New music for the week of 2/23/2015

Six tracks arrive this week. Three from ORAS:

-Battle! (Elite Four)
-Let's Go Home
-The Heirs to Eternity

Two from Smash Wii U:

-Pedal Glider
-Title Theme (Wii Sports Resort)

And one from the Japanese version of the Pokemon anime:

-DreamDream

Happy listening!

Tom Wayland and Bryce Papenbrook at Anime Milwaukee 2015-Parts 1 and 2

Last weekend, I was able to attend Anime Milwaukee 2015. This year's convention brought in a number of guests, including some who had worked on the Pokemon anime. A press session I attended featured Tom Wayland (voice director for the current English Pokemon dub) and Bryce Papenbrook ("Red" in Pokemon Origins). You can see some parts of the session here:

The first part discusses their origins as voice actors, and in the second Tom explains how he creates Pokemon voices for the TV show. More parts of this session will be coming soon.

New music for the week of 2/16/2015

This week, we continue our journey with three songs from ORAS:

-Soaring Dreams

-Soaring Illusions

-Rival's Theme

And two from Smash Wii U:

-Engage the Enemy

-Wrecking Crew Medley

Happy listening!

Unboxing the Pokemon: The First Movie Mini-DVD

Back in the mid-00's, Warner Bros. put out a number of titles in a format called "Mini-DVD", which is basically a smaller DVD disc (three inches across instead of the usual five). One of the titles produced in this format was Pokemon: The First Movie. You can see an unboxing of this edition here:

While the main feature is mostly intact (the commentary from the regular version is not present), several special features had to be cut. The remaining features (all on disc two) are:

-"Don't Say You Love Me" music video
-"Ash's Journey" introduction video
-"The Story of Mewtwo's Origin" (short version)

Overall, I wouldn't say there's a particular reason to seek out this edition, unless you want to own a copy in every format the movie's been released in.

New music for the week of 2/9/2015

Five more new tracks. Three from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire:

-Battle! (Team Aqua/Team Magma Leaders)
-Sootopolis City
-Coexistence

And two from Smash Wii U:

-Super Hoop
-Skateboard Arena (Free Mode)

Happy listening!

New Pokemon TCG Primal Clash Interview Following Today's Top 25

I recently conducted an interview at a Pokemon TCG Primal Clash Prerelease, and that interview will debut following today's Top 25 Countdown. In the interview, we discuss:

-Sharpedo EX
-Doublade
-Shrine of Memories
-Ageislash

The countdown starts at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central, so be sure to tune in!

You can also check it out here:

New music for the week of 2/2/2015

Another five new tracks hit the station this week. Two from Smash Wii U:

-Plaza/Title (Animal Crossing City Folk/Wild World)
-Outdoors at 7 p.m. (Sunny) / Main Street

And three from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire:

-Mt. Pyre
-Mt. Pyre Exterior
-Dive