Mike Schiller is a software engineer in Buffalo, NY who enjoys filling the free time he finds with media of any sort—music, movies, and lately, video games. Stepping into the role of PopMatters Multimedia editor in 2006 after having written music and game reviews for two years previous, he has renewed his passion for gaming to levels not seen since his fondly-remembered college days of ethernet-enabled dorm rooms and all-night Goldeneye marathons. His three children unconditionally approve of their father’s most recent set of obsessions.
Features
Friday, January 4 2008
David Bowie and the Crisis Pentalogy
The recently-released David Bowie Box documents the ten years or so before Bowie's heart attack, during which he worked his way through his midlife crisis.
Thursday, August 23 2007
Foo Fighters: The Colour and the Shape
For anyone who experienced the heyday of Nirvana, it's still surreal that the lanky, string-haired drummer is the guy who'd be on magazine covers and writing #1 rock radio hits 15 years later.
Thursday, July 6 2006
We Can Rebuild Him: Bionic Commando
Open-ended gameplay, environmental interactivity, bionic arms, and exploding Nazis... on the Nintendo Entertainment System? Mike Schiller explains why the old-school classic Bionic Commando had it all.
Tuesday, October 4 2005
Moon Musick: Coil's Musick to Play in the Dark
In which Schiller discovers beauty and majesty that he never thought possible in experimental electronic music.
Wednesday, May 4 2005
Akron/Family
Akron/Family creates a world of sonic pastiche so carefully crafted that the band had to develop their own philosophy/creed just to categorize it for themselves, and the result is a gorgeous and complicated exploration of song and sound.
Columns
Tuesday, November 11 2008
Retro-ing Games
The disparity in the approaches Capcom took to Mega Man 9 and Bionic Commando beg the question: what do we want out of a "retro" experience?
Wednesday, September 17 2008
But Where is the Art?
They might make you think, they might make you cringe, they might inspire revulsion or admiration, but are they "art"? A look at some borderline videogames.
Tuesday, June 3 2008
Zarathustra-speak
Let's set aside judging a game purely by the game play or plot, and analyze the actual experience of the game, instead.
Thursday, May 1 2008
The Game World / Real World Interface
"Interfacing" is Moving Pixels' way of taking a look at the tenuous relationship between the gaming world and the real world, and the awkwardness and enlightenment that the intersections between the two can achieve.
Reviews
Monday, February 6 2012
Nils Frahm: Felt
The felt itself is an additional instrument, a scrape of percussion as each key is played and released.
Wednesday, January 25 2012
100 Mile House: Hollow Ponds
Hollow Ponds is an album with a sort of self-assuredness, almost a contentedness, that makes it very easy to warm up to.
Monday, January 23 2012
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Original Soundtrack
It's nice to be able to listen to the soundtrack without the distraction of all that pesky, you know, gameplay.
Friday, January 20 2012
Mist: House
House is so of a piece that it passes quickly, almost unnoticed through the speakers.
Friday, January 13 2012
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
There is a surprising amount of beauty to be found in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7.
Nero: Welcome Reality [10.Jan.12]
Tony Bennett: The Classic Christmas Album [16.Dec.11]
Happy Feet Two [15.Dec.11]
Tetris Axis [14.Dec.11]
Demi Lovato: Unbroken [13.Dec.11]
Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland [9.Dec.11]
Gorillaz: The Singles Collection 2001-2011 [29.Nov.11]
Lords of Acid: Little Mighty Rabbit [21.Nov.11]
Rock of Ages [21.Nov.11]
Roots Manuva: 4everevolution [10.Nov.11]
Electric Six: Heartbeats and Brainwaves [8.Nov.11]
Cherri Bomb: Stark [30.Oct.11]
Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten [28.Oct.11]
Gigamesh: Gigamesh EP [24.Oct.11]
Radiant Silvergun [30.Sep.11]
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked [19.Sep.11]
ESRB Video Game Rating Search [14.Sep.11]
Baron Bane: LPTO [31.Aug.11]
'Fruit Ninja Kinect': Closing the Gap [31.Aug.11]
Disco Doom: Trux Reverb [21.Aug.11]
