MP3s and NPCs: The Music and Gaming Podcast

Episode #13 - The Midnight Rumble, Banda AL9

Super Bomberman Collection announced - https://www.konami.com/games/bomberman/collection/us/en/

 

Disney Dreamlight Valley comes to Nintendo Switch 2 - https://disneydreamlightvalley.com/news/NintendoSwitchUpdate2026

 

Overwatch 2 is just known as Overwatch now - https://www.thepopverse.com/gaming-overwatch-2-spotlight-name-change-rebrand-blizzard

 

Mindseye gets major update - https://news.mindseye.game/#update-#7:-consoles-and-pc

 

The Midnight Rumble at UCB Theatre in Los Angeles - https://www.instagram.com/themidnightrumble/

 

Check out the music acts featured on this week's podcast

Autumn Owls - https://autumnowls.bandcamp.com/music

Waxed - https://waxed615.bandcamp.com/album/the-continental-way

Tombstones In Their Eyes - https://tombstonesintheireyes.bandcamp.com/

Laptop - https://laptoptheband.bandcamp.com/

Banda AL9 - https://linktr.ee/bandaal9oficial

 

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Do MetalSucks and Metal Injection Like Black People?

With decades of obvious racism in metal/rock journalism in America, sites like MetalSucks and Metal Injection shove black voices out of the way by excluding them from their upcoming Annual Holiday Rager event at Harvard and Stone in Los Angeles.

Rock journalism in America is racist: https://mp3sandnpcs.com/home/rock-journalism-in-america-is-racist

The PAX West 2025 Podcast

Our look at all the games we played during PAX West 2025!

 

Bubsy 4D - https://atari.com/products/bubsy-4d

Unyielder - https://store.steampowered.com/app/789940/UNYIELDER/

OPUS Prism Peak  - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1947910/OPUS_Prism_Peak/

Morbid Metal - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1866130/Morbid_Metal/

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1454370/STARSEEKER_Astroneer_Expeditions/

Bar Hopper - ????

Rain98 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3498720/Rain98/

Fallen Tear: The Ascension - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1446900/Fallen_Tear_The_Ascension/

Fantasy Fantasy Football - https://sites.google.com/ff-games.com/www-ff-games-com/home

Ambrosia Sky - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/Ambrosia_Sky/

Royalty Free-For-All - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3176720/Royalty_FreeForAll/

Blocks For Babies - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2776770/Blocks_for_Babies/

 

Thanks to the bands!

Wolfheart - https://www.wolfheartmetal.com/

Sadlands - https://www.instagram.com/sadlands_band/

SUNBENDR - https://www.instagram.com/sunbendr.band/

 

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Warped Tour's Questionable Views on Black Voices

When Kevin Lyman started Warped Tour back in 1995, rock publications in America refused to hire black people as rock critics. Upon Warped Tour's return in 2025, rock publications in America still refuse to let black people be voices in rock journalism. As a result of this decades-long shutout, rock festivals in America still have a different point of view about black people.

The MIX Summer Game Showcase 2025 review

Running down the games we played at The MIX Summer Game Showcase at the Grammy Museum Rooftop Terrace during Summer Game Fest. Music from music from My Point Of You, Sirene, and Keeper also featured on this episode.

Overhours - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2439500/Overhours/

Flesh Made Fear - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3316350/Flesh_Made_Fear/

Blippo+ - https://blippo.plus/

1000 Deaths - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1141260/1000_Deaths_Thousand_Deaths/

Table Tactics - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730680/Table_Tactics/

Beatdown City Survivors - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3383040/Beatdown_City_Survivors/

Bakudo - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275860/BAKUDO/

Mechanimals - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3395330/MechAnimals/

Heroes of Mount Dragon - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2733070/Heroes_of_Mount_Dragon/

Return To Ash - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3445830/Return_to_Ash/

 

Thanks to the music artists!

 

My Point Of You - "Eviscerate" (https://open.spotify.com/artist/2c0LDipXPL8jKgYwEIkkSx)

Sirene - "Marco" (https://linktr.ee/sirene_music)

Keeper - "Alright/Too Slow" (https://open.spotify.com/artist/4NP9tc1Z7J0KNB4ySDP7VI)

 

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Future Headliners For Rock Festivals?

From Sleep Token to Falling In Reverse, I discuss what bands will take over as headliners at rock festivals in America such as Inkcarceration Festival and what Big Ass Truck has to do with this whole thing!

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Kai Cenat Showcased America's Rejection of Black People In Rock Music

While the rock community cheered seeing Zakk Wylde and Entheos' Chaney Crabb on Kai Cenat's stream, they seem to have a different feeling whenever a black person actually plays or writes about rock music. Black people are allowed to love the music, but we're not welcome to be part of the music.

Audio version of YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTHlONVgyTc

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The Madness of Summer Slaughter 2024

Summer Slaughter is one tour that managed to tick off a lot of folks in 2024. MP3s and NPCs/Black Man Talks Rock's Terrance Pryor discusses what exactly happened.

Audio version of original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LplS1w79TBc

Edited by: Terrance Pryor
Background music by: Terrance Pryor
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The Struggles of Being a Black Rock Journalist In America

Being a black man while writing about rock music in America for nearly 20 years really isn't fun. Here's my story.

 

My website (MP3s and NPCs): https://mp3sandnpcs.com/

My article about Jann Wenner: https://mp3sandnpcs.com/home/as-a-black-rock-critic-jann-wenners-words-proved-i-wasnt-welcome

Old reviews from back in the day: https://terrancepryor.weebly.com/

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Episode #12 - Crunchyroll Spring 2024 Preview, Gramercy Arms

Hello, humanity! It's episode 12 of (probably) the only music and gaming podcast in the world! It's MP3s and NPCs, ya'll!

 

Show notes

Future Games Show 2024 spring edition (https://www.gamesradar.com/everything-announced-future-games-show-spring-showcase-2024/)

 

Stardew Valley update is HUGE (https://www.stardewvalley.net/stardew-valley-1-6-update-full-changelog/)

 

One Piece Music Symphony 2025 world tour (https://mp3sandnpcs.com/home/one-piece-music-symphony-25th-anniversary-world-tour-announced)

 

Crunchyroll Spring 2024 Preview (https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/seasonal-lineup/2024/3/13/spring-anime-2024-crunchyroll)

 

RollerCoaster Tycoon merch (https://atari.com/collections/rollercoaster-tycoon-25th-anniversary)

 

Check out the musical artists!

 

Ginger Winn - "Super 8" (https://www.gingerwinn.com/)
M Wagner - "We Could Stay" (https://mwagner.bandcamp.com/album/we-could-stay)
Kate Clover - "Here Comes The Love Bomb" (https://www.kateclover.com/)
The Omnific - "Base Camp" (https://www.theomnific.com/)
Gramercy Arms - "Never Say Anything" (https://gramercyarms1.bandcamp.com/album/the-making-of-the-making-of)

 

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