Latest Videogamemusic Podcast Episodes
Episode 7 - Remastered!
Broken Chair Scores - May 20, 2023 20:22This is 2023 and for whatever reason I'm having some time at my hands so I'm remastering the old episodes. This means re-inserting all the music taken from proper sources and other minor tweaks to make it better. The original music was just recorded as played in the room from some shitty PC spe...
NMM #106: Mustin's Mixtape and VGM CON Reflections
Nerd Music Meltdown - April 25, 2023 15:51 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBack on the show is Mustin of The OneUps. He and Kent reflect on being at VGM CON in Minneapolis and what a time it was! PLUS, Mustin has a new album that he worked on with his 17-year old son called Mario Mixtape. We break that down, give thoughts on The Super Mario Bros Movie, discuss the n...
Episode 100 – Request Hotline
XVGM Radio - April 19, 2023 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWE DID IT! 100 EPISODES OF XVGM RADIO! We’re still thrilled to be able to bring you engaging topics and themes, a wide variety of VGM related guests and of course, fun wacky times with a dash of game music knowledge. Thanks so much for listening to our little show! In celebration, we decided to …...
NMM #105: Theology and goin' to VGM CON!
Nerd Music Meltdown - April 11, 2023 22:03 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis weekend is VGM CON in Minneapolis and we have featured performer Theology on to talk about the event, the recent Midwest Gaming Classic, applying his club DJ background to VGM, Secret of Mana, and more! His new album, Theology of Mana drops this Friday on all platforms. You can follow The...
NMM #104: String Player Gamer and Tiggs are Scarlet & Violet
Nerd Music Meltdown - March 29, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsString Player Gamer and Tiggs are back on the show, offcially teaming up as Scarlet & Violet! We talk about how they got together, performing at MAGFest, the current state of performing on Twitch, Pokémon, World of Warcraft, Zelda, and their Orlando debut at Ongaku Overdrive's 10th Anniversary S...
Episode 99 – The Musical History of Natsume (Part 1)
XVGM Radio - March 15, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIt’s Technostasy! Since 1987, Natsumi, a company created by ex-Konami employees, has been one of the best developers from the 8 and 16 bit eras of gaming. However, their history has been muddled by confusing ownership and history to the common fan. Today on XVGM Radio, Mike and Justin uncover the...
NMM #103: Talkin' WASD and Dwelling of Duels with Austin Green!
Nerd Music Meltdown - February 21, 2023 12:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt's a loaded episode with Austin Green, who is the founder of PC-gaming tribute band WASD as well as the site admin for video game remix competion community Dwelling of Duels. Kent and Austin talk about those things, WASD's latest album Escape, performing at MAGFest last month, Steel Samurai, V...
Episode 98 – Arwing Odyssey w/ Ro Panuganti
XVGM Radio - February 14, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsStar Fox 64 is sometimes viewed as the evolution in the Star Fox franchise’s musical journey. But with this more cinematic orchestral vision, the sounds of a more popular style of music has disappeared. But with musician Ro Panuganti’s prowess, Arwing Odyssey is born. A Progressive Metal thematic...
Episode 38
Broken Chair Scores - February 11, 2023 21:46Live and on-site! We sat together in the same room for the first time since February 2020 (that was episode 30 which does not sound too far away but since this show moves at tectonic rates of 3 eps per year it was actually 3 years ago!). And of course it was great and there was some physical co...
NMM #102: Speedrunning VGM with Bit Brigade
Nerd Music Meltdown - January 23, 2023 16:49 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBit Brigade speedruns NES games with a full rock band playing the game's soundtrack for incredible live concerts, and we have bassist Luke Fields on to talk about how Bit Brigade came to be and their process of putting their shows together. We also debate future potential games that work in th...
Episode 97 – Super Famicom Japan Exclusives w/ NIKOTENGOKU
XVGM Radio - January 18, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsNew Year! New Episode! Starting off 2023, our 5th year as a podcast, we’re joined once again by our good pal, NikoTengoku! The Super Famicom (or as we know it outside of Japan, the Super NES) is host to a COLOSSAL list of excellent game soundtracks, but the Japan exclusive stuff usually gets over...
NMM #101: Super MAGFest 2023 Memories
Nerd Music Meltdown - January 13, 2023 13:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMAGFest is the biggest event in our community and there was a whole lot to talk about this year. Kent gets Lauren the Flute, Allen of GameGrooves, and Jisun of The Limit Breakers to talk about the epic weekend, including favorite moments and performances, the evolution of MAGFest, and what we wa...
Episode 96 – Slayin’ 2 with composer Matt Creamer
XVGM Radio - December 28, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsMatt Creamer (AKA Norrin Radd) has been one of our favorite guests (and composers) for some time now, but he’s been holding back from us. He’s unleashed his final musical form in the mold of Slayin’ 2’s original soundtrack and it is A BANGER/ROCKER! Now it’s time for you to feast your ears on ove...
NMM #100: The Megas
Nerd Music Meltdown - December 27, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe have finally made it to the big hondo! Thank you all for supporting the show. Now we celebrate with a fun interview with the founders of one of the most legendary video game bands, The Megas! Eric von Doymi and Josh Breeding are on to talk about the creative process of the band, how The Belmo...
Episode 95 – PS2/PSP VGM Memories
XVGM Radio - November 30, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIt’s well known that Sony’s Playstation 2 dominated sales during the 6th generation of gaming. However, this was also during the era where Sony attempted to take on the task of toppling Nintendo’s handheld juggernaut abilities. Enter the Sony Playstation Portable, Sony’s first major foray into th...
