Monthly Archives: March 2018

Brian’s Unexpected Covers #2: What It’s Like by Everlast in Upbeat Pop-Rock Style



Welcome to the second attempt of what we are calling Brian’s Unexpected Covers. Essentially, popular songs from 1980 – 2005, performed in a style very different than originally intended. What It’s Like was a minor key acoustic song covering three stories of folks struggling with poverty and the adversity of life, from the stylings and songwriting of hip-hop star and guitarist Everlast. This version takes influence from late 90s pop rock bands like Deep Blue Something, Eagle Eye Cherry, etc, but generally sounds a lot happier and major-key-sounding than the song’s subject matter would call for.

If you have any songs from the 80s, 90s, or early 2000s you’d like to hear covered, please feel free to request a song and, if you’d like, the style of music, and we’ll do our best to try it out!


Paul Builds Something Useless #2 – Retro Console



In this episode of Paul Builds Something Useless excited by the upcoming Atari VCS console , I setup a home retro gaming console using a Raspberry Pi 3 with a 3d printed Nintendo case with some usb snes style controllers made by Buffalo. The operating system is recalbox available at https://www.recalbox.com/ . Recalbox uses Emulation Station as it’s user interface and Retro Arch for system emulation.  Enjoy!

Parts Used:
Raspberry Pi 3
Retro Flag RetroPi Case (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073ZC4TZY/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_bw9SAbWNKR6ED)
Recalbox 18.03.16 (https://archive.recalbox.com/)
Buffalo Classic USB Game pad (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XWD8QQJ/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_Xx9SAbJYE1M7M)


Brian’s Unexpected Covers #1: Livin’ La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin in Heavy Metal Style



Back on Episode 7 of Dating Ourselves, we talked about the MTV classic Total Request Live, and how the song Livin’ La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin has all the elements to be a pretty cool heavy metal song. So, this might be what it would sound like.

This is the first installment of what we are calling Brian’s Unexpected Covers. Essentially, popular songs from 1980 – 2005, performed in a style very different than originally intended. Livin’ La Vida Loca was originally a Latin pop song performed by Ricky Martin. This version takes influence from 90s and early 2000s metal bands like Iced Earth, Trivium, etc, but doesn’t really fall into one particular metal subgenre.

If you have any songs from the 80s, 90s, or early 2000s you’d like to hear covered, please feel free to request a song and, if you’d like, the style of music, and we’ll do our best to try it out!


Paul Builds Something Useless #1 – Classic Mp3 Player



In the first episode of Paul Builds Something Useless , I try and recreate the high school car audio experience with a barely usable 3.5″ MP3 Player built on a Raspberry Pi. Velcro and car wiring harness not included.

Parts used:

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
Kuman 3.5″ TFT Touch Screen
9 Layer acrylic Raspberry Pi case
Starter kit: https://goo.gl/7cDZak

Code:
my install script can be found here:
https://goo.gl/RB7EZV

 


Episode 11 – Weird About Al



Today, the fellas embark on an epic quest to the land of nostalgia. Paul shares that he has a shrine in his home dedicated to Bruce Campbell. Adam reminisces on Galaga, Lamb Chop, foreign heads of state, and Dolly the Sheep. And Brian is essentially just being Weird about Al Yankovic.

-For some general housekeeping, Dating Ourselves will be taking a brief break for the month of March. The guys will still be posting content on www.datingourselvespodcast.com, and on their various social media pages, so please be checking there, and we look forward to sharing Episode 12 upon our return April 5. Remember: if you’re too old for SnapChat, and too young for Life Alert, then you’ve just been dated!