That time the band Journey made an Atari 2600 game

As Atari celebrates its 50th year, why not recall the pinnacle of gameplay that was “Journey: Escape” – the vivid Atari 2600 title to match the band.

Radiohead just released 1.8GB of MiniDisc demos on Bandcamp

Gen X and Y just got their Beatles Anthology, basically – and it’s fantastic. Radiohead remind us why we love them with nearly two gigs of demos ripped from (seriously) MiniDiscs.

Peter Kirn - June 11, 2019

Now ‘AI’ takes on writing death metal, country music hits, more

Machine learning is synthesizing death metal. It might make your death metal radio DJ nervous – but it could also mean music software works with timbre and time in new ways. That news – plus some comical abuse of neural networks for writing genre-specific lyrics in genres like country – next.

Peter Kirn - April 22, 2019

Enjoy the sweet sound of guitar just intonation on this album

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2016

Watch Battles Reflect on Loops, Ableton in a Live Band Setting

Peter Kirn - July 23, 2015

From the Heart of Belgrade’s Underground, Inside a New Festival Experience

Peter Kirn - June 15, 2015

Staying Mobile, Imperfect; Music and Talk from Robert Lippok, To Rococo Rot

- June 3, 2014

A Sci-Fi Band and Music Made from Ozone Data: Elektron Drum Machine, Sax Sonification

- November 4, 2013

Playable 8-bit Game as Promo, and Okkervil River’s Nostalgia-Drenched Wonderlands

- August 26, 2013

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