Here’s NERDSociety’s Best & Worst List of 09!

Movie

The bad ass mech suit in District 9

Best: District 9

District 9 was a nerd’s wet dream.  For a budget of $30 million, director  Neill Blomkamp created a sci fi movie that had awesome special effects that rivaled big budget movies. Unlike most sci fi movies where it focuses more on special effects,  Blomkamp focused on a compelling story of the struggle between humans and aliens.  The best part of the movie was the last 20 minutes.  It was epic because the action scenes reminded you of your favorite FPS video …

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I went to see Lady Gaga last night at the Susquehanna Bank Center with my girlfriend and had a great time. We got there early and the doors didn’t open till 6:30pm so I got to check out the crowd, which was a real mix of gay men, lesbians, straight men, and even a few younger kids with their families. Gaga definitely reaches a wide audience. The place was barely organized and we were herded into the packed lobby to wait for the doors to the concert seating to open. The opening act was a glam rock band called Semi Precious …

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Disney is bringing back the magic by bringing in pop artists to record music for their animated movies.

“Never Knew I Needed” will be featured during the film’s ending credits
and will be available for digital download through the iTunes Music
Store on November 3rd. The soundtrack album will be available November
23rd, and the movie, whose action takes place in New Orleans and the
Louisiana bayou, will open in theatres on December 11th. In addition to
Ne-Yo’s contribution, ‘The Princess and the Frog’ Soundtrack boosts a
colorful collection of original songs and a lively orchestral score,
both composed and conducted

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The Motion Sick: Photo by Tanit Sakakini

Meet The Motion Sick, a band that’s close to my nerdy heart. They’ve been dubbed, “Band of the Month” on Spin magazine, had their song featured in Dance Dance Revolution, and is now working on having their music being in Rock Band. How awesome is that? So sit back, relax and enjoy our in depth chat with frontman Mike Epstein.

NERDSociety (NS): Give us a little rundown about your band, The Motion Sick, and how you guys got started.

The Motion Sick (TMS): We’re an indie rock band from Boston.  We kind of …

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John Williams epic music from the Star Wars franchise will be played live starting this Thursday at the Arrowhead….I mean Honda Center in Anaheim.  The concert will feature a live orchestra with edited movie footage playing on a big screen.  Many fans have been asking if they’re only playing the prequel’s music and NO, they’re not.  They’re playing music from all of the movies.  The event will also feature Star Wars memorabilia such as costumes and props.  Make sure to visit starwarsinconcert.com for further details and also check when they’re stopping by your town.…

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Orla Fallon is an extremely talented singer/harpist from Ireland who was one of the members of the amazingly successful group Celtic Woman. Nerdsociety recently had the opportunity to chat with Orla about her time with Celtic Woman, her solo career, and her terrific new CD called “Distant Shore”:

NERDSociety (NS): Orla, Tell our readers a little about yourself. How did you get started in singing and how long have you been singing for ? Did you come from a musical background.

Orla Fallon (OR): I can actually never remember a time when I didn’t sing. I’ve loved singing since I was …

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Photos by Shunji Kobayashi

Please check out our pre-show coverage on GLAY for more info about them.

Band: GLAY
Tour Info: The Great Vacation Tour 2009
Location: House of Blues on Sunset

GLAY came packed with an energetic audience, screaming with anticipation once the band came up on stage. Their songs are very laid-back and happy. Teru (vocals) is very comfortable with the crowd, singing in his leather clothes with his chest opened for the fangirls to drool over. “We love you! OK, let’s sing it together,” shouts Teru as he gets the crowd to pump their fist.

The music leans …

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Rockband’s latest installment, The Beatles, comes out today and the hype for this game is insane.  This is probably the most hyped game since Halo 3 came out.  Conan O’Brien was playing the game. Then Jimmy Fallon had a race using the big ass Rockband boxes.  It was pretty funny to see the winner get a big plastic container with all the musical instruments.

So I was thinking Rock Band must be in cohoots with NBC because it’s promoting the game like crazy.  I was wrong.  I turned to channel 7 for local news and they also mentioned the game.  Then …

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We have here with us the guys behind the Red Hot Chili Peppers Halo parody song, Palette-Swap Ninja. They are considered the Weird Al of the gaming world, a two-man crew with Dan Amrich as the guitarist/vocals and Jude Kelley as the keyboardist. They’ve parodied Jimmy Buffet, All-American Rejects, Paul McCartney and the Wallflowers. NERDSociety decided to ambush PSN (Palette-Swap Ninja) for this interview.

NERDSociety (NS): Tell us a little bit about yourselves and how Palette-Swap Ninja all got started.

Dan: Back in 2003, Jude and I both answered an ad for an 80s cover band that was looking for …

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Yes, Glay is back and will be touring here in the US (San Fran and LA) and will be rocking it out this September!

Here’s the lowdown if you haven’t heard of Glay. They are a Japanese rock/pop band and have been around since 1988 with over 50 million singles and albums sold. Their songs include many #1 hits like “Tenshi no Wakemae ,” “Survival ,” “VERB,” “Kodou,” “100 Mankai no KISS,” “Henna Yume ~THOUSAND DREAMS~,” “Winter,again,” “SCREAM” with J-Pop band EXILE (Yeah, the guys who did the Street Fighter IV Theme) and a gazillion others.

Check out Glay’s “I …

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