Let's Whisper: The Shortest Days [16.Aug.11]
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition [12.Aug.11]
Eprhyme: Dopestylevsky [11.Aug.11]
Xylos: Xylos [4.Aug.11]
F.E.A.R. 3 [29.Jul.11]
Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax [22.Jul.11]
Robotanists: Plans in Progress [20.Jul.11]
Deathsmiles IIX [11.Jul.11]
L.A. Noire [10.Jun.11]
AgesandAges: Alright, You Restless [3.Jun.11]
Eddie Vedder: Ukulele Songs [2.Jun.11]
Dels: GOB [23.May.11]
Yar's Revenge [23.May.11]
Moby: Destroyed [16.May.11]
'Squinkies' Brings Out the Inner Cynic [11.May.11]
'Pilotwings Resort': Flying on Potential [25.Apr.11]
Kreidler: Tank [22.Apr.11]
Boris and Merzbow: Klatter [20.Apr.11]
The Chemical Brothers: Hanna (Soundtrack) [19.Apr.11]
'Swarm' Wants You to Win No Matter What [13.Apr.11]
FM3: Chan Fang: Buddha Machine 3 [8.Apr.11]
Jekyll and Hyde [6.Apr.11]
Innerpartysystem: Never Be Content [31.Mar.11]
Merzbow: Merzbient [25.Mar.11]
Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll [16.Mar.11]
Death in June: Peaceful Snow/Lounge Corps [7.Mar.11]
Lovac: Apes of a Cold God [4.Mar.11]
The Insane Warrior: We Are the Doorways [1.Mar.11]
Beans: End It All [23.Feb.11]
Plants vs. Zombies (DS) [23.Feb.11]
Earth: Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 [22.Feb.11]
Covenant: Modern Ruin [15.Feb.11]
James Blunt: Some Kind of Trouble [7.Feb.11]
The Streets: Cyberspace and Reds [4.Feb.11]
ilomilo [28.Jan.11]
M.I.A.: ViCKi LEEKX [21.Jan.11]
MicroBot [21.Jan.11]
Bakugan: Defenders of the Core [7.Jan.11]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 [1.Dec.10]
Leona Anderson: Music to Suffer By [17.Nov.10]
Rock of the Dead [15.Nov.10]
We Love: We Love [11.Nov.10]
Hidden Orchestra: Night Walks [11.Nov.10]
Killing Joke: Absolute Dissent [2.Nov.10]
Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City [29.Oct.10]
aKido: Gamechanger [21.Oct.10]
Tricky: Mixed Race [5.Oct.10]
Halo: Reach [1.Oct.10]
Various Artists: Ninja Tune XX [20.Sep.10]
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies [20.Sep.10]
Shank [17.Sep.10]
Snark Busters: Welcome to the Club [8.Sep.10]
This Piano Plays Itself: As the House... [6.Sep.10]
'Rhythm Zone' Is a Little Too Easy to Forget [3.Sep.10]
Napoo: Napoo [18.Aug.10]
Reboot: Shunyata [17.Aug.10]
Deathsmiles [16.Aug.10]
Transformers: War for Cybertron [6.Aug.10]
El-P: Weareallgoingtoburninhell Megamixxx3 [4.Aug.10]
Recoil: Selected [3.Aug.10]
Ed Kowalczyk: Alive [27.Jul.10]
Future Sound of London: Environments 3 [9.Jul.10]
Katzenjammer: Le Pop [6.Jul.10]
Green Day: Rock Band [2.Jul.10]
Nice Nice: Extra Wow [1.Jul.10]
Eminem: Recovery [22.Jun.10]
Trauma Team [21.Jun.10]
Record of Agarest War [18.Jun.10]
BLK JKS: ZOL! [6.Jun.10]
The Futureheads: The Chaos [1.Jun.10]
Matzak: Bring Me the Moon [31.May.10]
Stone Temple Pilots: Stone Temple Pilots [25.May.10]
Various Artists: eXpo [24.May.10]
Krokus: Hoodoo [21.May.10]
Poirier: Running High [17.May.10]
UNKLE: Where Did the Night Fall [14.May.10]
Univox: Univox [10.May.10]
3D Dot Game Heroes [10.May.10]
Final Fantasy XIII [7.May.10]
MC Frontalot: Zero Day [5.May.10]
Flobots: Survival Story [27.Apr.10]
Aqualung: Magnetic North [21.Apr.10]
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim: Here Lies Love [5.Apr.10]
Ragnarok DS [5.Apr.10]
RJD2: The Colossus [2.Apr.10]
Scene It? Twilight [2.Apr.10]
Autechre: Oversteps [1.Apr.10]
Chew Lips: Unicorn [25.Mar.10]
Shiren the Wanderer [8.Mar.10]
Eluvium: Similes [5.Mar.10]
Carrie Newcomer: Before & After [26.Feb.10]
InLove: Stories [9.Feb.10]
Torchlight [8.Feb.10]
Guitar Hero: Van Halen [5.Feb.10]
The Album Leaf: A Chorus of Storytellers [2.Feb.10]
Blockhead: The Music Scene [22.Jan.10]
Tony Hawk: Ride [18.Jan.10]
The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun [18.Jan.10]
Band Hero [15.Jan.10]
The Mother Hips: Pacific Dust [14.Dec.09]
Spore Hero [7.Dec.09]
Where the Wild Things Are [25.Nov.09]
Quantec: Cauldron Subsidence [23.Nov.09]
DJ Hero [20.Nov.09]
Ray Charles: The Spirit of Christmas [18.Nov.09]
Katsen: It Hertz! [12.Nov.09]
Rival Consoles: IO [27.Oct.09]
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 [23.Oct.09]
Squarepusher: Solo Electric Bass 1 [21.Oct.09]
Ethernet: 144 Pulsations of Light [20.Oct.09]
Andrew W.K.: 55 Cadillac [15.Oct.09]
Trine [12.Oct.09]
