If you breathe and can play an electric guitar, they need you in St. Louis. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has put out a call for 80 guitarists and 20 bass guitarists for a performance of experimental composer Glenn Branca’ Symphony No. 13 (Hallucination City). The performance will be at The Pageant in St. Louis on Nov. 13… Read More St. Louis Needs Guitarists For Hallucinogenic Noise Symphony
Sugar Bytes has announced the Crazy Studiopic Competition: Send us your craziest studio pic and win some phantastic prizes from the Sugar Bytes product line! And that´s not all: Each post will win a 20% discount code for the Sugar Bytes shop. Do it on your own, with your band or your posse, just let… Read More Sugar Bytes Crazy Studiopic Competition
Looks like Obama may corner the crucial thereminists vote. One of several fun designs at Democraticstuff.com. Don’t miss Moogers for Obama, either: If you see any equivalents from other political parties, let me know in the comments. via Matrix
Researcher Professor Adrian North of Heriot-Watt University UK claims to have documented clear connections between your personality and your musical tastes. If his research is to be believed, Dance Music fans are creative, outgoing and “not gentle”. Meow! I think he nailed this study! Other personality/music links: Jazz – High self-esteem, creative, outgoing and at ease Country… Read More It’s Science! Dance Music Fans Are Creative, Outgoing And Like It Rough
SUCKADELIC A custom-styled “DJ Trooper” toy/artwork, produced by Medicom, 2008 Plastic, cloth and paper. 1:6 scale: 30.5 x 17.8 x 16.5 cm. (12 x 7 x 6.5 in). Signed on original packaging. This toy is unique and includes matching track suit, sneakers, mini headphones, double turntable stand with two records, and plastic case with twenty-one… Read More DJ Stormtrooper Plays Suckadelic Hits
RjDj is a music application for the Iphone, that, according to the developer, is a type of digital drug: It uses sensory input to generate and control music you are listening to. RjDj is mainly consumed with headphones. Think of it as the next generation of walkman or mp3 player. The consumer experience of RjDj… Read More RjDj, The “Mind Twisting Hearing Sensation” For The iPhone
Remix and M-Audio have announced a potentially interesting webinar on Producing Club-Ready Tracks – presumably with lots of M-Audio gear. Unfortunately, to watch this “on-demand” webinar, you have to give them permission spam you, and let all their buddies spam you. Check out the form you have to fill out to watch this webinar: What… Read More Remix And M-Audio Need To Get With That Internet Thing
This is just plain scary – this video shows Britney Spears performing at a Las Vegas concert with just her voice track – none of the backing tracks or vocal tracks she’s lip syncing too. View it all the way through, if you can bear it – and you’ll understand why they invented Auto-Tune.
We’ve mentioned binaural beats previously – illusory “beats” that you can hear when pure tones of slightly different frequency are separately and simultaneously presented to each ear. It’s an interesting psychoacoustic effect – one that at least some people think can help you do things ranging from concentrating to opening your chakras. Mainstream media has… Read More Binaural Beats Lead To Digital Drugs Madness
We’ve talked a lot about Nine Inch Nails recently – reviewing The Slip, praising their new media efforts, etc. But their official Nine Inch Nails portrait made me do a double take. Rock stars are supposed to be tearing things up, spewing spittle, wailing in front of towers of flame and flashing lights, biting the… Read More Why Rockers Should Never Get Professional Portraits Taken At Sears
