A Capella master Nick McKaig recorded over 90 separate tracks over a whopping 300 hour period and combined them to create a 100% vocal rendition of the Star Wars main theme.
Check it out after the break, and may the awe be with you.
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We all like to sing but most of us can’t carry a tune to save our lives. Lucky for us that every now and then along comes someone who actually can sing and it’s a beautiful thing. First, Allie Goertz gave us this wonderful tribute to DnD and now she’s joined up with Megan Barrett to bring us The Hobbit Song. Listen as they sing of Hobbits, wizards and the dangers beyond The Shire.
Watch the video after the jump…
YouTuber / guitar prodigy “331Erock” uses metal staples such as hair, double bass, muting and tap to bring you a heavy rendition of the Doctor Who theme and “I am the Doctor”.
Check it out after the break.
Little know fact—R2-D2 likes to DJ on the weekends. Rumor has it that he was in a bar one night and was mistaken by drunken revelers for a keg. Long story short, he got drenched in beer, short-circuited and accidentally created dubstep.
This R2-D2 turntable was sent to us by Nerd Approved reader Jessica. She states that the
“Tech, lights and all mechanics are by Tex Nasty at Remix turntable lab. Paint/Theme art by Ed Hubbs at full blown kustoms.”
Thanks Jessica!
After the news broke in 2010 that Soundgarden was reuniting after a 13 year hiatus, fans (myself included) have been anxiously awaiting news of new material. As it turns out, the band will be releasing a spankin’ new track entitled “Live to Rise” on the soundtrack for the upcoming Avengers film.
“When the opportunity arose to write an original song for ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’ film came our way, we thought it could be a cool match,” said Soundgarden. “We are excited to release our new song ‘Live To Rise,’ which is also the only new song in the film.”
A “snippet” of the new song, which sounds like classic Soundgarden, can be sampled after the break, where you’ll also find the track listing for the soundtrack, which includes songs by Papa Roach, Rise Against, Evanescence and Bush.
When it comes to nerdy parodies, LMAFO is band du jour. This time, it’s all about Starcraft fans Zerging their asses off.
Check it out after the break.
Arthur Yet Lew’s second TARDIS-themed guitar is appropriately titled “Patrick Troughton”.
(Arthur Yet Lew via Nerd Bastards)
Musician Gypsy Joe Trane just wants to bring a little happiness into the lives of commuters on Manhattan’s R-train with a blazing rendition of the Super Mario Bros. theme—but it seems that only the person with the camera truly appreciates it.
Check out the video after the break.
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We thought that Malukah’s cover of Skyrim’s The Dragonborn Comes was absolutely beautiful, and it seems like this couple agrees. In fact, they used it for their first dance as newlyweds.
Check out the video after the break.
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Noah McCarthy can blaze through Mega Man in the blink of an eye. That’s impressive, but that’s not the coolest thing about this video. As he plays a speed run of Mega Man II, the band Bit Brigade plays the soundtrack along with him level by level. Yeah, it is crazy.
Watch the glorious video in the full after the break.