The Hardy Boys: Treasure on the Tracks [28.Sep.09]
Rubik: Dada Bandits [24.Sep.09]
Nurse with Wound: The Surveillance Lounge [21.Sep.09]
Signer: Next We Bring You the Fire [20.Sep.09]
Guitar Hero 5 [14.Sep.09]
Sudoku Ball Detective [9.Sep.09]
Johan: 4 [1.Sep.09]
Mellowdrone: Angry Bear [30.Aug.09]
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs [30.Aug.09]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [17.Aug.09]
Kronos Quartet: Floodplain [7.Aug.09]
CéU: Vagarosa [6.Aug.09]
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits [24.Jul.09]
Our Lady Peace: Burn Burn [22.Jul.09]
Red Faction: Guerrilla [10.Jul.09]
Moby: Wait for Me [8.Jul.09]
Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper [6.Jul.09]
The Crystal Method: Divided By Night [23.Jun.09]
Klonoa [19.Jun.09]
Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. [11.Jun.09]
Sword of the Stars: Ultimate Collection [8.Jun.09]
Franz Ferdinand: Blood [3.Jun.09]
M. Nahadr: EclecticIsM [2.Jun.09]
Tiga: Ciao! [2.Jun.09]
Jason Lytle: Yours Truly, the Commuter [21.May.09]
Tori Amos: Abnormally Attracted to Sin [20.May.09]
Monsters vs. Aliens [18.May.09]
Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection [11.May.09]
Thunderheist: Thunderheist [8.May.09]
Xrabit + DMG$: Hello World [26.Apr.09]
101-in-1 Explosive Megamix [20.Apr.09]
Zombie Nation: Zombielicious [15.Apr.09]
KMFDM: Blitz [31.Mar.09]
Trackmania DS [23.Mar.09]
Lord of the Rings: Conquest [13.Mar.09]
Ultimate Shooting Collection [2.Mar.09]
Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ [4.Feb.09]
Enigma: Seven Lives Many Faces [3.Feb.09]
Various Artists: Johnny Cash Remixed [29.Jan.09]
Ohgr: Devils in My Details [12.Dec.08]
Guitar Hero World Tour [8.Dec.08]
pH10: Well Connected [24.Nov.08]
Crash: Mind Over Mutant [10.Nov.08]
The Cure: 4:13 Dream [28.Oct.08]
David Bowie: iSelect [24.Oct.08]
Aqualung: Words and Music [23.Oct.08]
Merz: Presume Too Much [17.Oct.08]
The Legendary Pink Dots: Plutonium Blonde [14.Oct.08]
Klangwart: Stadtlandfluss [10.Oct.08]
Antony & the Johnsons: Another World [6.Oct.08]
Little League World Series Baseball 2008 [3.Oct.08]
Ben Folds: Way to Normal [30.Sep.08]
Dracula: Origin [24.Sep.08]
The Streets: Everything Is Borrowed [15.Sep.08]
The Immortals of Terra [10.Sep.08]
Nurse With Wound: Huffin' Rag Blues [27.Aug.08]
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars [20.Aug.08]
The Sony Mylo COM-2 [4.Aug.08]
Guitar Hero: On Tour [28.Jul.08]
Deca Sports [14.Jul.08]
Kung Fu Panda [9.Jul.08]
Haale: No Ceiling [11.Jun.08]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games [9.Jun.08]
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES [2.Jun.08]
Scald: Fluke [28.May.08]
Brooke Fraser: Albertine [27.May.08]
Ming & Ping: Causeway Army [13.May.08]
Walk the Line [12.May.08]
Cirkus: Laylower [12.May.08]
Nine Inch Nails: The Slip [9.May.08]
Kamera: Resurrection [22.Apr.08]
AGF: Words Are Missing [22.Apr.08]
Michael Gordon / Alarm Will Sound: Van Gogh [15.Apr.08]
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who [11.Apr.08]
The Residents: The Voice of Midnight [4.Apr.08]
Nicky Click: I'm On My Cell Phone [27.Mar.08]
My Horse & Me [26.Mar.08]
Gregor Tresher: A Thousand Nights [20.Mar.08]
Bauhaus: Go Away White [19.Mar.08]
Decomposure: Vertical Lines A [14.Mar.08]
Kate Walsh: Tim's House [13.Mar.08]
Love Spirals Downwards: Idylls [11.Mar.08]
Chairs in the Arno: File Folder [11.Mar.08]
Mario Party DS [7.Mar.08]
Pretendo: II [6.Mar.08]
Into the Wild [5.Mar.08]
Supreme Beings of Leisure: 11i [25.Feb.08]
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters [20.Feb.08]
Euphon: A Brief History of the Future [15.Feb.08]
British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music? [13.Feb.08]
VCV: 3753 Cruithne [4.Feb.08]
Natasha Bedingfield: Pocketful of Sunshine [1.Feb.08]
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2 [30.Jan.08]
soso: Tinfoil on the Windows [30.Jan.08]
Theory Hazit: Extra Credit [29.Jan.08]
Jonny Greenwood: There Will Be Blood [28.Jan.08]
Buzz! The Mega Quiz [25.Jan.08]
Coburn: Coburn [24.Jan.08]
Tom Middleton: Lifetracks [23.Jan.08]
Vitus [21.Jan.08]
Innerpartysystem: The Download EP [16.Jan.08]
Flipper Critters [9.Jan.08]
Kim Hiorthøy: My Last Day [3.Jan.08]
Sigur Rós: Heima [DVD] [18.Dec.07]
Lego Fever [14.Dec.07]
