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Coulton recording new version of 'Still Alive,' Sara (of Tegan and Sara) involved
Be still, our trembling hearts. It's rare the stars of our musical and gaming interests align in any meaningful manner -- the launch of the Billy Joel Rock Band 3 track pack, for example, rocked both areas of our life to their core. However, details have been slipping out over the Twitter feeds of Jonathan Coulton and They Might Be Giants (co-founder John Flansburgh is producing Coulton's upcoming album) of a project near and dear to our hearts: A new version of Portal's ending anthem, "Still Alive." Here's what we know so far, based on the tweets: It features a guest appearance by Sara Quin, of Tegan and Sara fame There's a theremin solo, performed by theremin virtuoso Dorit Chrysler We probably won't get to hear it until Jonathan Coulton's new album drops in 2013 John Flansburgh is producing it! John freaking Flansburgh.
Wii Warm Up: I wanna rock!
Following yesterday's news about the one and only Jimi Hendrix making his way into Guitar Hero World Tour, we figured now would be a good time to ask you who you'd love to see featured in your music game of choice. Want to play some The Beatles songs? Looking for some more Freezepop? Want to have your favorite Pink Floyd song featured? Well, out with it!
WoW Moviewatch: Back In Your Head
The year is 2008. Social networking and media attention have peaked among World of Warcraft characters. Jaina and Kael'thas enjoy a brief relationship, which would be the subject of speculation among their peers on MySpace and print magazines. When one of them can't let go, will they be able to move on? This may sound like a short story to you, but believe it or not, it's Gnomechewer's latest machinima.Back In Your Head, named after the Tegan and Sara song, is unlike any WoW machinima that I've seen. Well, since Standing in the Way of Control, that is. Gnomechewer just comes up with the most offbeat videos, but his ever-evolving style really works for him.[Via #machinima on Quakenet IRC!]If you have any suggestions for WoW Moviewatch, you can mail them to us at machinima AT wowinsider DOT com.Previously on Moviewatch ...
