Category: In the News

  • Timbaland trial starts today

    You copied that floppy, let's see how you fare now, bozo!
    You copied that floppy, let's see how you fare now, bozo!

    Source: c64.sk

    A two day open trial concerning the Timbaland Plagiarism Controversy is starting today at 09:00 Finland Time at Helsinki District Court.

    Universal will be present with their lawyers and expert witnesses, so will Turre.com with their expert witnesses.

    You can check the past c64.sk news about the controversy here

    Here’s hoping some justice is served for GRG! From what I read, it seems Tempest has settled an agreement with Timbaland and now is basically denying GRG, so fuck money and all that shit and let there be some justice. If this case gets solved on the side of Glenn, it will be historic.

    Go SID musicians!

  • gamesetwatch Interviews kplecraft

    Im guessing.. cool?
    Im guessing.. cool?

    GSW has a interesting read on this talented Blipfest and 8Bitpeoples artist.

    Kuske of the Tokyo-based chiptune group Kplecraft and quad of the sound studio luvtrax performed together at the 2008 EXTRA Hyper Game Music Event.

    Their sets involved techno arrangements of classic videogame series like Gradius, accompanied by vocal performances and 8-bit console sounds. Both musicians work in chiptunes and their songs will be appearing in the XBox 360 port of the sidescrolling shooter Otomedius G.

    …

    GSW: What is it that compels you to keep returning to chiptune music?

    Kuske(kplecraft): That might take some time to answer. Everybody seems to have a different interpretation of what makes chiptunes special. Most people simply remember it from their youth and value it for that reason. In my case, I find it a challenge to make this music, because there are limits to the number of sounds you can use. That forces musicians to put a great deal of care into the melody and arpeggios. Those limitations can actually open the doors to a new appreciation for musical forms. I might be alone in that contention, but I find it to be a compelling way to arrange videogame music.


  • Mike Rosenthal on Blip Fest at BBC Radio

    Stay with me people.
    Stay with me people.

    The BBC podcast “Pods and Blogs” features an interview with Blip Festival and Tank organizer Mike Rosenthal. Its a pretty good interview to play for you mom that doesn’t get too technical and still remains accurate and informative.

    Listen.

  • Announcing the 2008 TCTD Awards

    Handcarfted using only the finest child labor.
    Handcrafted using only the finest child labor.

    As 2008 comes to a close, the staff at TCTD takes time to take stock and acknowledge the best and brightest achievers in the International Chip Community. TCTD is pleased to announce that we are accepting nominations for the following Categories.

    Please email all one paragraph or less nominations to:

    2008@truechiptilldeath.com
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  • xlr8r covers 8bit theft

    Due to space considerations, the jellica centerfold was cut.

    Written the the Scene’s own Nathaniel Adams, Techno and etc music journal xlr8r touches on the recent amount of chip theft that has plagued the perhaps too trusting nature of the scene. The article is a good starting point, but if your curious there are deeper articles on the topic here and here.