Hand'Solo Records - Hokey Religions & Ancient Weapons (are no match for a good blaster) mixtape release

Now that the Old Nerdy Bastard compilation is out, and you've been bumping the hell out of it, not to mention rocking that EMPulse Records mixtape. Well if so I imagine you just might be hankering for even more awesome nerdcore rocking. And with that I present to you the Hokey Religions & Ancient Weapons (are no match for a good blaster) mixtape. With 20 tracks from some amazing folks like Jesse Dangerously and Wordburglar, all for the low price of a FREE download. but for the folks who are fans of physical media, you can grab the CD for 10 bucks through paypal! To grab the album, just head over to the Hand'Solo Records website.

EMPulse Records MixTape Vol. 1 release

Finally a bit of Nerdcore news after a bit of a dry spell from the Nerdy community as of late. The fantastic mixtape of songs new and old is brought to you be EMPulse Records. The mixtape is quite awesome and covers a broad range of hip hop stylings, and from artists big and small, known and unknown. Definitely worth checking out! And how do you check it out? I'll let EMPulse explain that.

The EMPulse Records MixTape Vol. 1 is now available! 18 Tracks, 14 artist, nearly an hour of original music by your favorite EMPulse artists and some of our closest friends!

Pre Order the CD today for $5.00 plus $2.25 shipping and get a free copy of the downloadable album so you can listen while you wait! Click here! The CD will ship in June!

Or, download the entire album with high resolution artwork for only $5.00 here!

Hipster, Please! Old Nerdy Bastard compilation release

Man, oh man, oh man, oh man! Why am I so excited? Why because my good pal and the man I strive to be every day, Z. from Hipster, Please! has (finally) released his latest compilation! It goes by the creatively titled Old Nerdy Bastard, and can be downloaded FREE from Z's website!

Z has managed to wrangle some of the best names from all around the geeky music community's. From Wiz rockers The Whomping Willows, to some of my favorites from Nerdcore such as The Grammar Club and Dual Core. Plenty of other huge names as well like MC Frontalot, YTCracker, Optimus Rhyme and more. Folks I can only hope to get on one of my compilations some day.

Anyway, all those folks are remixing songs, or getting their songs remixed, there are some wonderful classics that you will no doubt enjoy all over again with new beats and rhythms. As well as songs you may have overlooked the first time out, just to be hit with them now like a sack of bricks. Musical bricks. Hard musical bricks.

Well as you have probably gathered by now, I can't praise Z. or this compilation enough! Major props go out to Z. and everyone that put together this album! Well done good sirs and ma'ams. Now go to Hipster, Please! and pick up this album! Not sure why you didn't go earlier, I've mostly just been rambling for a while now...

Temp Sound Solutions - afx 173 live album release

As most folks who talk to me know, I am quite a huge fan of Temp Sound Solutions. Sadly Shawn Phase and the rest of the TSS live band live on the opposite side of the country. Luckily for you and I that Temp Sound Solutions have recorded their latest show! From the Sidebar in Maryland on May 15th TSS brings you ten amazing live songs collectively known as afx 173! The live album includes ten amazing VG Covers such as Mega Man 3, to UN Squadron and many more! You can download the album over in the shizz thread, and I highly recommend you do so right away!

Gamewave Podcast Episode 42

It's been a while since our last show, but we return with an episode guest hosted by Je deviens dj en 3 jours! There's some awesome chiptune action from artists including Goto80, Receptors, Dubmood and Je deviens dj en 3 jours himself, as well as French accents, so make sure you check this one OUT!

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Remember to get in touch at the usual address if you'd like to guest host an episode yourself.

Catita! netlabel album releases

There is a pretty amazing new netlabel on the scene in Portugal. They go by the name Catita!

All their releases are free, and quite amazing! I've had the chance to give them a listen and have grown quite fond of Fest-noz Commodore and Every Cloud has your Smile in particular. All the albums are amazing though, and I'm sure there will be many more amazing ones to come! So bookmark these folks and keep an eye out for ever more releases!

This is a real chilled and laid back album by Newton Balloon, very ambient and relaxing and well worth a listen. I've been listening to this album quite a lot and can't recommend it enough. Certainly looking forward to hearing what this fellow comes up with next!

After a few months of "AFK", L'homme delivers some old and some fresh Rockman Zero inspired tunes. Enjoy these 7 awesome songs!

As you know, anything Mega Man inspired is definitely worth a listen. L'homme definitely brings his own style to it as well. Catita's latest release and it's quite different from his first Catita album.

Catita! proclaimed drum 'n' tendo style album from Skip, another fantastic artist on this new label which seems to bringing in some amazing talent!


This is the first release from Catita! and definitely my favorite one so far! This 3 song EP from L'homme Manete is quite brilliant and has entered my regular rotation of songs as of late. Definitely has to be heard!

I am more than happy to tell everyone about this new netlabel which will be bringing us plenty of free albums to look forward to! Head over to Catita! and grab all these amazing releases right now!

Dot.AY and Ten Thousand Freemen and Their Families interview with GameSetWatch

There was an article recently from GameSetWatch which had an interview with two great Australian Chiptune Artists, and grand chiptune artists in general, Alex Yabsley AKA Dot.AY and Thomas Gilmore AKA Ten Thousand Freemen & Their Families.

