Are you a budding DJ? I remember taking every opportunity I had, regardless of what hardware or even music I had around me, to create “proper” mix tapes and voiceovers. I’ve even DJed a few private parties, though I’m certainly no Armin Van Buuren.
I just love having the ability to mix together music and play [...]

Three years after launching its Zune entertainment product, Microsoft has finally realized the need to make it international. Financial Times is reporting that Microsoft is about to launch its Zune entertainment brand outside of the U.S. Obviously, Microsoft has finally realized that they can’t compete with Apple’s iPod brand if the Microsoft Zune HD remains [...]

Believe it or not folks, the cellphone you see in the attached image is actually a working phone. Well, at least if you are in China where it is currently available on a limited supply only.
What can I say? It’s the ultimate dream phone for all you die-hard Michael Jackson fans.  Whoever conceptualized the design [...]

OK, the kids may have rejected even compact discs in favour of MP3 downloads and streaming Spotify playlists, but for some there’s still a lot of mileage in vinyl records.
For those who aren’t scratching their vinyl (in a DJ kinda way, not in a careless way), but do have a record collection worth playing or [...]

Any anime music lovers out there may be interested in the Anime House Project, which had its first volume released on August 26. So what is the Anime House Project? Basically, it’s a collection of popular anime tracks that have been redone house-style. If you’re unfamiliar with house, wikipedia has a pretty good explaination of [...]

You might already have realised that I like discovering interesting ways to make music (which is why the HARP appealed to me), so this “instrument” based on lunar topographical data sparked my interest.

I love seeing new concepts for people making music together, particularly those who aren’t trained in music composition or theory and for who more traditional instruments would be quite difficult to engage with.

So the HARP (Harmony and Acoustic Research Project) — which would see these interesting circular desks and seating placed in inner city parks [...]

Please don’t ask me how I stumbled across these, as I really can’t remember. I honestly wasn’t searching for people and groups singing a cappella versions and medleys of video games, but once I’d found one I had to find some more.
Yeah it’s Friday, whatever.
Sit back and enjoy:
1. Tetris

“The music of Daft Punk revisited on Vintage Game Systems”
Here we have 11 Daft Punk tracks covered using 8-bit gaming systems:

Around The World by The Listrix
Short Circuit by Random
Voyager by Zombectro
Revolution 909 by Note!
Aerodynamic by Je deviens dj en 3 jours
Superheroes by Stage7
Crescendolls by Flashbob
One More Time by Microchip
Teachers by Fluxxin
Indo Silver Club by Motone
Veridis [...]

Andy just posted something about the Walkman’s 30th anniversary and guess what that got me doing? I had to dig up some old boxes in an effort to find my old Walkman! Yes, I still have it! After spending a good part of an hour trying to locate it, I was more [...]

Here’s a really interesting concept design for a dock and speaker for the original iPod Shuffle.

Designed by Rhea Jeong and inspired by water droplets and musical notation, it has a tumbler toy built in to the base meaning that it will always self right itself.

Popular mecha anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann has recently received its first character single called “Kirameki Yoko Box”. As the name suggests, the single is sung by the character Yoko Littner (voiced by Marina Inoue) and features one song, titled “S.t.a.r.S”

The geek has indeed inherited the earth. A growing number of pursuits are now aimed squarely at the geek in all of us. Gone are the days when poring over comicbooks, talking about gadgets and raving over Star Trek is a sure way of getting beat up. Now it is cool to be a geek. [...]

You’d expect audio experts like Bowers & Wilkins to be pushing the envelope when it comes to quality music reproduction, and today the British company has announced an upgrade to its Society of Sound Music download service.
Members can now get access to three lossless music download file formats – Apple Lossless, 16-bit FLAC and now [...]

I love the sound and feel of real percussion and I’d never suggest that an electronic version could compete or substitute. However, you get a whole array of new sound possibilities with synthesizers and virtual instruments.
Take this concept electronic drum. Not only can it be used to trigger new sounds but it’s also visually appealing. [...]

During a live performance Amanda Palmer, of Dresden Dolls fame, asked her label Roadrunner Records to “drop her”.
Please drop me, what do I have to do, I’m tired of sucking corporate dick. You don’t get me, you won’t let me continue my career in peace and it’s making me sad. Too late now to fix [...]