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As gaming further and further ingrains itself as another trademark of ironic hipster culture, we will see more and more bands, especially of the Indie persuasion, adopting gaming motifs as themes for their art. Hence, the above video courtesy of Britain's The Go! Team. While their abilities in the realm of punctuation are somewhat lacking, their talents at combining gaming (even neo-deconstructionist gaming) with the very indiest of Indie Rock in a hilarious music video win them points with even the most jaded hipsters. 

(Editor's Note: The song is Junior Kickstart off of their album Thunder, Lightning, Strike. If you feel you need more ultra-hep marching band music, the entire album is of that milieu. -- Nexy)


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bhive01 at 02/06/2007 08:25
That was AWESOME! I wish you could pull a move like Ms. Pacman did in the alleyway in the real game. Although, Blinky, Inky, Pinky... Where's Clyde?
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BluDesign at 02/06/2007 08:28
The song title is "Junior Kickstart" for those interested...

Off their debut album "Thunder, Lightning, Strike"

That had me the teensiest bit excited there was a new album coming, but alas.

Their whole album is worth checking out as most of the tracks are at this same tempo level/sound, and makes for some excellent fast driving music. Perfect for that next speeding ticket.
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tazarthayoot at 02/06/2007 08:33
Go! Team's cd is by far my favorite cd of last year (2 years ago? I forget when it came out but regardless was my favorite).

What about the Lady Sov video? Tetris ftw!
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tazarthayoot at 02/06/2007 08:37
Someone should probably just do a "Game-based music videos."

I nominate Xiu Xiu's Boy Soprano.
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tehuberone at 02/06/2007 08:49
Loved it.
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Winston Churchill at 02/06/2007 09:08
Ugh, Lady Sovereign.

Seriously, you can keep her guys. England doesn't want her back.
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brad drac at 02/06/2007 09:13
Pretty awesome vid alright. Strange how little passer bys seemed to be interested in mrs. pacman being chased by some ghosts.
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momiji58 at 02/06/2007 09:28
Cool video!! Too bad it had a sad ending though. I was kind of hoping Pacman would come and rescue her in the end. And it did seem a bit odd almost no pedestrians reacted to Ms. Pacman being chased by ghosts. An everyday occurrence perhaps?

And what ARE the names and colors of all the Pacman ghosts anyways??
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Mrs_Violence at 02/06/2007 09:55
hee hee soooo funny!!!!!!!!
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Mxyzptlk at 02/06/2007 10:00
@ momiji58:

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Topher Cantler at 02/06/2007 10:08
Dude, Ms. Pac Man totally cheated.
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Weymaster at 02/06/2007 11:45
Fuck, that looks dangerous... Running around the city with no peripheral vision? I'm amazed it didn't end up in tragedy :P


He dicho.
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dorock at 02/06/2007 11:53
That was pretty cool.

Like momiji58 I was hoping Pacman would show up and save her or atleast a power pellet appear and then they'd turn blue and run away...

Oh well, nice time waster while at work though :) Thanks!
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for the aeon of the hallowed at 02/06/2007 11:56
wait, you guys actually like lady sovereign? do you mind my asking why? just out of curiosity...
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Mxyzptlk at 02/06/2007 11:58
Haha, I just [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWL6j0SvqV0]was reminded of this video[/url.
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Mxyzptlk at 02/06/2007 11:59
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ChrisFurniss at 02/06/2007 12:01
I love the Go Team! Been listening to them for a while. We had a rad vinyl of Thunder Lightning Strike which had a tiger imprinted on it!
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Dexter345 at 02/06/2007 12:52
Awesome song, awesome video. I like.
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munkimatt at 02/06/2007 13:31
Damn I love that song. I love the whole album. But I always kind of thought that the video should be based on a 70's cop show.
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Rainbowblack at 02/06/2007 13:38
The Icing on the cake is that she got caught in the end, cause i wouldint have been too happy has she stumbl;ed upon a power pellet and ate them like i figured would happen
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Jordan Grim Devore at 02/06/2007 14:33
Hahaha she died at the end.
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tazarthayoot at 02/06/2007 16:17
I'm waiting for the incoming death UK hip hop starlets akin to our own Tupac and Biggie, you know, when Lady Sov and Lily Allen's posse ends up offing each other. Then we'll get a new album from both of them every 6 months that just gets progressively more and more annoying.
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Milofo at 02/06/2007 17:12
Good thing they did this in New York. If it was Boston they would be arrested and Namco would have to pay a lump sum for Boston's incompetance.
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