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A weekly feature, as found on Threevue.com, where we talk about an essential artist or album.
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The official podcast of theeasymode.com, home of your favorite video game, movie, and music news and reviews. Join our rotating cast of Mark, Russ, Tyler, Giang and Steve as they talk about games they've played over the past week, their favorite theeasymode.com posts, answer readers' questions, and more. We're 95% console gamers. Recommended for fans of the Joystiq, 1up, Destructoid, IGN.com, Kotaku, X3F, Host Migration, X-Play, Game Informer, Rebel FM, Gamepro Conversation, Freelancers, Gia ...
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This is episode of better than an episode of The Glee Project, Sarah Palin's Alaska and Gigolos combined! Somehow we managed to talk about Shadows of the Damned, Mortal Kombat, Red Faction Guerrilla, Duke Nukem Forever, Castle Crashers, Crysis 2, Final Fantasy XIII and Trenched. Music: Chucklefucks by Graham Wright Send us in your listener question…
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I'm thinking of setting up a little 'suggestion box' for the podcast but instead of suggestions, you give us cash. We have a lot of catch up on as we dive straight into our yearly post-E3 discussion. We also dole out some good ol' knowledge when answering your listener questions. Music: Lemonade by Braids Send us in your listener questions to: thee…
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To cut costs, we've thrown away with radars this week and talk only L.A. Noire. The other option would've been to fire our backup dancers, but we really need them. Music: When You Cry by Girls Names Send us in your listener questions to: [email protected] or on twitter @theeasymodecom or formspring.me/TheEasyMode…
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If you do not listen to this episode of The Easy Mode Podcast, we will steal your credit card information, full name, billing address, birthdate and PlayStation Home avatar. This episode is brought to you by Crysis 2, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Daytripper, Entourage, Insidious and Portal 2. Music: Rider by Okkervril River Send us in your listen…
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Aha! You thought we disappeared. Turns out we just got a little busy. Join Tyler, Steven and Russ as they discuss Portal 2, Homefront, Crackdown 2, Test Drive Unlimited 2, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, and answer some fine, fine listener questions. The Portal 2 segment has spoilers, so skip it if you haven't played it yet! Music: High on a Hi…
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Rearrange the letters in "The Easy Mode Podcast" and you get "A Doped Homy Cassette". Coincidence? I think not. This week we catch up on Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Just Cause 2, Perfect Cell, Vanquish, Islands of Wakfu and answer your listener questions. Music: Don't Try And Hide It by The Dodos Send us in your listener questions to: theea…
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We have so much knowledge and wisdom in our bodies that it's practically spilling out of our mouths and into your face-ear-holes. Yeah, you heard me. Face-ear-holes. The usual crew returns this week to talk about Hydrophobia, Demon's Souls, Entourage, Dead Space, Castlevania: Lords of the Shadow, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and Hydrophobia. We've a…
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Look out, internet! The Easy Mode Podcast Audio Talking Show (full name) is back, now new and improved! Did you hear that? That's right, it's our new opening jingle. It's also the sound of #winning. With Mark schmoozing it up at GDC and Tyler out with a back injury, Giang, Steven and Russ get together for some good ol' fashioned podcasting, complet…
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Do you love people talking? Do you love video games? Do you love discotheques? Then you've come to the right place. The crew comes together this week to talk about Stacking, Hardcore Uprising, Castlevania: Lords of the Shadow, Minecraft, Back to the Future, D.C. Universe Online, Killzone 3 and Dead Island. Of course, we have your wonderful, wonderf…
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Yeah, we've been away for a few weeks and we're deeply sorry. I know you've come to expect your podcast to be delivered within an approximate yet rigidly-defined weekly schedule and we betrayed that trust. I know it's hard for you guys to believe in many things during these hard times and if you can't depend on us, than who can you trust? Your gove…
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Our podcast is NOT the cause of your inner ear infection. After the live on-air murder of Mark (again, not by an inner ear infection) last week, Steven takes helm and guides us through a delightful romp of a podcast. The guys discuss Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, ilomilo, Zeit², Fallout: New Vegas, Halo: Combat Evolved, Pac-Man Championship Editio…
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They said it couldn't be done, but we made it guys. We survived the whole year without killing each other. As a reward, we kill someone live on air. It's a very special edition of the podcast this week where MaGiTyS (Mark, Giang, Tyler and Steven - duh) look back on the year of gaming and dissect our Best of 2010 list. Plus, we talk some Assassin's…
