Requiem Inês de Castro

This site is not in the habit of announcing classical music releases, but perhaps it should be. In any case, today we’re announcing the (partial) release on YouTube of the Requiem Inês de Castro. I can hear the gears in your mind grind. Let’s first take a little history lesson. In the 14th century, King Pedro I of Portugal had… Continue »

Nintendo 3DS

3D? That’s just a fad. Stupid glasses – what? 3D without glasses? Hmmmm… Wow. Wow. Wow. I’ve had my DS Lite for about 5 years now, and when the DSi and DSi LL were announced I barely batted an eyelash. But this, the Nintendo 3DS… I knew I had to get this from the moment I heard about it. So… Continue »

Citizen Brown Review

The latest episode of Telltale’s current episodic series, Back to the Future: The Game released today, and of course I played it straight away. And here’s what I decided… This is definitely the best episode of the Back to the Future Game so far. But in no way does that make it an “excellent game”. But, that’s not being mean,… Continue »

What I Think About Telltale’s New...

So, a few days ago Telltale unleashed onto everybody a massive lineup of new games that will be coming from them in the future. Do I think that they’re any good?… Continue »

Jared Emerson-Johnson: Video Game Music...

June 4… Midnight… and a half… I was half delusional from sleep deprivation, and after a marathon of spending the whole of the previous day listening to the two Sam & Max Soundtracks, I got a crazy idea: “Why don’t I interview Jared Emerson-Johnson?” As a player of the keys myself, Jared had always been one of the people who… Continue »

Interview with NigaHiga: The YouTube...

Here at Cultural Zest we like to embrace culture – in the very broadest sense. And few things are quite as broad as an online entertainer with an excess of two and a half million fans! Whether it is the hilarious “advertisements” or film spoofs, YouTube comedian Ryan Higa truly has made a place in many people’s lives. And here… Continue »

iOS 4 Review

Attention, readers! This review is now dated, as I recently obtained a fourth-generation iPod Touch, which has EVERYTHING, literally, except calling capability (apart from Skype, which is very handy). Thank you for reading this. We now return you to your regularly scheduled review, already in progress… The new update for iPhone and iPod Touch users came out recently, and owning… Continue »

A Cappella: The Voice as Musical...

Since we can speak, we have been singing. The human voice is truly a magnificent instrument (if properly trained) when combined with other instruments, but on its own it can also work wonders. When one uses only the human voice to produce music, this is known as a cappella. ‘Cappella’ is the Italian word for ‘church’, so it should be… Continue »