It's a really interesting read about these two fine artists, as well as a look at how the crusade for chiptunes is going in the oft-overlooked land of Australia. In the interview they do poke a bit of fun at us Americans, I would be offended but that would make me fall right into their trap of being a "dead serious American."

The article, by Drew Taylor, can be read at gamesetwatch.com

Bad Dudes - No Balls. No Glory compilation release

Those Bad Dudes from OneUps Studios are at it again! This time they have released a full re-imagining of the soundtrack from Super Dodgeball. Following their trend of epic album titles this one goes by the name of No Balls No Glory You can and should download it at noballsnoglory.net!

In June of 1989, the United States was given a great gift. Super Dodgeball on the Nintendo Entertainment System. In 2008, we'll see a remake of this classic game unleashed on the Nintendo DS as Super Dodge Ball Brawlers.

In honor of this amazing game, which was nothing more than hard-core athletes throwing volleyballs at each other, The Bad Dudes have put together an album of arrangements of Kazuo Sawa's original Super Dodgeball video game score. Tracks were generally assigned by ethnicity (or proximity), which resulted in some amazingly unique arrangements - often with a little ethnic spice. So get some wrist bands, find the shortest shorts you can get your hands on and get ready to get whacked in the face by our balls.

Alex Atchley - GAIDEN II: The MIDI Wars album release

I feel pretty bad about not announcing this the day it was released. Not only because it is some damn fine listening. But the proper awesome Alex Atchley is the man behind Hotdog Storm, the place which so kindly hosts all our media and asks nothing in return. He's sort of like a MIDI Jesus. Anyway, he recently released the sequel to Gaiden: Savage II, and it is called Alex Atchley GAIDEN II: The MIDI Wars, and you can download it at Alex Atchley's site!

Definitely give the new album a listen! And be sure to check out all his other stuff on his site as well!

Gameboy Madrigals by Animal Style

Early composers of the madrigal used only two to three voices to create counterpoint. Realizing the opportunity for reinterpretation through the gameboy sound chip, Joey Mariano set out to create a body of chiptune madrigals inspired by early RPG games, Japanese folk melodies, and masters of the madrigal such as Francesco Landini. A definite departure from his traditional approaches, Animal Style’s Gameboy Madrigals release strives to create a mood relying on melody and counterpoint instead of an ever-present, never-ending, bleed-your-ears-dry dance beat.

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Nerdapalooza South East commercial

Hex from Nerdapalooza hit me up with a brand new documentary style commercial for Nerdapalooza South East, which is going down in Florida over July 4th weekend (get your tickets here).

This ad also holds a special place in my heart, as they decided to use music from our recently released compilation Here Comes a New Challenger. Watch the video below, and I hope it gets you more interested in this epic concert!

The Necker Cube Volume 2 Album release and tour

Our good pals at La Rock Inc. have just released their highly anticipated Necker Cube 2 compilation, which includes such amazing folks as Johnny La Rock himself, as well as Mush Mouth, Square Wail, Leeni, Dual Core, and a ton more! The album is filled with a ton of diverse and amazing bands ranging from hip hop, to rock, to punk, and back again. It's only 5 bucks, which is amazing considering the 22 tracks the compilation holds.

Also, in celebration of the album release, JLR, Mush Mouth, and crew are hitting the road! Check the info straight from JLR Inc. and don't miss the show if they are coming near your town!

La Rock Inc. Records is hitting the road in support of it's new compilation, "The Necker Cube 2", which is out now.

The 8 city tour features Johnny La Rock & Mush Mouth, Deaf By Arms, and FURFACE - all LRI artists who appear on the NC2.

The schedule:
*5/24 Pittsburgh/Braddock, PA @ Laney's House Party (205 Division St. Braddock, PA) W/ Fugitive Acoustic, Whiskey Smile, Ryan Williams, & She Feels Like Pittsburgh

*5/25 Titusville, PA @ Jade's House Party (123 E. Spruce St. Titusville, PA) W/ West Coast Burning [VIEW FLYER]

5/26 Newark, DE @ East End Cafe (270 E. Main St. Newark, DE) W/ Collosus Vs.The Gladiator & Cease The Day [VIEW FLYER]

5/27 Greenville, SC @ Venue TBA + Radio Show TBA

5/28 Greenville, NC @ 21 Eleven Beer & Wine (1011B Charles Blvd.
Greenville, NC) W/ LRI's own MC Homeless

5/29 Baltimore, MD @ Turntable Club (2139 Jefferson St. Baltimore, MD) W/ Pikesvillain, PT Burnem, & Brake Fast Records [VIEW FLYER]

5/30 New Haven/Trumbulll, CT @ C-Dogg's House Party (157 Porters Hill Rd.Trumbull, CT) W/ Pretend Your Happy, Mutiny Amongst Friends, & Brooklyn Panic

5/31 Worcester, MA @ The Q (562 Chandler St.Worcester, MA) W/ The Foundation

All shows start around 9PM, except for ones marked *, which start @ 5:30PM

If you haven't picked up the "Necker Cube 2" - get it now for just $5 - CD or Download - from CDBaby. Order it by clicking here.