http://gamemusicblog.com Beautiful Music From Video Games Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:57:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So this one is for all of you Europeans over the pond - today we're going to be talking about Viagogo, a tickets hub that services the Euro community. The site looks nice and easy to use when you first bring it up - major navigational elements are ... http://gamemusicblog.com/viagogo-european-ticket-hub-review/ Sometimes I wonder if it's physically possible to actually get enough of Final Fantasy music. I don't personally think so, but I could eventually find out I'm wrong. I hope not though, because not being able to enjoy bands like the Video Game Cover Band would make me very ... http://gamemusicblog.com/video-game-cover-band-does-final-fantasy/ The Video Game Cover Band might not have the wittiest name in the world, but it gets straight to the point now doesn't it? They performed this arrangement of classic Mario themes at the Lion's Den in New York City, and I have to say that I was really ... http://gamemusicblog.com/the-video-game-cover-band-mario-medley/ A Battle of the Bands is not somewhere I would exactly expect to hear a video game compilation, but hey - I'm glad Bare Necessities decided to do something nerdcore cool. :) Because I'm a giant Tetris geek, that is probably my favorite part of the song hehe. http://gamemusicblog.com/bare-necessities-with-mario-tetris-zelda-medley/ While I am a fan of the video game covers that I find here and there, it's really sweet to find someone that takes the music and makes it their own. And after listening to his Final Fantasy guitar music yesterday, I just couldn't leave it at just that! ... http://gamemusicblog.com/xrisingforcexs-guitar-remix-of-symphony-of-the-night/ Damn... that's all I can really say about this masterful guitar remix of Force Your Way..and I believe at some point it's mentioned that this is the Black Mage version of the song. Either way, this dude is completely badass...I mean a complete guitar badass. Just try to watch ... http://gamemusicblog.com/xrisingforcex-plays-guitar-remix-of-force-your-way-ff-viii/ I'll admit it, I was a band geek in high school - so this video makes me extra happy and giddy, although I never was able to work in video game music to our marching sets. :( http://gamemusicblog.com/marching-band-video-game-music-set/ I don't know how I haven't seen these guys before, but they rock! The Spoony Bards, in addition to having a pretty badass name, are also pretty hot at their instruments. This video shows off their Chrono Trigger music skills as they perform at ColossalCon 2007. http://gamemusicblog.com/the-spoony-bards-do-robos-theme-chrono-trigger/ I know my posting schedule absolutely blows - it's been months. I do have a few good reasons, but right now time is just not on my side unfortunately. However, when I find performances that are way too good to pass up, I'll make it a point to ... http://gamemusicblog.com/punch-out-rock-out-is-amazing/ It's happy time! This is OCRemix's 9th album I believe, and it's one hell of a FF VII fan tribute. There are 45 tracks by 40 artists, themed for four different facets of the Final Fantasy VII universe.  Hop on over to their site and start downloading - it's a ... http://gamemusicblog.com/ocremix-releases-final-fantasy-vii-voices-of-the-lifestream-free-video-game-album/