This is a remix of the song Champion by Kristen Wiig, from the movie MacGruber for a remix contest on Stereogum. I made this version using three different 8-bit VSTs in FL Studio, and also did another version which I will post next week. Big thanks to Matt Talbot of the Honorable Mentions [...]

This is how it feels to do a daily comic plus a monthly comic plus more. Also, a song a week plus more.
The Nemesis – These Comics Gonna Be the Death of Me by thenemesis

This was another remix for a contest on The Painted Man. I sped up the vocals 25%, then made a beat combining punk drums, a Bjork-ish drone, and plenty of other instruments almost randomly coming in and out of the song. You can download the Kevin Arnold EP (which contains the original version [...]

Cryptic lyrics are a rock n roll staple, from REM to the Pixies to Nirvana. Nonsense phrases like “Shama Lama Ding Dong” and “Give Peace a Chance” have baffled and intrigued music fans for decades. Here is my first entry into the gibberish canon, “Donated Minolta.”
The Nemesis – Donated Minolta [...]

I had the idea for this song a while ago (maybe January?) and finally recorded it. I decided backmasked lyrics weren’t evil enough so I also recorded the song in double drop D, the most evil of all guitar tunings.
The Nemesis – Backmasking by thenemesis