Earlier tonight, chiptune-rock band Anamanaguchi performed their hit song Endless Fantasy on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. And now I've got a sudden hankering for some space pizza.
Brian Eno, Of All People, Explains The True Beauty Of Retro Games
The appeal of 8-bit music, retro graphics and other art forms defined by their limits, beautifully explained by prolific musical artist and producer Brian Eno in his 1996 diary "A Year With Swollen Appendices."
Free cat inferno simulator Jones on Fire hits iOS on Thursday. Celebrate with the chiptune dubstep trailer of joy.
This Pixel-Perfect Chiptune Rendition of Lana Del Rey's "Video Games"…
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8-Bit Weapon’s Latest Music Video Sports Iconic Game Characters as…
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The video above is supposed to be an homage to the 1980s graphic adventure games published by Sierra On-Line. But, if you watch the whole thing, you'll spot some characters who weren't part of that defunct publisher's stable. I've had the pleasure of seeing 8BW perform live and they put on a great show. They'll be…
Celebrate Retro Gaming Art, Music, And Culture At Blip Festival NYC 2011
The fifth annual Blip Festival hits New York City's Eyebeam Art + Technology center May 19-21, featuring the best in pixel art and performances by chiptune greats including Anamanaguchi, Bit Shifter, and Nullsleep. It should not be missed.
The Synthesizemii Invasion
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Photographer Rodolfo Baretto captured this serene image of live Nintendo DS musical artist Luci Hidaka, otherwise known as Synthesizemii.
If Girls' Generation Was 8-Bit
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This is South Korean pop outfit Girls' Generation. The ladies are not 8-bit. But what if they were?
Behold The Chipophone, The Amazing Chiptune Organ
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When a friend asked Swedish software engineer Linus Åkesson to take an old electric organ off his hands, Linus agreed, as long as he could do anything he wanted to it, and what he did is incredibly impressive.
Tron Goes 8-Bit Again
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There's old school Tron, Intellivision style, and then there's 8-Bit Weapon's Tron Tribute EP, featuring five chiptune mixes of Wendy Carlos' iconic music from the first video game movie.
It's A Chiptune Holiday!
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Bloop and beep in the holidays with 8 Bit Weapon & ComputeHer's It's a Chiptune Holiday, an album filled with traditional holiday favorites, only better.
Live From PAX 09: SeanBad And His Magical Gameboy
It's just not PAX without an improptu chiptune performance on the stairs outside the Seattle Center.
Chiptune's Finest Celebrate Weezer
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Online record label Pterodactyl Squad has released a free 8-bit Weezer tribute album, featuring some of the biggest names in chiptune paying homage to the band's greatest works.
Chiptune's 8-Bit Profit
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Ah, yes, 8-bit chiptune. It's music that is performed and composed by using retro game hardware like the Famicom and the Gameboy as instruments. Love it, great stuff.