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Wow, you're in for a treat this week, folks. I'll give you a little hint: you get to hear Tyler eat his own sock at the end of the show. Join Russ, Tyler and Steve as they traverse controversial ground like Infinity Blade, Fallout New Vegas, NFS: Hot Pursuit, Red Dead Redemption, Michael Jackson Experience and X-Men: Arcade. Music: Summer in Savann…
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Another week older (Russ, Tyler) and wiser (me), we're back for another instalment of the Easy Mode Podcast. Sit back, relax and let the sweet, sweet nectar of our voices penetrate the inner sanctum of your earholes. Don't say I didn't warn you! Plenty of things to talk about this week: Splinter Cell: Conviction, Infinity Blade, Red Dead, New Vegas…
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You know the part of the podcast where we skip the first 20 minutes of the show NOT due to technical difficulties? Yeah, that was totally on purpose. Of the stuff that did make the podcast, we talked about Kinect, Black Ops, New Vegas, ODST, Splosion Man, Mass Effect DLC and your listener questions. Music: Heart in Your Heartbreak by The Pains Of B…
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Move over Beatles, The Easy Mode Podcast catalog is now exclusively available on the iTunes music store. For free. The fab four talk slash argue Call of Duty: Black Ops, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Mass Effect 2 and Metroid: Other M again for some reason. Plus we take your listener questions to kick things off. Music: Bone Dry by A B & The Sea S…
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Even though the podcast turns the big three-zero, don't expect any decrease in penis jokes. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PENIS JOKES. Plenty of games to talk about this week. The guys discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Mass Effect, Deadly Premonition, Mafia II, Metroid: Other M and Undead Nightmare. As always, we finish …
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Shut up. Can't listen. Fruit Ninja Arcade mode. Bonus banana! Aside from our weekly Fruit Ninja reference, the guys quickly talk about Red Dead: Undead Nightmare, Fallout: New Vegas, Kinect dilemma's and of course, your listener emails. Music: 50's by Pomegranates Send us in your listener questions to: [email protected] or on twitter @theea…
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Did you hear that? It's the sound of Mark sipping his coffee and Steven clicking his pen. Must be The Easy Mode Podcast. This episode, the guys talk about Fallout: New Vegas, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Costume Quest, Super Meat Boy, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Medal of Honor. Plus we take your listener questions to end the show. Music: Heavy Fe…
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Who would win in a battle between the unicorn in Robot Unicorn attack and Bjorn Unicorn from Peggle? Tough call. This week saw us talk about the merits of Medal of Honor, our fresh Fallout: New Vegas impressions and finish off with some casual iPhone games. Music: Let's Get Out of Here by Les Savy Fav Send us in your listener questions to: theeasym…
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The robots that we use to simulate the voices of Mark and Tyler went berserk earlier this week so we had to call in the help of Russ to fill the minimum American quota. That is what we call equality, folks. It's a jam-packed podcast this week; the threesome manage to talk about Enslaved, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, Alan Wake: The Writer DLC, …
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The guys chat about Comic Jumper, Team Fortress 2, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Sniper: Ghost Warrior and other games without subtitles. Music: Cape Dory (Daytrotter Session) by Tennis Send us in your listener questions to: [email protected] or on twitter @theeasymodecom…
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After a two week hiatus, we kick things off with a Halo: Reacharound Table, some Civ 5 talk, Minecraft, AR Defender, Darksiders and Enslaved. Song: Disciplinarian by Eternal Summers Send us in your listener questions to: [email protected] or on twitter @theeasymodecomBy theeasymode.com
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The gang catch up this week to talk about Chaos Rings, Black College Football Experience, Game Center in the iPhone, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, Brave Arms and Mission Against Terror. Music: Victory by The Walkmen Send us in your listener questions to: [email protected] or on twitter @theeasymodecom…
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This week the guys talk Madden 11, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, Vampire Rain, Vanquish, Super Street Fighter 4, Red Dead and R.U.S.E. Music: Big Wave by Jenny and Johnny Send us in your listener questions to: [email protected] or on twitter @theeasymodecomBy theeasymode.com
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Silver Scooter was a band from Austin, TX. Their singer now plays under the moniker Super XX Man, which is a pretty dumb name.By threevue.com