Alter Ego: Why Not?! [13.Dec.07]
Various Artists: Soundboy Punishments [12.Dec.07]
Jars of Clay: Christmas Songs [5.Dec.07]
Dean Martin: Christmas with Dino [3.Dec.07]
Dancing with the Stars [28.Nov.07]
Ratatouille [27.Nov.07]
Various Artists: Christmas with the Rat Pack [27.Nov.07]
Super Mario Galaxy [26.Nov.07]
Tony Bennett: Snowfall [21.Nov.07]
Ratatouille [20.Nov.07]
Dirty Sound System: Dirty Space Disco [12.Nov.07]
Jay-Z: American Gangster [9.Nov.07]
Lisa Gerrard: The Best of Lisa Gerrard [8.Nov.07]
Hyperbubble: Airbrushed Alibis [7.Nov.07]
DJ Alibi: One Day [5.Nov.07]
Dälek: Deadverse Massive Vol. 1 [30.Oct.07]
Britney Spears: Blackout [29.Oct.07]
A.R.E. Weapons: Modern Mayhem [29.Oct.07]
Odd Nosdam: Level Live Wires [23.Oct.07]
Luke Temple: Snowbeast [22.Oct.07]
Tesla: Real to Reel [18.Oct.07]
Alog: Amateur [11.Oct.07]
ATB: Trilogy [9.Oct.07]
KMFDM: Tohuvabohu [5.Oct.07]
KT Tunstall: Drastic Fantastic [4.Oct.07]
Def Tex: Thanks But No Thanks [28.Sep.07]
Us3: Say What!? [27.Sep.07]
rhacp [20.Sep.07]
108: A New Beat From a Dead Heart [10.Sep.07]
Offside [10.Sep.07]
Rabbit in the Moon: Decade [DVD] [7.Sep.07]
Project Jenny, Project Jan: XOXOXOXOXO [6.Sep.07]
Brain Age 2 [4.Sep.07]
Angels of Light: We Are Him [30.Aug.07]
Digitalism: Idealism [24.Aug.07]
Au: Au [20.Aug.07]
PTV3: Hell is Invisible…Heaven is Her/e [16.Aug.07]
Ozma: Pasadena [14.Aug.07]
Strategy: Future Rock [10.Aug.07]
Svoy: Eclectric [8.Aug.07]
Apparat: Walls [2.Aug.07]
Veil Veil Vanish: Into a New Mausoleum [1.Aug.07]
Moka Only: Vermilion [31.Jul.07]
Nico Muhly: Speaks Volumes [30.Jul.07]
The Young Gods: Super Ready / Fragmenté [26.Jul.07]
The Last Mimzy (2007) [24.Jul.07]
Guitar: Dealin with Signal and Noise [23.Jul.07]
U2: The DVD Collectors Box [DVD] [18.Jul.07]
Thilges: La Double Absence [17.Jul.07]
Kiko Navarro: Perceptions of Pacha [12.Jul.07]
Smashing Pumpkins: Zeitgeist [9.Jul.07]
Tiësto: Elements of Life [6.Jul.07]
Gudrun Gut: I Put a Record On [29.Jun.07]
Tomahawk: Anonymous [27.Jun.07]
Bunny: Play to My Own Tune [26.Jun.07]
Beastie Boys: The Mix-Up [26.Jun.07]
Mark Ronson: Version [25.Jun.07]
Fridge: The Sun [20.Jun.07]
The Polyphonic Spree: The Fragile Army [19.Jun.07]
Glint: Mode to Joy [19.Jun.07]
Satanicpornocultshop: .aiff Skull [6.Jun.07]
Noctorum: Offer the Light [31.May.07]
Vandaveer: Grace & Speed [31.May.07]
Yvat: Chroma [30.May.07]
Throbbing Gristle: Part Two: The Endless Not [18.May.07]
Alias: Collected Remixes [16.May.07]
Mnemic: Passenger [15.May.07]
Sage Francis: Human the Death Dance [10.May.07]
Static of the Gods: Cycles Follow Signs [9.May.07]
The Loop: Season One [9.May.07]
Lumines Plus [7.May.07]
Xbxrx: Wars [7.May.07]
Kilo: Kilo [2.May.07]
Sia: Lady Croissant [2.May.07]
Vega4: You and Others [16.Apr.07]
Ollo: The If If [13.Apr.07]
Timbaland: Shock Value [12.Apr.07]
Super Paper Mario [9.Apr.07]
Fort Knox Five: Reminted [5.Apr.07]
Naked: Lets Get Naked…and Start a Revolution [4.Apr.07]
Minmae: 835 [3.Apr.07]
Post Industrial Boys: Trauma [2.Apr.07]
Roxette: A Collection of Roxette Hits [30.Mar.07]
Hella: Theres No 666 in Outer Space [26.Mar.07]
Panacea: Ink is My Drink [22.Mar.07]
Laibach: Divided States of America [DVD] [21.Mar.07]
Zoodrive: Not Fully Medicated [21.Mar.07]
Maps: Start Something [12.Mar.07]
Football Mogul 2007 [12.Mar.07]
Radicalfashion: Odori [8.Mar.07]
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles [2.Mar.07]
Bloc Party: A Weekend in the City [22.Feb.07]
Tia Carrera: self-titled [16.Feb.07]
Laibach: Volk [16.Feb.07]
Tor Lundvall: Empty City [15.Feb.07]
Dead Voices on Air: From Labrador to Madagascar [12.Feb.07]
Copeland: Eat, Sleep, Repeat [12.Feb.07]
Gaming by Alexander R. Galloway [9.Feb.07]
Deerhunter: Cryptograms [8.Feb.07]
The Penny Loafers: Quicksand [7.Feb.07]
Tor Lundvall: Yule [6.Feb.07]
Teitur: Stay Under the Stars [5.Feb.07]
Gescom: MiniDisc [24.Jan.07]
Sparta: Threes [23.Jan.07]
Eliot Morris: Whats Mine is Yours [19.Jan.07]
Glow Worm [17.Jan.07]
The Panic Channel: (ONe) [17.Jan.07]
2 Bit Pie: 2 Pie Island [17.Jan.07]
Of Montreal: Satanic Twins [15.Jan.07]
Thumbtack Smoothie: Fall Back [9.Jan.07]
Johan: THX JHN [4.Jan.07]
Sister Hazel: Absolutely [3.Jan.07]
Incubus: Light Grenades [3.Jan.07]
Various Artists: Jukebox Buddha [21.Dec.06]
Seht: The Green Morning [20.Dec.06]
