[Originally Published: May 14, 2009]
Back in April we told you the story of Scott Hannay, an Upstate NY musician who put together Umphrey’s McGee covers using a sound chip from the original Nintendo gaming system that were so good the band asked him to sit-in with them. Turns out, there is a whole community of 8-bit music makers like Scott who are creating their own original songs as well as covering tunes at 8-bit Collective. We made a list of ten favorite 8-bit rock covers…
2. Martha My Dear – The Beatles
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/martha.mp3]3. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (Pt. 2) – Flaming Lips
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/yoshimi.mp3]4. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
[audio:https://glidemag.wpengine.com/hiddentrack/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/spirit.mp3]READ ON for more 8-bit covers including Kids, Karma Police and Peaches…
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READ ON for more of our chat with Rob Mercurio of Galactic…
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