If there’s a band out there that deserves to be recognized alongside the Ramones as forerunners to the NYC punk rock scene, it’s Television.
Television's UK Single "Prove It" (1977)
While their minimalist counterparts the Ramones favored the “lets play these three chords over and over again” approach, Television took a more nuanced approach, layering guitar riffs and melodies to create dualistic tunes dispatched by guitarists Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd.
Sounds like: Franz Ferdinand meeting up with Gang of Four to listen to a Jeff Beck album.
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Mario may be the master of Mushroom Kingdom, but that hasn’t stopped programmer Jay Pavlina from dragging other classic NES icons into goomba territory in his new aptly-titled game Super Mario Bros. Crossover.
In this undefinabley-awesome act of retro bliss, players get the chance to rampage through all the levels of the original Super Mario Bros [...]
Title: Shenmue
Platform: Sega Dreamcast
Developer: Sega AM2
Publisher: Sega
Released: 2000 (NA)
Intro:
Shenmue was to be the first of a yet-to-be-finished trilogy by director/writer Yu Zuzuki.
Originally designed for the predecessor of the Dreamcast, the Sega Saturn, Shenmue eventually evolved into a launch title for the Dreamcast.
Shenmue showcased the Dreamcast’s power by featuring [...]
Title: Axelay
Platform: SNES
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Released: 1992 (NA)
Axelay is a top-down shooter from Konami, makers of the classic shooter series Life Force and Gradius.
Unlike tradition shooters, players don’t get upgrades by flying over power-ups dropped by defeated enemies, but instead enhance their ship by advancing in the game and earning upgrades.
The [...]