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Rocky Votolato is a singer/songwriter from Seattle and the former singer of Waxwing. My friend dated his sister for a while.By threevue.com
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The New Year is the “new” band (now 10 years old) from the main guys of Bedhead, one of my all-time favorite bands. Lucky for us, they don’t try that much new stuff with this new band.By threevue.com
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An instrumental NES cover band on a video game website; sounds like a match made in heaven, right? Right.By threevue.com
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The Juliana Theory released three lousy albums and one halfway good album with some really excellent tracks. And really bad album art.By threevue.com
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Shearwater is the former side project (now main project) of former Okkervil River member Jonathan Meiburg. Each of their albums are good for their own reasons.By threevue.com
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Yo. Okkervil River is one of my favorite bands. Listen. Recognize.By threevue.com
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Meredith Bragg is a singer/songwriter from Washington DC who has released two hushed, overlooked albums over the past few years.By threevue.com
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Phantom Planet was a band that featured Jason Schwartzman on drums for a while, as well as having a song featured as The O.C.’s theme song. They went on “indefinite hiatus” last year.By threevue.com
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Kings of Leon are a well-known Southern rock band whose second album is pretty damn good.By threevue.com
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Owen is the solo project of Mike Kinsella, former member of American Football, Joan of Arc, The Owls, and Cap’n Jazz.By threevue.com
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Twentieth episode! That calls for a celebration, so I had my good friend Fred provide the narrative to this week's feature. You may recognize Fred as the guy who says "Threevue.com" before every episode of the feature. I figured I would give him some time in the spotlight this week, since he takes time out of his busy day every week to say "Threevu…
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Portland, Oregon band The Thermals get our You Should Know treatment this week. They’ve released nothing but good albums since their inception in 2002.By threevue.com
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Looper is an electronic act headed by former Belle and Sebastian bassist Stuart David.By threevue.com
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Dear bands, If you make an album about dinosaurs, I give it an episode of our You Should Know feature. See: Gatsby’s American Dream’s In the Land of Lost Monsters.By threevue.com
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San Fransisco band For Stars are this week’s focus, who are hard as hell to find on the internet thanks to two other bands, Stars and Planes Mistaken For Stars.By threevue.com
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Although you may have heard me drop the “e-bomb” in earlier features, today we showcase a genuine emo band - Mineral - who released two classic and highly-influential albums in the late nineties.By threevue.com
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This week we’ll be talking about the Washington-based band The Microphones, headed by Phil Elvrum, which has had several other band names (Mount Eerie, Phil Elvrum, etc). Their most well-known album, The Glow Pt. 2, was reissued last year.By threevue.com
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Lucky episode #13 features the Oakland-based indie pop/rock band Rogue Wave, who have released two great albums and one okay album.By threevue.com
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Episode #12 features one of my all-time favorite bands, The American Analog Set. Listen, enjoy, buy.By threevue.com
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Oh snap, we’re switching things up this week by showcase the Seattle ska-revival band Easy Big Fella, and their near-perfect third album, Eat at Joey’s. None of that mopey indie rock crap today!By threevue.com
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Dolour was a Seattle band that released four albums, three of which are pretty damn good. And last time I checked, .750 is a helluva batting average.By threevue.com
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Hailing from New Jersey, The Wrens are the topic of our ninth You Should Know, focusing on their awesome third album, The Meadowlands.By threevue.com
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This week’s installment features the San Fransisco alternative/indie rock band Creeper Lagoon, who released a criminally-overlooked debut album I Become Small and Go in 1998, which drew a lot of Pavement comparisons.By threevue.com
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In celebration of the holidays, here’s a special edition of You Should Know featuring The Vandals‘ Christmas album, which came out in 1996.By threevue.com
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