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The Best Scifi Songs To Yell At The Karaoke Bar

Hey, it's Friday! And if you're like me, you're heading out to the Karaoke to guzzle $1 PBRs and holler into a super-echoey mic at a crowd of people who (hopefully) are even drunker than you are. But being an enlightened, forward-looking person, what you really want is to bellow a science fiction song into the mic. We've got you covered with our handy list. More »

12:23 PM on Fri Feb 29 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
4,183 views, 89 comments

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Ten Scifi Songs You Should Take to a Barren Asteroid

The year is 2199, and you've just entered the long phase of your thirty-year journey to the outer reaches of the galaxy. You're about to enter suspended animation when, oops, something goes wrong. You end up stranded an a decent-sized chunk of asteroid, and thanks to the technology of the future, you have a self-replenishing oxygen supply, and a foodgizmo that will keep you flush with nutrient cubes for decades. However, your implanted music device has shorted out during the crash, and you only have one playlist available to you: Great Science Fiction Songs From Back In The Day. What's on that playlist? Click through to find out. More »

11:00 AM on Tue Jan 15 2008
By Kevin Kelly
4,384 views, 75 comments

Latest by n/a: Don't forget most of the output of Toto (Dune Soundtrack) or Information Society (esp. Hack and Peace and Love). Anyone else notice how 80s centric this list is? more »