{"id":13637,"date":"2010-09-13T09:19:34","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T15:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/?p=13637"},"modified":"2010-09-11T18:10:47","modified_gmt":"2010-09-12T00:10:47","slug":"nerd-rock-musicmonday-kirby-krackles-zombie-apocalypse-and-break-coms-geek-and-gamer-girls-they-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/2010\/09\/nerd-rock-musicmonday-kirby-krackles-zombie-apocalypse-and-break-coms-geek-and-gamer-girls-they-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"Nerd Rock #MusicMonday: Kirby Krackle&#8217;s &#8220;Zombie Apocalypse&#8221; and Break.Com&#8217;s &#8220;Geek and Gamer Girls,&#8221; They Exist!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/?p=13637#more-13637\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/NERDROCKTRIBUTE1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Click her for more. &#039;Here&#039;. We meant &#039;Here&#039;.\" width=\"550\" height=\"297\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/NERDROCKTRIBUTE1.png 550w, https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/NERDROCKTRIBUTE1-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Welcome to Nerd Rock Edition of #MusicMonday. Step below the threshold and experience tunes most melodic and geeky.<\/p>\n<p>So very geeky.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Kirby Krackle &#8220;Zombie Apocalypse&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve long known about nerd rockers, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thundarr.com\/\" class=\"external external_icon\">Thundarr <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thundarr_the_Barbarian#Ookla_the_Mok\" class=\"external external_icon\">the Barbarian<\/a> aficionados , <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ooklathemok.com\/\" class=\"external external_icon\">Ookla the Mok<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatwhitesnark.com\/2010\/09\/08\/zombie-apocalypse-music-video-kirby-krackle\/\" class=\"external external_icon\">Great White Snark<\/a>&#8216;s report on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kirbykracklemusic.com\/\" class=\"external external_icon\">Kirby Krackle<\/a>&#8216;s new video last week opened our ears to some fresh, new nerd rock. It was new to our ears, anyway. <\/p>\n<p>Below is the video, created by some of the folks from Adult Swim&#8217;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adultswim.com\/shows\/metalocalypse\/index.html\" class=\"external external_icon\">Metalocalypse<\/a><\/em>, for their lovely ditty called  &#8220;Zombie Apocalypse&#8221;. Three guesses what it&#8217;s about. <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><object width=\"550\" height=\"334\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ZyGOXA1r4K4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ZyGOXA1r4K4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"550\" height=\"334\"><\/embed><\/object> <\/div>\n<p>Did you catch all the geek and pop culture cameos? If not, that&#8217;s ok. Sit back and sample KK&#8217;s entire album via the widget under this sentence. <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;\" border=0 width=0 height=0 src=\"http:\/\/counters.gigya.com\/wildfire\/IMP\/CXNID=2000002.0NXC\/bT*xJmx*PTEyODQyMzk5NDk5NDQmcHQ9MTI4NDIzOTk1MjY3OCZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9d2lkZ2V*UGxheWVyQmxvZyZnPTImbz*3OWYw\/NWE4YThmZDE*MjQyOWZlMDU3NTdlZDFkZDEyZSZvZj*w.gif\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.reverbnation.com\/widgets\/swf\/28\/blog_player.swf\" height=\"300\" width=\"180\" align=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" loop=\"false\" wmode=\"opaque\" quality=\"best\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" allowNetworking=\"all\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" flashvars=\"emailPlaylist=artist_367881&#038;backgroundcolor=EEEEEE&#038;font_color=000000&#038;posted_by=artist_367881&#038;shuffle=&#038;autoPlay=false\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;\" border=0 width=0 height=0 src=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/widgets\/trk\/28\/artist_367881\/artist_367881\/t.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/a.triggit.com\/px?u=reverbnation&#038;rtv=367881wd,Alternative,Indie%20Rock,Comedy\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.quantcast.com\/p-05---xoNhTXVc\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pixel.quantserve.com\/pixel\/p-05---xoNhTXVc.gif\" style=\"display: none\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"Quantcast\"\/><\/a> <\/div>\n<p>Then go and buy both albums like we <del datetime=\"2010-09-11T21:37:22+00:00\">impulsively <\/del><del datetime=\"2010-09-11T21:37:22+00:00\">recklessly <\/del>happily did.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Geek and Gamer Girls&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"> <object width=\"464\" height=\"289\" id=\"1914163\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" alt=\"Geek and Gamer Girls Song Funny Videos\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/embed.break.com\/MTkxNDE2Mw==\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/embed.break.com\/MTkxNDE2Mw==\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowScriptAccess=always width=\"464\" height=\"289\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/><font size=1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.break.com\/break-originals\/other-funny-stuff\/geek-and-gamer-girls-anthem\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Geek and Gamer Girls Song<\/a> &#8211; Watch more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.break.com\/break-originals\/other-funny-stuff\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Funny Videos<\/a><\/font><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>This music video parody proves Geek and Gamer Girls really do exist. Extra geek cred for appearances by a rapping Seth Green, Battlestar Galactica\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Katee Sackhoff and Stan Lee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Break.com and Seth Green advertised the release for this ode to &#8220;Geek and Gamer Girls&#8221; today(which is Saturday). We&#8217;re waiting until today(which, if you&#8217;re reading this, should be Monday) because it will be #MusicMonday. It&#8217;s a fair guess this video should be well on the way to being viral by today(Monday). Only the <a href=\"http:\/\/tvtropes.org\/pmwiki\/pmwiki.php\/Main\/TimeyWimeyBall\" class=\"external external_icon\">Timey Whimey Ball<\/a> will tell.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lyrics and mp3 available here: <a href=\"http:\/\/brk.to\/gamergirlsong\" class=\"external external_icon\">http:\/\/brk.to\/gamergirlsong<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Team Unicorn &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TeamUnicornFTW\" class=\"external external_icon\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TeamUnicornFTW<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many thanks to Dunc! for the heads up on this one.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n&#8220;Galactic Empire State of Mind&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/www.collegehumor.com\/moogaloop\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1931187&#038;fullscreen=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" ><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"\/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"movie\" quality=\"best\" value=\"http:\/\/www.collegehumor.com\/moogaloop\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1931187&#038;fullscreen=1\"\/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.collegehumor.com\/moogaloop\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1931187&#038;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  allowScriptAccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:5px 0; text-align:center; width:640px;\">See more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegehumor.com\/videos\" class=\"external external_icon\">funny videos<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegehumor.com\/pictures\" class=\"external external_icon\">funny pictures<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegehumor.com\/\" class=\"external external_icon\">CollegeHumor<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an oldie, by Internet standards, but a goodie. This College Humor geek take on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0UjsXo9l6I8\" class=\"external external_icon\">Jay-Z | Alicia Keys&#8217; &#8220;Empire State of Mind&#8221;<\/a> will not leave our heads. And it closes out this nerd rock Music Monday on the nice prime number of three.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Nerd Rock Edition of #MusicMonday. Step below the threshold and experience tunes most melodic and geeky. 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