audio contraband

the minibosses

[ current selection | the minibosses – castlevania 3 ]
[ feelin’ | like rockin’ out ]

so who had a nintendo when they were growing up? ok, not me…i wasnt so fortunate back then. but everybody else and their sisters seemed to have one, so i didnt necessarily need one myself. zelda, metroid, punch-out, kid icarus, contra…the list of fond childhood video game memories just geeks on and on. theres an article on wired about a band out of phoenix who managed to extend their swishy video-game days well into their adulthood…and are now the minibosses, a cover-band that doesnt actually cover other bands songs, but soundtracks from old-school nes games. word. nes-games…and only nes (except mario). that so rocks. theres even band rivalry too! theres apparently another vid-geek-rock band called the neskimoes who poos the minibosses and sound decidedly geeky. “…They have a Web site that disses the Minibosses, because they won’t perform the theme to Mario. “It’s like an A-ha cover band not playing ‘Take on Me,'” says Dr. Wily, the NESKimoes’ lead guitarist.” shit, dr. wily? i wonder if the bassist is the eggplant wizard. hopefully things will get nasty soon and theyll start flinging nes cartridges at each other shuriken-style. the life of a rockstar…rock on…

> the minibosses (via wired)
> the minibosses website

QUICKIE UPDATE
yo, who thought the chem brothers old-school kung-fu video was hot? thanks to greg, you can download a bigass 480×360 divx version from his site. you’ll need both divx and the ac3 audio codex to play the video.

> chemical brothers – get yourself high divx (via flattire)