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Olive Branch
May 26, 2010

There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance.

There was a girl in my arcade who would play Lemmings on the Run in Doubles. Every. Single. Time she took the cabinet. Well, either that or ITG2's Kiss Me Red. I get having favorites but man, spice it up a little!

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Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry
"Bend Your Mind" was a pretty amazing doubles map. It's interesting to see something demand you squat down and flail away with your hands.

Maple Leaf
Aug 24, 2010

Let'en my post flyen true
:siren:Doubles: Disconnected -Mobius-, Don't Promise Me, Mellow, Perfect



Artist spotlight:



Born in Vancouver, BC. Like the Indiggo sisters, Sammi got into a lot of creative arts at a young age, including singing, dancing, musical theatre, jazz, and classical. Her desire to get into more and different genres led her to pop, rock, and blues. At 13, she completed her first album, called "Unlimited", and at 16, a 5-song EP. When she was 20, she joined a local band to form "The New Colors", recording another 5 songs for another EP.

She's done live performances for MTV Live; an opening spot for Black Eyed Peas in Vancouver; and several others. She landed a spot on Canada's most popular Top 40 stations, Virgin 953, just as she became a certified professional swing announcer. She's been hard at work on a second album since then, with a rough release date of Summer 2014.

Morelli performed in a short, 12-minute film called Kayla in early 2014 as "Sarah".

Links/Sources:

http://sammimorellimusic.com/ - Her official site, which contains four songs for free, and...
https://twitter.com/sammimorelli - her Twitter, and...
https://www.facebook.com/sammileemorelli - her Facebook, and...
https://www.youtube.com/user/SammiMorelli - her Youtube.
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sammi-morelli-mn0002103092/discography - I had some trouble finding any discography of hers; this was the best I could do, which isn't good enough because the song Perfect must have been made in or before 2005 (because that's when ITG came out). Although, at least one other website suggested that Perfect was a collaboration between Morelli and DJ Doo, which might explain its absence.

Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry
Okay, "Mellow" looks to be completely amazing if you can really get into the combo flow of it. So many arrows. Not surprised you like it.

Maple Leaf
Aug 24, 2010

Let'en my post flyen true
:siren:Singles: Why Me, Zodiac, PA Theme, Infection



Artist Spotlight:



It's near impossible to find any decent information on Desire. An electronic music band called Desire formed in 2009 based in Montreal and Portland, but it's not the same band because the timing is off by at least four years. The fact that their name is a plain English word helps nothing.

That said! Desire was comprised of David Brandes, John O'Flynn, "D. Labarile", and Thea Austin as the face/singer/lyracist. They came into the world with the single "When I Lose Control" on August 2nd, 1997. It reached #20 in the local sales chart in Finland. They came out with a CD full of remixes for their single the following April. Why Me came out as another single in December, 2003.

Thea Austin is still producing music and writing lyrics to this day.

Sources/Links:

http://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Desire - This told me who the band members were for Desire, which got me rolling. It's very bare bones and the page is pretty messy.
http://swedishcharts.com/showperson.asp?name=Thea+Austin&order=title - Austin's record, in Sweden anyway. Includes songs from all the way back in 1991, to more modern songs from 2014.
http://razzledazzledallas.net/index.php/entertainment/thea-austin/ - Austin's biography.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/58616-Desire - Desire's discography.



Actual name Damian Hess. MC Frontalot is the self-proclaimed "world's 579th best rapper". He's best known for performing annually at Penny Arcade Expo (up until 2013). He's been active from 1999 to today. Not bad for a forty year old.

He was first noticed in something called Song Fight!, which was an online songwriting and recording competition. He entered as MC Frontalot seven times, and he won every single time, usually in a landslide, beating the runners up by over 600 votes. Many of his fans consider him to be the father of "nerdcore", although he attributes that to several other artists. He came out with his first studio-produced album in 2005, called "Nerdcore Rising", which featured six unique songs and ten remixes of his Song Fight! tracks.

He was mostly an underground artist until Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik named him their favourite rapper and directed fans to his website. In response, he recorded the song "Penny Arcade Theme", mostly in an effort to cash in on his newfound popularity and PA's massive fanbase. He's been king of the geeks ever since.

Nerdcore Rising was made into a documentary film in 2013.

Sources/Links:

http://frontalot.com/index.php/ - His homepage. Keeps it pretty up to date, especially considering he came out with a new album earlier this year. Has everything from free music to music videos to images and info on his upcoming live appearance. Has a FAQ instead of a biography, where, among other things, he lists his favourite webcomics.
https://www.facebook.com/frontalot - His Facebook, and...
https://twitter.com/mc_frontalot - his Twitter.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/372033-MC-Frontalot - His discography. It doesn't include the album "Question Bedtime", released August 26th, 2014. The song "Much Chubbier" from his latest album is available for free on his website.

Olive Branch
May 26, 2010

There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance.

PA Theme is one of the most ear-grating songs I've ever had the misfortune to listen to.

Why they had to include it in ITG is beyond me. Who was in charge of song selection?

Maple Leaf
Aug 24, 2010

Let'en my post flyen true
Beats me, but if I had to guess, it'd be Kyle Ward. I've seen him openly petition some artists on Facebook for permissions and negotiations for his Re-Rave project.

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Glazius
Jul 22, 2007

Hail all those who are able,
any mouse can,
any mouse will,
but the Guard prevail.

Clapping Larry
I think I might have to fall right over if I tried to do that bit in Zodiac where you did eighth notes with one foot and triplets with the other. Wow.

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