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This is game music for and from the Welkin universe, still taking place in the same place as my latest installment, ...

The bleeps and bloops from vintage video games like Donkey Kong, Super Mario Land and Mega Man are being celebrated this weekend at a new festival. Boston Bitdown is a three-day bash with dozens of ...

I think this is what happens when you take some of my Welkin/Skyworld tracks and smash them into other tracks of mine like ...

Joey Mariano performs at an 8static event. Photo by Marjorie Becker. Joey Mariano performs at an 8static event. Photo by Marjorie Becker. Joey Mariano wants to set the record straight: Chiptune ...

Boston-based chiptune band Battlemode has come a long way since the group’s early days when some of their first crowds were less than friendly. Founding member David Jubinsky, or Biff as he’s known in ...

Known for their combination of piano and vintage electronic “chiptune” music, Aivi & Surasshu has quickly carved out a niche for carefully crafting a niche sound. Known as the composers for Steven ...

Last month, radio host and event booker Rob Carballo went to Arlington’s Capitol Theatre for a screening of “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” Edgar Wright’s 2010 adaptation of the cult graphic novel ...

Ever owned a Gameboy? If so, unless your mom forced you to keep the volume off, you’ve probably heard chiptunes before. Also known as 8-bit music, chiptunes are songs made with the actual sound chips ...

The charm of chiptune isn’t lost on anyone who has rescued Princess Peach from the final castle. It’s a fluid style of music that’s meticulous at best, composed from the sounds of vintage game chips ...

Earlier this year, the Digital Culture Beat had the pleasure of attending the “8-bit Music Exhibit” for the Digital Studies Institute, planned by Toni Bushner and Norah Vulpes — a digital scholarship ...