June 2, 2017
Los Angeles is full of weird stories and fascinating characters. One of the oddest stories belongs to artist Toggo, original member of the band, Scared of Girls. Toggo put in the effort, made a name for himself, was featured in all sorts of media, then vanished without a trace. If you want that story, you’ll need to wait for Toggo’s…
June 1, 2017
Welcome The Long Dark Road, a hardcore rock band influenced by black metal and punk rock bands. Listeners may be familiar with punk rock, but what about the former? Black Metal started in Europe during the 1980s as an extreme alternative to Christianity. It resulted in years of violence and church burning. Time passed, and people learned to resent the…
May 30, 2017
“Crystal Heart” by Velvet Winter (Talon Majors) recently debuted online, attached to a narrative driven music video. As of publishing, “Crystal Heart” has garnered over 160,000 views. Velvet Winter’s interesting musical history helps shape, to some degree, the “Crystal Heart” music video. From starting out as a saxophonist to evolving into a percussionist, Velvet Winter’s well rounded sonic compression outwits…
May 26, 2017
Alright people, I’m irked. HundredMillionThousand only has 62 followers on Soundcloud as of publishing this. This artist is criminally underrated. HundredMillionThousand, HMT for short, dropped a fire track titled “Yalda” from his suspenseful debut album called lp1. Produced in what sounds to have been a clean environment with the best noise-free preamps money could afford, “Yalda” outperforms hundreds of traditionally…
May 25, 2017
No Futurama fans, this isn’t some new album created by Matt Groenig and co. This is an album straight out of Mexico by emerging artist Omiqron6, titled A New Kind of Lighting. Omiqron6 is different for most folks. If you’re a gamer, you’re going to understand the music. Most of these songs have comparable motifs to early Sega Genesis and…
May 24, 2017
“Punk’s not dead” should be the slogan for The Psyatics and their third and latest full length album release, Famous Monsters. Part punk, part surf, part garage, and part shifty blues carefully blended with temporarily inharmonious strings sum up a track listing that take listeners on an ever-crashing wave of nervousness in Famous Monsters. The album itself shouts lyrical atrocities…
May 23, 2017
On this week’s episode, host Josh Wells and the panel discuss sad music and movies, death, depression, and Kate Winslet’s tits. It’s more fun than it sounds. This week’s panel: Max Antonucci Chris Crespo Rob Garrison Dani What’s-Her-Face SIDE NOTE: This episode was recorded the day before the unfortunate passing of Chris Cornell, so there’s no mention of him or…
May 23, 2017
UPDATE 5/23/2017: This article has been edited after it was fact checked that Theotokos is not Saint Blasphemer’s first album. Simon Templar is the band’s first EP. My opinions on the band and their music are well reflected and remain unchanged. ORIGINAL STORY: Growing with an album was once art in itself. Such art is abandoned in preference to over…
May 22, 2017
Craving some of that now old school rap-core stuff that we all listened to in the late 90s and mid-2000s? Oh, don’t lie, you totally downloaded hours of that breakthrough genre off of Napster (the legal one, of course!) Well then, you might as well go and have a listen to Xombie’s slamming single, “Might As Well” off of their…
May 19, 2017
An Original Piece By: Davel F. Hamue “Darts In Lovers’ Eyes” is the name of the image you see above (see the full version below), created by Davel, one of the stars of our newest podcast, “Hello, Creeps!” We’ve wanted to showcase original art here on Nerdopotamus for some time, and we’re beyond thrilled to start with this piece. The…
May 14, 2017
“The Queen of Right” comes from our friend Dane Curley (with permission from Fitz & the Tantrums). It dates back to 2012, but we still have the same love for it we did when he heard it for the first time. It’s off Dane’s non-profit album, “Chain of Events.” You can find Dane’s newer stuff on Spotify (click HERE). Enjoy!
May 8, 2017
Josh Wells hosts a panel discussion that covers a flurry of all things hype in music. Listen in as they discuss topics such as Taylor Swift, Rocky movies, sports jams, walk-out fight songs, and ponder if crunk is indeed dead. This week’s panel: Chris Veloza Patrick Wadleigh John Sweeny Dani What’s Her Face (aka Josh’s waaaay better half) Full Disclaimer:…
May 2, 2017
Josh Wells hosts a panel discussion about badasses in music. They discuss many, many badasses, including Lemmy, Johnny Cash, Amy Winehouse, Prince, GG Allin, and so many more. The panel also schools Josh on Blackie Lawless and Black Metal stuff. This week’s panel: Patrick Scum of the Hudson County Scumbags Anthony St. James, pro wrestler and member of the Bergen…
April 24, 2017
Josh Wells hosts a panel discussion about the top 20 selling albums of all time. This week’s panel: Raphael Hernandez, Murad Saleh, Justin Senno, and Dani R. The Top 20: 1- Michael Jackson: Thriller 2- Eagles: Greatest Hits 3- Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume 1 and 2 4- Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin 4 5- Pink Floyd: The Wall 6- AC/DC:…
April 17, 2017
Josh Wells hosts a panel discussion about guilty pleasures in music. This week’s panel: Chris Stanly (resident Juggalo) Doug Brian (formerly closeted Alanis Morisette fan) Carlos River0 (loves boy bands) Dani R. (Alien Ant Farm???)