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Just last week, we told you about Kabuto the Python’s random new Mass Effect 2 track “Those Minerals,” a rap about the single most exciting minigame on… er… It was about mining planets, okay?

Anyway, the single went viral and as of right now, it’s tipping to 70,000 downloads! But to put the icing on the cake even more, Ed from over at Litos HQ (or Ajijimular on YouTube) made an unbelievable homage to both the song AND ME2 by making the perfect music video you see above.

Please stop by his YouTube page and show some love, and subscribe for even more impressive videos.

Jarod from AlienBoBz needs your help in order to help other Northwestern artists get great audio and video recordings of their shows, including Scrub Club’s own Southside!

Jarod has been doing this a while now, recording live performances and distributing the files for free for musicians like Beefy, Billy the Fridge, Death*Star, Eli Porter, The Goondocks, M. Bison, MC Gigahertz, MC Tanuki, Optimus Rhyme, The Parselmouths, Ultraklystron, and Southside.

Spending countless time and money on this project just out of his love for the music, Jarod is now looking to purchase a Canon VIXIA HF20 HD camera so he can offer even better quality and functionality for the performers he works with. Here’s where the call to action is – He is looking for any size of donation to help him achieve this goal, and every donation counts.

If you can spare anything, please Paypal it to alienbobz@gmail.com … Jarod, Southside, and the rest of us here at Scrub Club thank you in advance! Much love and Karma to you all.

Two new shirts added to the store:

1. A King Pheenix shirt with the amazing “Mr. Scorpion” tattoo-style image by Mr. Spooky
2. A shirt in homage to all those FIRST!!)10!@!#@!## idgits on the net.

Enjoy! Just click the merch section button on the right.

Versus Mode

Artist: Various Artists
Released online February 2010
Running time: 72:52

Scrub Club’s fierce Versus Mode audio / visual competition in mid-2009 led to four new leveled-up artists on the label for 2010.

Held on Scrub Club’s official community site, GeekAmigo.com, Versus Mode was a contest that had a group of up-and-coming artists go head to head for some challenges as well as team up for other goals. Out of a great amount of entrants, only 13 were selected to compete. Among the missions were recording new songs, getting professional photoshoots, promoting themselves, updating their web presence… In the end, when there were three finalists left, they competed against eachother live on stage to become Scrub Club’s next signed artist.

Those three finalists were King Pheenix, Diabeats, and Thunderball from Southside. Thunderball rocked the stage at Nerd Invasion in Pensacola, Florida like no other and walked away with the grand title – but with his blessing, all three finalists as well as a runner-up, StarF, were integrated into Scrub Club also.

This compilation includes 10 of the most notable tracks from the duration of the contest. They’re not necessarily the best songs produced from Versus Mode as far as overall quality goes, but they are definitely the ones that stood out from the rest and had the most heart (or made us laugh our asses off, one of the two). Following these 10 tracks is the recording of the actual 40 minute live finale of Versus Mode, where you can hear all three finalists giving it their all to a very hungry crowd.

For the complete archive of the Versus Mode competition, please click here.

TRACK LISTING

01 – Maros – Movin’ On
02 – Southside – What We Rap About
03 – Diabeats – Twice Threatened
04 – StarF – Breathe New Life
05 – Southside – We’ll Take Your Dare (feat. Diabeats)
06 – Da Silky Slimz – Porno Pop-Ups (feat. MC Cool Whip)
07 – Southside – Get Down
08 – Diabeats – Respectable Girl (I Used to Be Such a)
09 – King Pheenix – The V1s
10 – StarF – Lament for the Fragged
11 – MadHatter – Crowd Control Intro (Live)
12 – King Pheenix – Crowd Control Set (Live feat. Karmageddon)
13 – Diabeats – Crowd Control Set (Live feat. MC_Loki)
14 – Thunderball – Crowd Control Set (Live)

Mass Effect 2’s soundtrack is pretty great, but you know what makes it better? Fan-made Hip-hop tracks devoted entirely to that most badass of pursuits: scanning a planet for minerals.

Related show

• Artist: Southside
• Date: Saturday, February 27th 2010
• Time: 9:00pm
• City: Southside in Seattle, Washington
• Venue: High Dive
• Address: 513 N. 36th
• Venue phone: 206.632.0212
• Country: United States
• Admission: $7
• Age restrictions: 21+
• Notes: Also featuring the bands “People Within” and “Eclectic Approach.”
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Related show

• Artist: DJ CutterJ
• Date: Monday, January 25th 2010 - Friday, February 5th 2010
• Time: 8:00am
• City: DJ CutterJ in Wichita, Kansas
• Venue: WSU Rhatigan Student Gallery
• Address: 1845 Fairmount St.
• Venue phone: (316) 978-3495
• Country: United States
• Admission: FREE!
• Age restrictions: All Ages!
• Notes: Aaron Wirtz, otherwise known as DJ CutterJ to most Scrubs, will be showcasing 27 of his best collage pieces for 12 days. “The Image, Absurd” aims to re-assemble the picture messages that bombard us every day. It hopes to communicate the idea that, at any moment, the items needed to express oneself creatively are within reach.
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The moment a ton of you have been waiting for is here! The “Sexy Scrubs” model page is back up and features more than 1,350 pictures of our gorgeous geek girls as well as a set from our first big guy, King Pheenix. Yup, we’re going to have dudes now as well!

To check out all this good stuff, just click the “Our Models” button to your right. Enjoy, you lucky bastards!

And if you or someone you know is interested in possibly being featured in this project, just shoot us a message and we’ll get right back to you after reviewing your submission.

Welcome to Scrub Club’s twisted online, text-only, addictive, multiplayer RPG adventure!

CURRENT TOURNAMENT

Starting on January 18th, the first to 5 Kabuto Kills wins various Scrub Club and nerd-related items to be announced!

QUICK START GUIDE

1. Create a new character with your choice of race and specialty. There’s lots of crazy combinations to try!

2. Fight enemies, rogues, and monsters in the forest to gain experience, gold, and gems. Be wary of traps and dangerous events whenever you find them.

3. When you get low on health, head to Yoda’s Healing Hut in the forest. He will fix you up for a fee, although he’ll probably complain about it the whole time.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 several more times!

5. Out of forest fights for the day? Take on other online players by finding them where they sleep and slaying them! Watch out, though – They WILL fight back with a vengeance! The winner of these battles steal experience and gold from their targets!

6. Visit the Inn and do many things, including listening to Jack Black’s nutty songs in order to receive buffs and extra fights, or flirt with either him or Jessica Alba in the hopes to marry them, as only one player can be married to each character. By doing this, you gain perks and bragging rights. You can also buy potions and ales, as well as bribe certain people for certain advantages…

8. Level up your character by gaining enough experience and fighting your current master.

9. Explore other areas of the game, including weapon, armor, item shops, a clan hall with your friends, hidden areas of the forest, and places to work for extra gold and treasures.

10. At level 15, you will be able to seek out and do battle with the mighty beast known as Kabuto The Python, an evil dragon spawn from space that may or may not have slept with your Mother.

Good luck, warriors! Feel free to converse and share stories with other adventurers traveling through the different dimensions in the official thread on the Geekamigo message board.

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