chiptunes
In Real Life

8-Bit Kabuki Theatre Visits The Second Day Of Blip Fest 2012

Saturday evenings, either by design or accident, is when the biggest “holy shit?!” moments go down at Blip Festival. Last night, day two of Blip Fest 2012, continued the traditional and then some.

May 4, 2012
In Real Life

No Instrumental Cover Has Ever Done Justice To Metroid’s "Brinstar"

We’ve heard all of the Super Mario Bros. themes performed by an orchestra. Simon Viklund’s blood-pumping update of the Bionic Commando soundtrack is still on my workout playlist. And this version of Tecmo Super Bowl‘s opening cinematic makes me eat lightning and crap thunder. The great NES chiptunes of the past have all had great instrumental covers by now. Except one.

April 13, 2012
In Real Life

When Chiptunes And Beaded Sprites Meet, An Awesome Stop-Motion Video Is Formed

Two friends put their hobbies — creating beaded sprites and making chiptunes tracks — together to form this awesome stop motion video inspired by some of their favourite games and graphic novel characters.

September 20, 2011
News

Blip Japan Artist Profile: M7Kenji

Are you guys excited about the Blip Festival Tokyo? For those of you who are, we’ve got an interview with one of the artists who will be playing during the shows dates of October 22-23, 2011.

July 23, 2011
In Real Life

How Video Games Changed Me

With hairpins jabbing into my brain, an assistant director yelling “Hold the noise!” and a vegan Rice Krispie Treat sitting on the edge of my keyboard that may have actually been a prop, I’m writing this from the set of an independent film – a project that never would have found me if it hadn’t been for video games.

July 1, 2011
News

Wronged Chiptune Artist Gets Some Revenge

Last week we brought you the sad story of chiptune artist Andy Baio and his run in with the legal system over an album cover. Opponents of current copyright laws will no doubt then get a smile out of this.

June 25, 2011
In Real Life

It’s (8-Bit) ‘Friday’, ‘Friday’, ‘Friday’

And you thought it was impossible to improve on Rebecca Black’s TGIF anthem “Friday”? You were so very, very wrong.

June 24, 2011
In Real Life

8-bit Chiptune Cover Art Cost This Man $32,500

Chiptune artist and tech guru Andy Baio released an album last year called Kind of Bloop, an 8-bit tribute to Miles Davis’ jazz masterpiece Kind of Blue. Yet despite receiving permission to cover the songs, Baio still found himself in court. What gives?

June 17, 2011
In Real Life

Chiptune American Bandstand Has A Good Beat

It’s hard explaining why syndicated dance party shows like American Bandstand and Soul Train were compelling television, unless you grew up in that analogue era that predated VCRs, cable TV (in some stubborn households) and goddamn for sure the Internet.

February 19, 2011
In Real Life

Glass Joe Ain’t No Punk, Bitch

St. Louis instrumental hip-hop duo Safety Words have combined two of my favourite things in the world: Nintendo music and the Wu-Tang Clan. Check it out here, and check them out here.

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