Music

Music Monday – The Movies

September 29, 2014 Jack Dempsey

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This Music Monday has a filmic theme. Great songs from movies though not necessarily songs from great movies.  The genres vary here and there, but here consistency is not exactly required here; still, disparate though they are, it’ll endeavor to tie all of this selection together with a through-line of sorts. 1. Danny Elfman – The […]

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Music Monday 22/09/2014

September 22, 2014 Declan Doody

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Edith Piaf – Padam Padam I’m not really sure where I’m pulling this track from, I fell in love with Edith Piaf’s voice in college, a Canadian guy I met and was trying to hit on introduced me to her songs. While the love interest went nowhere with him I dipped in and out of […]

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Otaku Digest: Top 6 Anime Opening Themes

September 21, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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Anime is known for many things, crazy characters and imagery, epic mind messing story-lines and gravity defying hair but if the opening theme does not kick some serious beats then it does give the viewer a first impression that perhaps this anime is not worth watching at all. A bit “Don’t judge a book by […]

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Sanrio Announce Anime Adaptation of “Show by Rock!!”

September 16, 2014 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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First released in July 2013 as a game app for smartphones “Show by Rock!!” included parts of music games with the player tapping the touch screen in rhythm with the music. As of September 8th Sanrio along with Furyu announced that the production committee had been formed and the music themed project would broadcast in […]

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Music Monday – 25/9/14

September 15, 2014 Ross Brennan

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Anamanaguchi – Prom Night Prom Night by Anamanaguchi on Grooveshark Of all the tracks on this playlist, this is probably the one which has been played most this week, and makes me glad Spotify doesn’t count plays because I’m scared it’s reaching triple figures now. A chiptune-pop song so sweet it’ll give your ears diabetes, […]

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Review: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – Pikapika Fantajin

September 11, 2014 Andy Kavanagh

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What’s the difference between pop and J-pop? What makes Japanese pop music distinct enough to earn that mysterious prefix that so many insist on giving it? Do those distinctions still matter in an increasingly globalized music industry? Can anyone actually answer these rhetorical questions? Well, yes actually; J-pop superstar Kyary Pamyu Pamyu can, and on […]

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YouTuber of the Week: ViolinTay

September 11, 2014 Declan Doody

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How have I not heard of Taylor Davis before now?! The violinist found on YouTube, iTunes, Patreon, Facebook and Instagram and I sill don’t hear about her until now?! If you’re thinking, ‘Geez Declan, it’s just another violinist on YouTube covering geeky music calm down‘ then you are way off the mark – my YouTube […]

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We’ve Been Nominated!

September 9, 2014 Declan Doody

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Going to make this quick but The Arcade has been nominated for three Irish Web Awards and we’re damn grateful to those of you who took the time to throw our name into the hat! This year has been pretty big for us between ArcadeCon, the makeover and the new commenting system! We’ve a lot […]

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We've Been Nominated!

September 9, 2014 Declan Doody

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Going to make this quick but The Arcade has been nominated for three Irish Web Awards and we’re damn grateful to those of you who took the time to throw our name into the hat! This year has been pretty big for us between ArcadeCon, the makeover and the new commenting system! We’ve a lot […]

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Banjo Guy Ollie – Double Dragon Level 1

September 9, 2014 Declan Doody

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80’s hair, a kick-ass soundtrack and a plot more convoluted than Dallas and The Young and the Restless (okay it’s not that bad), it means I could only be talking about Double Dragons and if I’m talking about an Arcade/Sega classic then you can bet that Banjo Guy Ollie is involved! Yup this week’s cover is […]

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