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Somehow, I managed to entirely miss The OneUps when I was at PAX.
After listening to some of their music, I have decided that I FAIL. What the Minibosses do for game music with rock, the OneUps do with jazz, and it's spectacular.
Check them out. They are insanely awesome.
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These are the stories Wil loves to tell, because they are the closest to his heart: stories about being a huge geek, passing his geeky hobbies and values along to his own children, and vividly painting what it meant to grow up in the ’70s and come of age in the ’80s as part of the video game/D&D/BBS/Star Wars figures generation.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh William. You sly devil you.
Posted by: Myshtuff | August 28, 2007 at 05:54 PM
Huh?
I'm all for being sly, but I'd like to know how and why it applies here.
Posted by: Wil | August 28, 2007 at 05:59 PM
hey wil! it's bryce (ytcracker) - i gave you the nerd life cd.
if you get a chance to listen to it, let me know what you think! my email is rapper at gmail dot com, or i also check the one this typekey account is regged to.
thanks!
Posted by: ytcracker | August 28, 2007 at 06:08 PM
thats ok Wil...I dont get it either.
Posted by: SandieK | August 28, 2007 at 06:44 PM
Wil, you should check out Kyle Eastwood's music. The dude is a Jazz master. Yep, he's son of Clint Eastwood.
Posted by: Daveman | August 28, 2007 at 06:46 PM
I'm wondering if you have listened to The Advantage then? They too are game music. And they have some shows in LA this coming week. Advantage were the first band I ever listened to in regards to gaming music. And The OneUps are definitely quite talented.
Posted by: RedLeader23 | August 28, 2007 at 06:55 PM
Yay for the OneUps, and I <3 the new tagline on your blog!
Posted by: Amber J | August 28, 2007 at 06:58 PM
Haha I didn't even notice the new tagline until just now. Pretty awesome. I think I'm gonna check out The OneUps especially since I just realized I have absolutely no real geeky music.
Posted by: Dingo | August 28, 2007 at 07:57 PM
Um...off topic but I wanted to make sure everyone saw this article:
Sex Quenches Thirst of Female Beetles.
I don't know whether to be disgusted or intrigued.
Posted by: SantaFlash | August 29, 2007 at 01:51 PM
It's also great that the OneUps sell their CD's as non-DRM MP3's through Snocap. I love their Xenogears Light and Time & Space (Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears) CD's.
In a similar vein, check out the Spoony Bards too. These guys do a 20-minute Mario medley on piano, and do vocal songs too (lots of Squaresoft end credit songs)
Posted by: invalidname | September 01, 2007 at 05:29 AM
Oh the fail! I love the OneUps. Their funk set is just awesome, and as good as their CD is, they are even better live.
Posted by: Jess | September 01, 2007 at 09:57 PM