1. Not every superhero movie needs to be rated PG-13 Sure, an R rating is going to limit the potential audience for a movie, but forcing every movie into a PG-13 rating is the very definition of lowest common denominator thinking. We’ll get better movies if they’re allowed to express their ideas with as little […]
Here are 5 cool things for you to check out this weekend. Podcast: Soundtrack Composer Rob Gokee on The Functional Nerds Podcast – Patrick, Rob and I discuss composers Hans Zimmer, Bear McCreary and Blake Neely. Rob then tells us what it’s like to score music for Dreamworks Animation, the SyFy channel, PBS, National Geographic as well […]
The Martian by Andy Weir Presumed dead, astronaut Mark Whatley is stranded on Mars and has to figure out how to survive on his own. Apollo 11 meets Castaway. Macguyver in space. Call it whatever you want, but it’s the best book that I’ve read so far this year. Can’t wait for the movie. The […]
GeekDad Remix Album by John Anealio You can now download the entire GeekDad Remix Album For Absolutely Free! Just click the Download button on the player above. If you are viewing this post in a feed reader, just click here for the free download: GeekDad Remix Album The album features great remixes by Mike Crooker, […]
This coming weekend (July 22nd-July 24th) I will be a guest at Confluence, The Literary Sci-Fi Convention in Pittsburgh, PA. I will be performing a set of my original music on Friday evening: Friday, July 22nd 9:00pm: John Anealio (Solo Concert) in The Redwood Room This is a great con with lots of cool guests […]
This coming weekend (May 27th-May 30th) I will be attending Balticon, The Maryland Regional Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention. I’ll be performing a set of my original music on Saturday evening: Saturday, May 28th 9:00 pm: John Anealio (Solo Concert) in The Garden Room I’ll also be moderating the “Rise of Geek Music” Panel on […]
In honor of Free Comic Book Day, I’m offering my “Batman Smells” song for absolutely free! Just click the Download button on the player below to get the song for free. Batman Smells (A Rebuttal) by John Anealio If you are viewing this post in a feed reader, click here for the free download: Batman […]
<a href=”http://johnanealio.bandcamp.com/album/books-bytes-bots”>Books, Bytes & Bots by John Anealio</a> Here is a little collection of my geeky, silly songs for you. The Books, Bytes & Bots E.P. is a pay what you want release. If you’re broke, you can still get it for free. Just click the Download button on the player above and enter 0. […]
Here is John Anealio’s video review of THE BOOKMAN by Lavie Tidhar. Click here for The Functional Nerds Podcast Interview with Lavie Tidhar. Want more? Follow John on Twitter or Facebook.
Here is John Anealio’s video review of STAR WARS: RED HARVEST by Joe Schreiber. Click here for The Functional Nerds Podcast Interview with Joe Schreiber. Want more? Follow John on Twitter or Facebook.
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