Tony Lucca: Canyon Songs [19.Dec.06]
Faithless: 3D [18.Dec.06]
The Crash: Pony Ride [12.Dec.06]
Snoop Dogg: Tha Blue Carpet Treatment [4.Dec.06]
FM3 and Dou Wei: Hou Guan Yin [29.Nov.06]
Darc Mind: Symptomatic of a Greater Ill [29.Nov.06]
Two Five: Who is Two Five [28.Nov.06]
Rock Star Supernova: Rock Star Supernova [28.Nov.06]
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones [27.Nov.06]
Swollen Members: Black Magic [22.Nov.06]
Inca Ore: The Birds in the Bushes [21.Nov.06]
Hotspur: Beta [19.Nov.06]
The You: For the Masses [15.Nov.06]
Autovaughn: Space [13.Nov.06]
Zea: Insert Parallel Universe [9.Nov.06]
Tears for Fears: Gold [6.Nov.06]
Yip-Yip: In the Reptile House [6.Nov.06]
Fuckpony: Children of Love [3.Nov.06]
Chingy: Hoodstar [2.Nov.06]
Steril: Realism [1.Nov.06]
Headman: On [30.Oct.06]
Trivium: The Crusade [25.Oct.06]
Wordburglar: Burglaritis [19.Oct.06]
Polyphonic: Abstract Data Ark [18.Oct.06]
Harper Lee: He Holds a Flame [17.Oct.06]
Uton: Mystery Revolution [17.Oct.06]
Crackhaus: Spells Disaster... [12.Oct.06]
Massiv in Mensch: Klang der Unterblichkeit [9.Oct.06]
Dan Bern: Breathe [6.Oct.06]
Boy Eats Drum Machine: Pleasure [2.Oct.06]
Mr. Tube and the Flying Objects: Listen Up [29.Sep.06]
The Penny Loafers: Side A [26.Sep.06]
Akron/Family: Meek Warrior [26.Sep.06]
Alien Ant Farm: Up in the Attic [26.Sep.06]
Sleepthief: The Dawnseeker [25.Sep.06]
Alias & Tarsier: Plane That Draws a White Line [22.Sep.06]
The Never: Antarctica [21.Sep.06]
Sublime: Sublime [15.Sep.06]
Rasmus Møbius: Medicine Walk [14.Sep.06]
Helios: Eingya [13.Sep.06]
The Mars Volta: Amputechture [13.Sep.06]
Mint: Magnetism [12.Sep.06]
Lotterboys: Animalia [8.Sep.06]
Super Dragon Ball Z [7.Sep.06]
Audioslave: Revelations [7.Sep.06]
Psalm One: The Death of Frequent Flyer [6.Sep.06]
Orbit Service: Songs of Eta Carinae [5.Sep.06]
Darker My Love: Darker My Love [31.Aug.06]
The Slow Signal Fade: Steady [30.Aug.06]
Pan•American: For Waiting, for Chasing [28.Aug.06]
Sumo: The Danceband [24.Aug.06]
Jandek: What Else Does the Time Mean [22.Aug.06]
Hoobastank: Every Man for Himself [18.Aug.06]
Zox: The Wait [15.Aug.06]
Rachael Sage: The Blistering Sun [14.Aug.06]
Ani DiFranco: Reprieve [9.Aug.06]
The Polkaholics: Polka Über Alles [8.Aug.06]
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Bricolages [4.Aug.06]
Super Monkey Ball Adventure [4.Aug.06]
The Class of 98: Touch This and Die [3.Aug.06]
Powerman 5000: Destroy What You Enjoy [2.Aug.06]
Tony Bennett: Through the Years [20.Jul.06]
Lisa Germano: In the Maybe World [18.Jul.06]
Cex: Actual Fucking [17.Jul.06]
Cars [14.Jul.06]
The Buttless Chaps: Where Night Holds Light [11.Jul.06]
Camille: Le Fil [5.Jul.06]
Keane: Under the Iron Sea [22.Jun.06]
Codec & Flexor: Killermachine [16.Jun.06]
Klimek: Music to Fall Asleep [14.Jun.06]
Sofa Surfers: Sofa Surfers [12.Jun.06]
Prototypes: Prototypes [9.Jun.06]
Tolcha: Gestalt [6.Jun.06]
Mugison: Little Trip [2.Jun.06]
Peeping Tom: Peeping Tom [31.May.06]
Sophie Barker: Earthbound [30.May.06]
Smoosh: Free to Stay [30.May.06]
Phoenix: Its Never Been Like That [25.May.06]
Moov: The Arrivant Volume 1 [12.May.06]
Lansing-Dreiden: The Dividing Island [11.May.06]
Smoking Popes: At Metro [4.May.06]
Guitar: Tokyo [2.May.06]
Shalabi Effect: Unfortunately [26.Apr.06]
Super XX Man: X [25.Apr.06]
CacheFlowe: Automate Everything [20.Apr.06]
Gotan Project: Lunático [13.Apr.06]
Rah Bras: WHOHM [11.Apr.06]
Edwin McCain: Lost in America [10.Apr.06]
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Steril: 400 Years of Electronic Music [31.Mar.06]
Juvenile: Reality Check [28.Mar.06]
Mclusky: Mcluskyism [24.Mar.06]
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones: The Hidden Land [24.Mar.06]
Ursula 1000: Here Comes Tomorrow [22.Mar.06]
Liars: Drum's Not Dead [20.Mar.06]
Hush: Bulletproof [16.Mar.06]
Revolting Cocks: Cocked and Loaded [15.Mar.06]
Various Artists: Futurism Aint Shit to Me 2 [13.Mar.06]
Ghostigital: In Cod We Trust [9.Mar.06]
The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit: An A to Z Lexicon of Empty, Enraging, and Just Plain Stupid Of [7.Mar.06]
Appareil: Judas Kiss [28.Feb.06]
Sevendust: Next [27.Feb.06]
William Orbit: Hello Waveforms [24.Feb.06]
Prefuse 73: Security Screenings [21.Feb.06]
Part 2: Live from the Breadline [20.Feb.06]
