I Was Today Years Old: Back to the Future NES Edition

I discovered a…curious thing about LJN’s troubled NES game “loosely” based on the Back to the Future film.

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Drum Conversion: Making Low Volume Drums

Before we can make high-tech super drums, we have to make quiet drums that can stand up.

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The Perfect Drums (For Me and Probably Nobody Else)

How a search for a throw-out drum set reconnected me with a past life of religion, poverty, and teenage antics.

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Diving Into Hybrid Acoustic Electronic Drums

Join me on a journey to turn someone else’s ailing garbage drums into a PC-connected super kit.

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Steve Ewing of The Urge: There’s a Lot of Talent in St. Louis

The legendary frontman of The Urge discusses his time on tour, the St. Louis music scene, and the rise of Steve’s Hot Dogs.

When I discovered The Urge in my younger years, it didn’t fully register with me that I was listening to a homegrown act that was crushing it on the international stage, and that’s a compliment. For all the groups that really grabbed me as a young musician in the late 90s–Incubus, Ben Folds Five, Rage, Bad Religion, and countless others–The Urge was heavy in the rotation for me, not because they were local but because they kicked ass. Now, as an adult who’s made the decision to plant roots and ride it out here, Steve Ewing’s story of continued success in St. Louis is important to me.

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Lexy Panterra on Life and Love

Acclaimed independent artist Lexy Panterra discusses her lifelong struggle with Crohn’s disease, her Disney princess dream, and the time she accidentally left Shaq on Unread.

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Disney composer Greg Nicolett talks indie dev, randomness, and Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf

Potionomics composer Greg Nicolett discusses his work with Disney, how he learned the game composer’s process, and Shia LaBeouf’s unexpected influence on his career.

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Dyson Zone headphones will clean your air in exchange for your dignity

Dyson is apparently collapsing under the weight of its own genius.

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Disasterpeace and Casey Lucas-Quaid of Dinosaur Polo Club

Co-host Matt Hill enters the chat! Community manager Casey Lucas-Quaid and famed composer Rich Vreeland (AKA “Disasterpeace”) of Dino Polo Club hang out to discuss their hit indie games, Mini Metro and Mini Motorways. We discuss the Apple Arcade program, keeping the indie spirit alive, navigating Steam Workshop, and more.

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Fay and Martyn Maillardet of Imaginary Friends Games

Former Nintendo employees Fay and Martyn Maillardet call in to discuss life after the pro industry and the creation of their first proper indie release, Shindig.

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