85 and separate tickets are also available for a special meet and greet with composer Nobuo Uematsu after each performance. Tickets for the meet and greet are $100 and do not include the concert.
July 17. 2009 Showbox Market 1426 1st Ave Seattle – Kirby Krackle opening for the Vicci Martinez Band. Tickets are only $10 and can be ordered from Kirby Krackle’s site
Music
Music this week was Beware of the Stalker from Main Finger’s album Mode 7. Check out MainFinger.com to listen to the whole album and download it for free!
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Love the Overclocked Remixes! I’ve downloaded about 150 of em so far
) What a great find, thanks!