Angry Puppy

I record G4’s Attack of the Show every day, but since I’m a grown man, I don’t watch the full episodes. Instead, each weekend, I skim through them all, watching mostly just the scenes with Olivia Munn (don’t judge me) or Blair Butler.

For those who don’t watch, here’s Olivia Munn as Lesbionic Woman. If Bionic Woman had been this good, there’d be a second season.

This week, they showed the gay-geekiest thing I’ve seen in a while: I Will Derive, a calculus-themed parody of the Gloria Gaynor hit.

Of course, that led me into an Internet K-hole, so submitted for your approval are my top picks in the first annual Math-Themed Music Parodies Probably by High School Students for Class Projects Awards or MtMPPHSSCP Awards, for short. Read the rest of this entry »

That Kerli music video got me thinking, and now I want to do a thing. A crowdsourcing thing.

Send me your favorite geek song (or themed list) along with a paragraph or so explaining why you like it, what makes it geek and anything else you want to add. I’ll post one every now and then along with YouTube clips and other stuff I find online.

Sure, you could just put it in the comments, but if you send it to me, I’ll share it with everybody else in a blog post. And besides, no one actually reads the comments, do they?

To start us off, here’s a list of all the Tori Amos songs that mention Neil Gaiman:

Tear in Your Hand
“If you need me, me and Neil’ll be hanging out with the Dream King. Neil said, ‘hi’, by the way”

Space Dog
“Seems I keep getting this story twisted. So where’s Neil when you need him?”

Horses
“Will you find me if Neil makes me a tree?”

Hotel
“Where are the Velvets?”

Carbon
“Get me Neil on the line. Have him read Snow, Glass, Apples”

You can hear snippets of each of these songs in this Amazon widget:

For you gay horror fans, this version of “Father Lucifer” includes an homage to both The Exorcist and Bronski Beat.

Judging by our Facebook group demographic stats, I need to explain for the youngsters that Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy” was a sort-of gay anthem back in the Moral 80s. And now I have an excuse to post it.

I don’t usually go in for the pop divas, but if we have to have them, can we elect Kerli as the next big thing? Creepy Baltic videos are just what you need to get you through your Wednesday, so for your edification, here’s “Walking on Air”.

The best quality version I found auto-plays, so click through to see this beautiful thing. Read the rest of this entry »

In response to our post on theme songs that really shouldn’t have lyrics, reader Rob posted this clip of John Barrowman humming the Doctor Who theme:

My favorite part is when David Tennant starts an impromptu baseline accompaniment. Does anyone know who the third contestant is?

To this day, I can’t hear the Star Wars theme without humming under my breath, “Star Wars! Nothing but Star Wars!”

In honor of that clip, I found some other sci-fi themes that friendly neighborhood geeks have added words to.

If Björk ever does another Medúlla-style album, she should hire this next guy. Check out his a capella Battlestar Galactica theme:

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