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Rich and Jon kick up their radio voices for a mosh pit of musical maladies that defy the status quo. We have a Select BGM first as a whole segment is dedicated to anime speak, much to Rich's dismay. There's a hint of burger time in the air and a black Whopper stole your religious freedom at Select BGM. SEGA!

Select BGM is going random in preparation for the Day of the Dead, going higher and higher on a space experience like no other. With the help of listeners like you our telethon is tapping into all 80 gigabytes of our mind-drives and delivering you something that'll tap you into the digital Age of Aquarius.

Implanted memories of what wasn't make one reminiscent for the times that weren't. This week at Select BGM we present you with the theme Historically Inaccurate, where our theme speaks for itself so that we don't have to. Rich got back from his Alaskan vacation, and likes a beer buzz in the morning. Jon pronounces words the way he wishes because that's the American way. Settle into the Paris of yo...

This week is a death blossom of cray-cray. You may assimilate, but your individuality will conquer all with these tunes of hopeless destiny. Why the sad face? It can also be happy destiny, but it's written in stone. Do you want to be a lone snowflake of expression, or a powerful tidal wave of determinism? It doesn't matter, because you have minions of VG tunes to do your bidding. Tune in and Ys wa...

This week we focus specifically on a sextet of Quintet games. Welcome to the NFL season! Rich rolls his eyes but is happy that Jon entered the modern gaming age with his recent purchase of a PS4. Rich will continue to game with the more advanced PC. With the new era of gaming at our ears maybe there will be less SNES music on the show but not today! Come for the SPC700 but stay for the Quintet at...

Millions of miles of commercial piles clog up our religious freedom. Lace up your boots and fasten the velcro straps on your fingerless gloves. Travel back to the 80s for some Commodore 64 and play some Atari Lynx on the bullet train. Hit the stops along the way and only stop for the best German synthesizers in this episode of Select BGM.

Pop up your white leather collar, grab your switch blade, hit the neon streets and let your true nature shine. You found the cure for cancer, but lost it, and there are no shoulders to cry on. It's like a jungle sometimes, and whether it's your birthday or not you better be prepared for the ambush, in the rain forest or in a shopping mall. Push play on tape, get your malaria shot, and get ready fo...

Holy Diver, Batman! It's Select BGM! This week's theme is brought to you by Reverence. Songs of the holy, of sanctuary, of mono and polytheistic deity. Ever think how Heavy Metal is actually Christian music? Also, discussions of Amiga copy parties and old school copyright protection. Jon has run out of things to discuss while Rich waxes philosophically about existential pondering. Heaven can wait...

Surf's up dude! It's season 3 and the tide is high for some water themes. We've fished up some good ones. The waves are big, so grip your orange bible and quietly mutter the Litany Against Fear, if you can remember it. By the power of Michael Jackson and Masonic the Hedgehog your glass of gin and tonic will stay topped off as the water of life takes you away into a new and exciting season of Selec...

We've reached the end of yet another season and it's time for some best of. The Riker beard is growing out and even Wesley is joining in on the fun because gaming is serious business. Sit down funny and put on your headphones. No need to be uptight, a tachyon pulse will make it all right. It's the Season 2 finale episode and we'll be back in August to bring you a new and improved Season 3, where t...

Grab your mower and hop in the van, because it's time for another episode of this simple video game music show. With the power of virtual reality, substandard selections from the silver screen make their way into your home. It won't help you meld with reality and make a phone call that rings every phone in the world. But hey, if you want to have a one sided conversation with this show, push play a...

We're keepin' cool with Coolidge in this episode. Got the right idea to pick up some baby vamps and take 'em for a spin in our struggle buggy down to the gin joint where everything's Jake. While there we'll explore video game music in the Jazz genre; composed and inspired by. Fallout 4 has just been announced and we're feeling the post apocalyptic 50s groove. We also rap about 90s fads, and how te...

Stick it to the man, kick back, and listen to some groovy tunes from this mess of an episode. There is logic to it, but you'll need to wrap your head around it and then you'll be hooked. Your legs may fall asleep, but you'll just keep going, and if you aren't careful, you may need treatment, or just to wipe, stand up carefully and wait for the pins and needles to go away. There is no better way to...

