​As far as the Internets go, Doctor Octoroc is the real deal -- he's the animator, composer, and wizard behind more or less every good retro videogame parody online, like "Jersey Shore: The RPG," "Game of Thrones RPG," "8-Bit Twilight (Interactive Game)," and more.

Based in Philadelphia, Doc Oc has made videogame-style music -- or chiptunes -- for years, even releasing a collection of Christmas songs arranged in the 8-bit style called 8-Bit Jesus in 2008. Last week, he collaborated with the Fine Bros. to create a "Saved by the Bell Interactive Game" that's racking up the views on YouTube.

Doc Oc took a few minutes to talk about his passion for videogames and their crazy beeps.

How did you get into creating videogame music?
I originally got into it because I spent most of my time as a kid recreating and rearranging different scenes in different videogames, so there was always an appeal in videogame music for me, especially in the older systems, like Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and Genesis.

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Welcome to your new home.

​If you're like half the Internet (the lame half), you're currently infatuated with the newest reason the U.S. will soon only be known as China's once-great fallen rival: Turntable. This is the website that lets you DJ with friends and strangers instead of working, walking your dog, maintaining relationships, showering, eating, and feeling human emotions. It's addictive as all get-out, and to be real with you, it took me four days to write this article because of it. My time on the site has taught me a few things, most of them about getting booted from DJ rooms for pissing off some sensitive idiots new friends. If you follow my simple rules below, you too can get your ass tossed out of the website that lets you add a soundtrack to your day. Your day of listening to songs and doing jackshit else. Enjoy!

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These guys could be your new bosses.

​Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothing to fuck with, but they could be an excellent internship opportunity.

If today's (very legitimate-looking) Craigslist post is to be trusted, the group's management firm is looking for an office intern. So what does it take to work for Wu-Tang, aside from an obvious ability not to let cash rule everything around you?

Hit the jump to find out if you're qualified.

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Two days ago, LaTosha Brown probably wouldn't have considered herself famous. But that may change soon -- since YouTube featured her impromptu performance of the spiritual "I Know I've Been Changed" yesterday, the video has racked up almost 500,000 views (and counting).

The video is part of a series by local label Porto Franco Records. Label cofounder Peter Varshavsky wrote in an e-mail that Porto Franco just tries to "promote everything we like," mostly but not exclusively music and artists from the Bay Area.

Hit the jump to get all tingly from watching it.

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One more red bird and we'll crush her...

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We've been taking a hiatus from Pomplamoose news after our cover story on the local YouTube sensation back in February, but this is too memetastic to resist: It's Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn covering the theme from Angry Birds -- that little cellphone videogame you use to keep from slitting your wrists while riding Muni.

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​We told you yesterday that the emo-pop all-stars in Death Cab for Cutie were planning a little stunt: Filming a scripted video for new single "You Are A Tourist," live, in a single take, and broadcasting it online via UStream. The first-of-its-kind shoot -- featuring what appear to be dozens of dancers and actors -- went down at 4 p.m. yesterday; now, of course, the resulting video is on the Internets for all to see.More >>

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​March is over! Sure went out like a lion holding a hands with a lamb, didn't it? Or whatever they say. Now that we're five days ensconced in the cruelest month (R.I.P. K.C.), we may look back at March from a safe distance and be like, "what was up with that month?" Venerable local music blog See The Leaves, co-conspirator in the awesome-sounding City Limits project, helps us make sense of it with a "March Flashback Mixtape," also available at 8tracks.

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​The nationally-recognized market research nerds NPD Group just released their latest poll, which suggests the shutdown of the file-sharing application Limewire this past October reduced peer-to-peer-based music piracy in the U.S. by a significant 7 percent. More >>

Daniel Ogren

​America, you've GONE TOO FAR. It's one thing for you to make an American-health-care-hating Canuck our national obsession. But to pay $40,000 for some of Justin Bieber's hair scraps is crossing the line. I've had enough!

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