Quio: Like Oooh [17.Feb.06]
Yellowcard: Lights and Sounds [16.Feb.06]
Coldcut: Sound Mirrors [15.Feb.06]
Sia: Colour the Small One [30.Jan.06]
Shakeyface: Bicycle Day Boogaloo [25.Jan.06]
Sarah McLachlan: Bloom Remix Album [17.Jan.06]
Horrorpops: Bring it On! [16.Jan.06]
Cat Power: The Greatest [16.Jan.06]
Prince Paul: Hip Hop Gold Dust [6.Jan.06]
INXS: Switch [4.Jan.06]
Blockhead: Downtown Science [3.Jan.06]
The Prodigy: Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005 [23.Dec.05]
Ms. Dynamite: Judgement Days [21.Dec.05]
Robbie Williams: Intensive Care [15.Dec.05]
Clapan: 21st Century Lullaby [13.Dec.05]
Steve Dawson: Sweet is the Anchor [12.Dec.05]
Martin Sexton: Camp Holiday [9.Dec.05]
U2: Vertigo 2005: Live from Chicago [DVD] [8.Dec.05]
Nelly: Sweatsuit [5.Dec.05]
LD & the New Criticism: Tragic Realism [1.Dec.05]
Jesus Jones: Live at the Marquee [DVD] [21.Nov.05]
Kid Icarus: The Metal West [15.Nov.05]
Pilotdrift: Water Sphere [15.Nov.05]
Little Plastic Pilots: Little Plastic Pilots [14.Nov.05]
Aphrodite: Overdrive [10.Nov.05]
Meat Beat Manifesto: Off-Centre [8.Nov.05]
Bloodhound Gang: Hefty Fine [7.Nov.05]
FM3: Buddha Machine [1.Nov.05]
AFX: Hangable Auto Bulb [28.Oct.05]
John Arnold: Style and Pattern [26.Oct.05]
Bush: Zen X Four [DVD] [21.Oct.05]
Echo Depth Finders: The City of Dolls [19.Oct.05]
Conjure One: Extraordinary Ways [13.Oct.05]
Kid 606: Resilience [12.Oct.05]
311: Don't Tread on Me [11.Oct.05]
Cold: A Different Kind of Pain [4.Oct.05]
Morcheeba: The Antidote [29.Sep.05]
Barbez: Insignificance [28.Sep.05]
David Gray: Life in Slow Motion [27.Sep.05]
Various Artists: Latin Travels 2 [23.Sep.05]
Decomposure: At Home and Unaffected [22.Sep.05]
Horace X: Strategy [21.Sep.05]
Our Lady Peace: Healthy in Paranoid Times [20.Sep.05]
Josh Joplin: Jaywalker [19.Sep.05]
Cranes: Particles and Waves [14.Sep.05]
Peter Grummich: Switch Off the Soap Opera [10.Aug.05]
Felix Laband: Dark Days Exit [9.Aug.05]
ZZZZ: Palm Reader [4.Aug.05]
Luke Vibert: Lover's Acid [28.Jul.05]
Luke Temple: Hold a Match for a Gasoline World [21.Jul.05]
Eminem: The Anger Management Tour [DVD] [19.Jul.05]
Vast Aire and Mighty Mi: The Best Damn Rap Show [13.Jul.05]
Felt: Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet [12.Jul.05]
Kanda: All the Good Meetings Are Taken [11.Jul.05]
The Planet The: You Absorb My Vision [7.Jul.05]
Foo Fighters: In Your Honor [29.Jun.05]
Kraftwerk: Minimum-Maximum [24.Jun.05]
C-Rayz Walz: Year of the Beast [23.Jun.05]
33Hz: 33Hz [21.Jun.05]
The Orange Peels: Circling the Sun [17.Jun.05]
Hater: The 2nd [15.Jun.05]
Static-X: Start a War [13.Jun.05]
Negativland: No Business [10.Jun.05]
COH: 0397 Post Pop [9.Jun.05]
Cex: Know Doubt [7.Jun.05]
Gorillaz: Demon Days [26.May.05]
The Perishers: Let There Be Morning [20.May.05]
Nine Inch Nails: With Teeth [18.May.05]
Melk: Sports [16.May.05]
Ben Folds: Songs for Silverman [13.May.05]
Plate Fork Knife Spoon: self-titled [29.Apr.05]
Sole: Live from Rome [28.Apr.05]
Jane: Berserker [27.Apr.05]
Will Smith: Lost and Found [22.Apr.05]
War Against Sleep: Borderline Personality [15.Apr.05]
Motormark: Chrome Tape [12.Apr.05]
Jack Johnson: In Between Dreams [8.Apr.05]
Aqualung: Strange and Beautiful [7.Apr.05]
My Way My Love: Hypnotic Suggestion: 01 [4.Apr.05]
Jarboe: A Mystery of Faith [1.Apr.05]
The Dissociatives: self-titled [31.Mar.05]
hEADaCHE: Fully Automated: The hEADaCHE re:mixes [29.Mar.05]
Jennifer Lopez: Rebirth [18.Mar.05]
Kelli Ali: Psychic Cat [17.Feb.05]
Die Warzau: Convenience [10.Feb.05]
Jarboe: Anhedoniac [9.Feb.05]
Mix Master Mike: Bangzilla [7.Feb.05]
Amethystium: Evermind [25.Jan.05]
Downtown: self-titled [24.Jan.05]
Weapon of Choice: Color Me Funky [12.Jan.05]
Ministry: Early Trax [5.Jan.05]
Múm: Dusk Log [4.Jan.05]
William Shatner: Has Been [10.Nov.04]
Rah Bras: EPS [20.Sep.04]
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Monday, December 20 2010
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Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection (Consuming Consumables) [8.Dec.09]
My World My Way (Consuming Consumables) [8.Dec.09]
Trackmania DS (Consuming Consumables) [1.Dec.09]
On the Creation of a Successful Trailer (Moving Pixels) [8.Jun.09]
Nintendo's Niceness Problem (Moving Pixels) [4.Jun.09]
