There was a peak of Nintendo resurrection about two years ago‚ I'd say. Pop culture seems to always rotate in 20 year cycles. But I guess enough math-rock bands got tired of being told that their music sounded like Nintendo music‚ so they just started to become a Nintendo cover band. There's a fair share of them - I've always put The Advantage at the top‚ there's also Select Start‚ and the notable feud beetween The Minibosses and NESkimos. Apparently it stems from the ideological stance on the validity of playing The Super Mario Brothers Theme Song. One of them apparently thinks it's too easy and kitchy‚ simply done to appeal to the masses and not to showcase the technical wizardry needed to perform other tunes. For despite the memorable melodies of Koji Kondo‚ the balls-out songs come from Konami composer‚ Hidenori Maezawa. Seriously‚ there's some people who are really into those guys. But anyway‚ I'm placing the new crown on Bit Brigade for the simple fact that they have an actual gamer in their band who plays an entire game live each set‚ which the band performs to. Here's a clip of them as the Contraband:
Of course when it comes to crafty covers of Nintendo songs‚ there's millions on YouTube‚ but this has to be my favorite as of late:
Aaaaand‚ it's kinda hard to go wrong with this gem:
Of course when it comes to crafty covers of Nintendo songs‚ there's millions on YouTube‚ but this has to be my favorite as of late:
Aaaaand‚ it's kinda hard to go wrong with this gem:
suggestions
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More on: The Advantage, Bit Brigade, The Minibosses, Koji Kondo, NESkimos, Hidenori Maezawa, Select Start
Shows: moe.down 5
Shows: Phish
Shows: Toussaint the Liberator and the Buru Style
Shows: Mickey Hart Band
Blog: Song of the Day: Vetiver - "I Must Be In A Good Place Now"
More on: The Advantage, Bit Brigade, The Minibosses, Koji Kondo, NESkimos, Hidenori Maezawa, Select Start
new to state of mind
Shows: moe.
Shows: Yonder Mountain String Band
Shows: Grand Point North 2014
Shows: Catskill Chill 2014
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Shows: Gov't Mule
Shows: Umphrey's McGee
Shows: Newport Folk Festival 2014
Shows: Widespread Panic
Albums: Phish - Fuego
Shows: moe.
Shows: Yonder Mountain String Band
Shows: Grand Point North 2014
Shows: Catskill Chill 2014
Shows: moe.down 15
Shows: Gov't Mule
Shows: Umphrey's McGee
Shows: Newport Folk Festival 2014
Shows: Widespread Panic
Albums: Phish - Fuego
random awesomeness
Blog: State of Mind's Best of 2009 - Garret Woodward
Albums: Tin Hat - the rain is a handsome animal (17 songs from the poetry of e.e. cummings)
Magazine: State of Mind - June 2005
Blog: Video: David Rawlings & Gillian Welch Live at NPR
Features: Staff Picks: Best of 2010
Shows: Railroad Earth
Features: Stepping to the Forefront with Nate Wilson
Shows: Dead Sessions
Albums: Tedeschi Trucks Band - Live Revelator EP
Blog: Win Phish's New Live Release: At the Roxy
Blog: State of Mind's Best of 2009 - Garret Woodward
Albums: Tin Hat - the rain is a handsome animal (17 songs from the poetry of e.e. cummings)
Magazine: State of Mind - June 2005
Blog: Video: David Rawlings & Gillian Welch Live at NPR
Features: Staff Picks: Best of 2010
Shows: Railroad Earth
Features: Stepping to the Forefront with Nate Wilson
Shows: Dead Sessions
Albums: Tedeschi Trucks Band - Live Revelator EP
Blog: Win Phish's New Live Release: At the Roxy