Episode 8 - Remastered!
Broken Chair Scores - November 28, 2022 20:58This is 2022 and for whatever reason I'm having some time at my hands so I'm remastering the old episodes. This means re-inserting all the music taken from proper sources and other minor tweaks to make it sound better. The original music was just recorded as played in the room from some shitty ...
Update: WTF is going on with Nerd Music Meltdown?
Nerd Music Meltdown - November 03, 2022 11:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt's been way too long since our last episode of Nerd Music Meltdown? What the hell happened? Kent gives an update on the podcast, and talks about OngakuVania, joining the MAGFest staff, and Give Kids the World. Follow Kent Ward at https://linktr.ee/greatKentWard Music: "Wood Man (Metal Co...
Episode 94 – SpooOOookyfest 2022
XVGM Radio - October 26, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIt’s that spooooooooooky time of year again! Celebrate Halloween with the video game music podcast hostesses with the mostestes….that’s a word. Justin and Mike host Spookyfest each year and now that they’re back to their normal outdoor festival activity, you’re in for a fright of a good time! Fro...
Party With the Pixelated Prince of Darkness
Singing Mountain, A VGM Podcast - October 25, 2022 03:04 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsAnd here, in the spirit of the season, is the second of the two “lost” Patreon episodes. Unfortunately, while I was able to find the file, I was not able to find the description or tracklist, so this one will have to be a bit of a mystery. I can tell you this much: It is definitely a Halloween e...
The Pixelated Pumpkin of Doom
Singing Mountain, A VGM Podcast - October 14, 2022 00:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsWay back in the distant past, there existed a Singing Mountain Patreon, where I managed to toss up four Patreon-exclusive tracks. Then, I closed the Patreon, thinking the content would still be accessible. It wasn’! Horror of horrors! However, as time passed, I realized that I’d actually downloa...
Episode 93 – X-Men Game Music w/ Carlos from Heroes Three
XVGM Radio - September 14, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsMarvel Comics’ X-Men series is a franchise that means a lot to millions all over the planet. In the 90s, it was the pinnacle of X-citing, engaging storytelling coupled with a major media boost thanks to the comics, collectible cards, Saturday morning cartoons and of course, video games. On today’...
Episode 92 – Nicole Marie T Composer Interview
XVGM Radio - August 10, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIndie composers of video games are leading the way with their creativity, ingenuity and hunger to create the next wave of classics. One such composer is Nicole Marie T, who we had the pleasure of interviewing. From her love and appreciation of Sega to her evolution into a Sony fan, Nicole’s video...
Episode 37
Broken Chair Scores - July 24, 2022 20:08This time we really went all in. Not just did the Kaptain massively increase his mic-game, no, I also treated parts of the recording to a full Auphonic spa which means that it sounds even better. But here comes the real kicker: I took the 1:40h original file and tried to smash every "erm" and t...
NMM #99: Ben Briggs brings the Essentials
Nerd Music Meltdown - July 15, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe have VGM Powerhouse and Tiny Waves daddy Ben Briggs back on Nerd Music Meltdown, with all kinds of tea! He has a new album dropping next week: VGM Essentials from Firaga Records. We talk about that, producing the album live on his Twitch, what's going on with Tiny Waves, K-Pop, Sonic Fronti...
NMM #98: Rhythm BastardMania!
Nerd Music Meltdown - June 30, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe one-man Nerdcore Punk Rock Band is running wild! Rhythm Bastard is back on The Meltdown to reminisce about the last ten years of making music and how that ties into his newest album, Hardcore Nerdcore Punk Rock. We also talk about what happened to his music in RetroMania Wrestling, how pe...
Episode 91 – Masters of VGM
XVGM Radio - June 22, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIf you had to pick four legendary composers that best represents you…as well as all of video game music, who would you pick? Well, that’s the question that our pal Bedroth from VGMVGM (Very Good Music Video Game Music) Podcast asked the community of VGM podcasters…and we broke the rules and picke...
NMM #97: The Icarus Kid
Nerd Music Meltdown - June 17, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsFrom a desert in Parts Unknown, The Icarus Kid pops in on the Nerd Music Meltdown to talk about his love for both EDM and video game music, restarting his music career multiple times, his take on making electronic live performances exciting to watch, performing at VGMCon, and mental health coach...
Episode 90 – Nostalgic Themes
XVGM Radio - June 08, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsNostalgia can be a powerful thing. Growing up in the 80s and 90s, there was plenty of stuff Mike and Justin reflected on in this episode from their youth. Though as always when they pick a topic, sometimes they approach the idea differently for fun results. Episode 90 is a perfect representation ...
Episode 36
Broken Chair Scores - May 29, 2022 20:06Good news and bad news. Good news first: We tried Zencastr so the audio should be better. Bad news: The audio is worse because one of the microphones was crapping out and I didn't hear the clicking sounds during recording. So sorry for that. This podcast is still in its infancy so we are natura...
NMM #96: Richie and Ran and The Generation of Miracles
Nerd Music Meltdown - May 13, 2022 11:05 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTwo of our favorite homies are back on tour and also on the show. It's Ran and Richie and they talk to Kent about the upcoming Generation of Miracles Tour that goes from Seattle to MomoCon in Atlanta this month. We also talk pandemic stories, new music, Sammus, Rustage, PAX East, Super Bitfest, ...