I'll take the large combination please, with some beans and cheese. Later on it'll surely work up a stink and make quite a movement. Welcome to this week's podcast, where we each select a suite of music from a game, a single movement, and then a medley of pure magical sound showers. Don't blow your brains out because the rain is keeping you from mowing your lawn. Just stay inside and play some Axi...

It's a bird! It's a plane! Well yeah, and much more. Special guest Eli drops knowledge on extra-planar beings and this episode morphs into dobermans, gremlins, goblins, panthers, and a whole menagerie of all things not quite human. And I want, and I need, and I love, Manimal!

We're not talking about Jim Morrison when saying we're gonna light your fire. We're talking about everyone's favorite stages in video games, the fire level. Uncle Arthur from Bewitched makes an appearance, and we talk about upcoming comic movies we'll never see, ever. You've stocked up your lives and here comes the magma to balance them out. Even though they're a pain, there's a lot of good music...

Enter a world of fantasy with this episode. What's this? You hear a gnome exclaim "Da Plains Boss!, Da Plains!", and then use up all of your elixirs, herbs, and tents battling a most magnificent boss. Upon victory, you seek respite at the nearest save point, and in your weakened state, the sneaky little gnome gives you respite, in Hell! Tune in and listen to the minstrel's tales of overworlds, pla...

The bag is open so reach in and grab. I promise it's not poop. Select BGM brings you a selection of songs that we just couldn't fit into past themes. Songs Rich and Jon just want you to hear because they're damn good. We also play songs not within the video game genre but have a direct influence on its development. Remember the end theme from the Japanese TV show, Saiyuki? Neither do we. The choic...

Ain't no party like a demo party! Lot's of tunes from demoscene Freax this week putting the cool into computing. Pop the disk in DF0: and get ready for some computer magic, then glide on into the modern age where demos will make your head Spin. Commodore 64, Amiga 500, and PC are here of course, and this week the Atari 130xe makes a guest appearance. So pop some Solskogen into your pouch, and enjo...

A beginning is a very delicate time, know then, that you really just need to grab a side arm and rush forward and spread bullets without regard. Run and Gun down your opponents and feel the power of the glory like Cru Jones as your field thunder is let loose upon unsuspecting cannon fodder. Things are bloody enjoyable, so sit back and enjoy jumping your virtual motorcycle over razor wire while lis...

Join us on a reflective journey through the credits at the end of the universe as the secrets to everything are revealed, starting with the Muppets and concluding with an unbeatable Impossible Mission. Things get grody as we talk about a very Utah thing of changing swear words into alternatives, alternatives which are sometimes far worse than what they are replacing. Technology, the entertainment...

We're seasoning with the number 2! Welcome back to the show for our take on, Livin' in The City. Themes that are town, city and metropolitan based. Remember where you bought that item, slept in that Inn, or felt the groove of a jazzy tune? That's this week's show and Geordi makes it go. Why talk politics when you can talk about Scarecrow and Mrs. King? We'll find out in this riveting episode of, S...

We crack that whip strap mean as we deliver the goods in this Season 1 best-of episode, where we play our favorite tracks from each other's themed episodes. Fictional religious tribes are invented, we don't earn any shower points, and Kevin Arnold's buddy Paul is compared to Kevin Owens from Mr. Belvedere because of course they both went on to become Marilyn Manson... FACT. We discuss a little bit...

Episode 12 and Season 1 are in the books! This episode we focus on themes from fighting games or, "things that make you go hadouken!" Rich looks at the more obscure selections while Jon gazes to the East for more traditional melody memories. Valentines is in the air and the cynicism can be cut with a well sharpened shiv. We also rag on 50 Shades of Grey and The Hobbit 2: The Hobbiting. We'll retur...

Freaky scary ghosts yo! This episode is full of spooky themes. Creepy dolls swaying like marionettes to the symphony of destruction, except more Mega Man than Megadeth.