Locked Content: The Wrong Approach to a Pre-Order Bonus (Moving Pixels) [29.May.09]
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TWiG 2009-04-27: Finally, the Claws Come Out (Moving Pixels) [27.Apr.09]
TWiG 2009-04-20: When the Name Defines the Game (Moving Pixels) [20.Apr.09]
The Race for a New Game Machine: Eight is Beautiful (Book Review, Part 2) (Moving Pixels) [17.Apr.09]
TWiG 2009-04-13: But Who's Collecting It? (Moving Pixels) [13.Apr.09]
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The Race for a New Game Machine: The Hardware/Software Conflict (Book Review, Part 1) (Moving Pixels) [12.Mar.09]
TWiG 2009-03-09: All Around Me Are Familiar Faces... (Moving Pixels) [8.Mar.09]
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TWiG 2009-02-22: 50 Cent and the Kingdom of the Diamond Skull (Moving Pixels) [23.Feb.09]
The Fake News, Courtesy of Rockstar Games (video) (Mixed Media) [19.Feb.09]
Puzzle Quest: Embracing the Dissonance (Moving Pixels) [19.Feb.09]
TWiG 2009-02-09: Riding the Wind on a Rose Petal (Moving Pixels) [9.Feb.09]
TWiG 2009-02-02: In Drought, We Look to Parody (Moving Pixels) [2.Feb.09]
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TWiG 2009-01-19: Old Shooters Made New (Moving Pixels) [18.Jan.09]
Why Gears 2's Story Works (Moving Pixels) [9.Jan.09]
RIP EGM (Moving Pixels) [8.Jan.09]
TWiG 2009-01-05: What a Way to Start a Year (Moving Pixels) [5.Jan.09]
Dr. Seuss Lives on in World of Goo (Moving Pixels) [30.Dec.08]
The Zendesk FM3 Buddha Machine Wall (Moving Pixels) [24.Dec.08]
Looking for a Banana Pepper Martini? (Moving Pixels) [23.Dec.08]
TWiG 2008-12-22: A Very Quiet Happy Holidays (Moving Pixels) [22.Dec.08]
The Escapist: It's Not Just for Zero Punctuation! (Moving Pixels) [17.Dec.08]
Sam & Max / Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (Consuming Consumables) [15.Dec.08]
HEADPLAY Personal Cinema System (Consuming Consumables) [13.Dec.08]
Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (Consuming Consumables) [11.Dec.08]
World of Goo (Consuming Consumables) [9.Dec.08]
TWiG 2008-12-08: I Hear They Don't Shoot Themselves in the Head in This One (Moving Pixels) [7.Dec.08]
Active Life: Outdoor Challenge (Consuming Consumables) [7.Dec.08]
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Consuming Consumables) [5.Dec.08]
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party (Consuming Consumables) [4.Dec.08]
Neopets Puzzle Adventure (Consuming Consumables) [1.Dec.08]
TWiG 2008-12-01: Prince of Persia Steals the Throne (Moving Pixels) [1.Dec.08]
Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy (Consuming Consumables) [30.Nov.08]
Rock Band 2 Special Edition Bundle (Consuming Consumables) [26.Nov.08]
PlayStation 3 160GB Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Pack (Consuming Consumables) [25.Nov.08]
TWiG 2008-11-24: How About Some Retro With Your Turkey? (Moving Pixels) [24.Nov.08]
TWiG 2008-11-17: The Abbreviated Version... (Moving Pixels) [17.Nov.08]
TWiG 2008-11-09: Call In Sick Week (Moving Pixels) [10.Nov.08]
TWiG 2008-11-03: It's Shooter Sequel Week! (Moving Pixels) [3.Nov.08]
TWiG 2008-10-27: Hello, PS3! (Moving Pixels) [27.Oct.08]
TWiG 2008-10-20: The Return of Pretty Much Everything (Moving Pixels) [20.Oct.08]
TWiG 2008-10-13: Has There Ever Been a Genre That You Just Don't Get? (Moving Pixels) [13.Oct.08]
TWiG 2008-10-06: LucasArts Branches Out (Moving Pixels) [6.Oct.08]
TWiG 2008-09-29: Another Go with the Hedgehog (Moving Pixels) [29.Sep.08]
TWiG 2008-09-22: The Established vs. The Innovative (Moving Pixels) [22.Sep.08]
TWiG 2008-09-14: The Force Unveiled (Moving Pixels) [15.Sep.08]
TWiG 2008-09-08: The Return of the Rock (Moving Pixels) [8.Sep.08]
TWiG 2008-09-01: The Coming of the Spore (Moving Pixels) [1.Sep.08]
TWiG 2008-08-25: A Week with the Shovel (Moving Pixels) [25.Aug.08]
TWiG 2008-08-18: Ratchet and Clank - The Faces of Sony? (Moving Pixels) [18.Aug.08]
TWiG 2008-08-11: Madden or a Bionic Arm? (Moving Pixels) [11.Aug.08]
TWiG 2008-08-04: At Least My Daughter's Excited (Moving Pixels) [4.Aug.08]
Dual Analog Shooters Go Commando (Moving Pixels) [1.Aug.08]
TWiG 2008-07-28: Yoda vs. the Dodecahedron (Moving Pixels) [28.Jul.08]
The Bright Side of E3 (Moving Pixels) [24.Jul.08]
The Question of Challenge (or the Lack Thereof) in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Moving Pixels) [23.Jul.08]
