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WEB/TECH: 5 Great 8-Bit Cover Songs Including Radiohead, Miles Davis, and Nirvana

For underground music freaks, the 8-bit or chiptune phenomenon is nothing new. By working within the boundaries of primitive Nintendo-like sounds, these innovative musicians have taken something old and made it new again. Through online forums such as 8bitcollective, 8-bit artists from across the universe have displayed their talent at painstakingly transcribing popular songs into glitchy, delightfully campy digital snippets. Radiohead, Nirvana, and even Lady Gaga have gotten the 8-bit treatm...

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WEB/TECH: 5 Great 8-Bit Cover Songs Including Radiohead, Miles Davis, and Nirvana

All About Jazz — For underground music freaks, the 8-bit or chiptune phenomenon is nothing new. By working within the boundaries of primitive Nintendo-like sounds, these innovative musici... more info