Dunno if you still need respondents, but I filled this out too.
33 Apr 9, 2014 6:33 am
Re: Chiptune study :') Also first post! (14 replies, posted in General Discussion)
34 Apr 9, 2014 6:32 am
Re: Ever think you'll stop making chiptune? (98 replies, posted in General Discussion)
either that or acoustic guitar, but I pretty much suck at acoustic guitar and I can't write music with one on the bus (without being an asshole, anyway)
35 Apr 9, 2014 6:29 am
Re: Ever think you'll stop making chiptune? (98 replies, posted in General Discussion)
If anything, as I get older and it gets harder to regularly get a bunch of other idiots into a practice space together at the same time, my musical output will probably shift more and more towards being exclusively chiptune, since I can do it all myself, whenever and as much/as little as I want
36 Apr 9, 2014 6:26 am
Re: What's your favorite NES controller? (27 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
nice Gun-Nac you have there
37 Mar 27, 2014 5:08 pm
Re: How do you all go about booking tours and shows? (12 replies, posted in General Discussion)
This is all good advice. And haha, I know Matt Hunter, I'm actually playing DataPort tomorrow!
I guess I should've been more specific that I run into this problem mostly when trying to get shows on the east coast. I've been really lucky and a lot of people have helped me out in Oregon, Washington and California so far, but I've never even gotten a "sorry dude, can't help you right now" from anyone out east; just total silence.
38 Mar 26, 2014 11:45 pm
Topic: How do you all go about booking tours and shows? (12 replies, posted in General Discussion)
It seems like unknown performers contacting promoters out of the blue and asking if they can be put on a show around a certain date is more of a DIY punk tradition that's frowned on in chipmusic. I almost never even get a reply when I try this, especially from anyone on the east coast. Chiptune show promoters seem to universally have more of a "don't call us, we'll call you" show-curation approach to booking. But it leaves me wondering how other people go about, say, trying to book a two week tour or whatever when you're not already well-known? Or are people actually not really doing that and that's why not many chip musicians tour? I mean, I suppose part of it is that there aren't as many people putting together chipmusic shows as opposed to other kinds of shows in the first place.
39 Mar 26, 2014 11:41 pm
Topic: How do you all go about booking tours and shows? (0 replies, posted in Past Events)
Ehh, moving this cause it's not actually an upcoming event. Sorry. Feel free to delete.
40 Feb 28, 2014 5:53 am
Re: Buying an nes (9 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
shopgoodwill.com is super hit or miss. People's pricing seems informed by the idea that anything retro is worth big bucks; you see a lot of Super Mario/Duck Hunt loose for $15 etc. I did snag a clear Play It Loud DMG for $11 though. (plus shipping and handling, but a good deal since they're usually more like $40.)
41 Feb 26, 2014 8:12 am
Re: What's your favorite NES controller? (27 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
Also, my favorite thing about the Advantage is the way it plugs into both control ports and switches between players 1 and 2 with a toggle. Can you even imagine a modern controller encouraging sharing a single unit instead of having to buy two like that?
42 Feb 26, 2014 8:08 am
Re: What's your favorite NES controller? (27 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
Yeah, really not a fan of the Max's d-pad. The way you have to grip it is so different than other control pads that it's distracting, too.
I like the Beeshu Zipper. For the most part it's just a bigger NES pad, but with more rounded edges and the texture of the plastic is nicer; it's kind of rough and doesn't get all slippery. They look kind of cheapo but are really solid.
Don't have a dogbone pad but I've heard good things.
43 Feb 26, 2014 8:00 am
Re: Buying an nes (9 replies, posted in Nintendo Consoles)
Keep checking Goodwill, and keep in mind that their stock/what's actually out on the shelves changes daily. I live in Portland, like an hour away, and even though retro game stuff tends to get snapped up immediately here, I still see probably one NES a month for between $20-$30. But then, I'm constantly checking thrift stores and yard sales for that kind of thing.
44 Feb 18, 2014 3:29 am
Re: CHIP PUNX UNITE (15 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I'd say I fall into this genre, maybe more chip pop punk. Here's me butchering a Propagandhi song at an 8BitSF show.
45 Nov 2, 2013 12:24 am
Re: Road Trippin' (4 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Hey, where in Oregon are you from? I'm in Portland. Have we met at some point?
46 Oct 30, 2013 3:43 pm
Re: Names' Meanings and How You Came Up with Them (106 replies, posted in General Discussion)
"Tonight We Launch" is a line from the movie Explorers, which I liked a lot as a kid. I guess when I came up with it I thought the space/sci-fi connotations were cool, but really it's just an identifier.
47 Oct 24, 2013 9:31 pm
Re: [SEATTLE,WA] Electric Children / WMD / Mechlo / Glooms / Seatrash /TWL (11 replies, posted in Past Events)
This is tomorrow! GET INTO IT
48 Sep 10, 2013 7:19 pm
Re: Why did I not know about Anamanaguchi earlier??? (Similar artists?) (51 replies, posted in General Discussion)
i think it's just a nonsense word and it's fun for them to give different answers to different interviewers