TWiG 2008-07-21: The E3 Hangover (Moving Pixels) [21.Jul.08]
TWiG 2008-07-14: E3 Week! (Moving Pixels) [14.Jul.08]
At the Bottom of the Uncanny Valley, Volume 1: Gordon Ramsay (Moving Pixels) [11.Jul.08]
The Joy of the Vintage Shop (Moving Pixels) [10.Jul.08]
TWiG 2008-07-07: Revolutionizing the Dog Days (Moving Pixels) [7.Jul.08]
Mystified by the Cult of Chrono Trigger (Moving Pixels) [2.Jul.08]
The Week in Games: Like a Surgeon (Hey!) (Moving Pixels) [30.Jun.08]
TWiG 2008-06-23: The Spoils of Summer (Moving Pixels) [23.Jun.08]
TWiG 2008-06-16: The Retro in a Candy Shell (Moving Pixels) [15.Jun.08]
Jack Thompson Finds Rock Bottom (Moving Pixels) [11.Jun.08]
TWiG 2008-06-09: The Snake Returns...a Little Older, Just as Badass (Moving Pixels) [9.Jun.08]
TWiG 2008-06-02: The Ninja Returns! (Moving Pixels) [2.Jun.08]
TWiG 2008-05-26: What's in a Name? (Moving Pixels) [26.May.08]
The Power of the Meta (Moving Pixels) [23.May.08]
Indie Spotlight: Debrysis (Moving Pixels) [21.May.08]
TWiG 2008-05-19: The Tale of the Lonely Portable (Moving Pixels) [19.May.08]
A Four-Leaf Clover Goes Platinum (Moving Pixels) [16.May.08]
Seen Any Good Trailers Lately? (Moving Pixels) [13.May.08]
TWiG 2008-05-12: Enter the Drones (Moving Pixels) [12.May.08]
WiiWare Cometh! (Moving Pixels) [9.May.08]
Do You Miss the Pencil and Paper? (Moving Pixels) [7.May.08]
TWiG 2008-05-05: Like Jenga, But With More Explosions (Moving Pixels) [5.May.08]
Why We Can't All Just Get Along (Moving Pixels) [2.May.08]
Guitar Hero's Branches Turn to Twigs (Moving Pixels) [1.May.08]
Re-Evaluating the Wii Wheel (Moving Pixels) [30.Apr.08]
TWiG 2008-04-28: As If There's a Choice (Moving Pixels) [28.Apr.08]
Can Korn Help Sell a Game? (Moving Pixels) [25.Apr.08]
Perhaps the Nadir of the Speed Run Phenomenon (Moving Pixels) [24.Apr.08]
Soon Parted, or Soon to Arrive? (Moving Pixels) [23.Apr.08]
TWiG 2008-04-21: We Need a New Acronym! (Moving Pixels) [21.Apr.08]
Searching for the Next Wii Sports (Moving Pixels) [18.Apr.08]
Navigating the Sell Out: Jason Rohrer's "Idealism" (Moving Pixels) [17.Apr.08]
A Baseball Experience for the Ex-Core (Moving Pixels) [16.Apr.08]
TWiG 2008-04-14: Another Old Game Captures Our Attention (Moving Pixels) [14.Apr.08]
A Bucket of Chicken With a Side of Guilt (Moving Pixels) [11.Apr.08]
Swag Tells a Story (Moving Pixels) [9.Apr.08]
TWiG 2008-04-07: Rediscovering Bullet Hell (Moving Pixels) [7.Apr.08]
The Most Disturbing Thing I've Seen This Week (Moving Pixels) [4.Apr.08]
Wii for Women and the Gaming Gender Divide (Moving Pixels) [3.Apr.08]
Gyruss and the Art of the Arcade Port (Moving Pixels) [2.Apr.08]
TWiG 2008-03-31: Slim Pickings (Moving Pixels) [31.Mar.08]
Grand Theft Auto Goes...Social? (Moving Pixels) [28.Mar.08]
An Axis of Evil to Get Behind (Moving Pixels) [27.Mar.08]
A Cure for the Itch (Moving Pixels) [26.Mar.08]
TWiG 2008-03-24: The Appeal of the Unknown (Moving Pixels) [24.Mar.08]
Hii is Risen! (Moving Pixels) [21.Mar.08]
Learning to Dance for Flannigan's Ball (Moving Pixels) [20.Mar.08]
Analyzing State of Massachusetts House Bill 1423 (Moving Pixels) [19.Mar.08]
Surfin' the Sound Waves (Moving Pixels) [17.Mar.08]
TWiG 2008-03-17: Diary-Writing Ninjas in Vegas (Moving Pixels) [17.Mar.08]
Welcome to Moving Pixels! (Moving Pixels) [14.Mar.08]
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Mutant Storm Empire Xbox Live Arcade (Xbox 360) [$10.00] (Consuming Consumables) [17.Dec.07]
American Idol Talent Challenge [$49.99] (Consuming Consumables) [13.Dec.07]
Sam & Max: Season 1 - PC [$29.99] (Consuming Consumables) [11.Dec.07]
Guitar Hero III - Xbox 360 / Wii / PlayStation 3 [$99.99] (Consuming Consumables) [9.Dec.07]
Jars of Clay - Christmas Songs [$17.98] (Consuming Consumables) [9.Dec.07]
Fishing Master - Wii [$29.99] (Consuming Consumables) [7.Dec.07]
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - Nintendo DS [$29.99] (Consuming Consumables) [6.Dec.07]
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Crysis - PC [$49.99] (Consuming Consumables) [27.Nov.07]
Super Mario Galaxy - Wii [$49.99] (Consuming Consumables) [26.Nov.07]
Quake Wars: Enemy Territory - PC [$49.99] (Consuming Consumables) [21.Nov.07]
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