Last year, we asked the question “Is Colleen Shannon The World’s Sexiest DJ?” Colleen Shannon’s website proudly proclaims that she is the world’s sexiest DJ. At the time, we noted that, while Colleen Shannon obviously has sexy down, “she’s got some stiff competition for the title of world’s sexiest DJ from women with clearly evident… Read More Free Music From Colleen Shannon, The World’s Sexiest DJ
Ministry of Sound, best known for its nightclub business, live events & music label, has changed its name to MSHK Group. According to the company, “Ministry of Sound is renaming itself MSHK Group to reflect its many brands and its proven diversified business model.” I don’t know about this switch: “Ministry of Sound” sounds awesomely… Read More WTF? Ministry Of Sound Now MSHK Group
Surachai‘s video capturing the creating of a ThingamaKIT synth monster.
These videos demo Shado, “a futuristic, top-secret Monome compositing system in operation.” Shado is an open-source compositing and sprite library for the Monome. It is written in Java, but designed to work seamlessly with a lightweight scripting language like Groovy or Python.
Remember Andy Moog Boy’s Transistor Ladder Filter tattoo? Last time we saw it, it was looking a bit sore and nasty. Now it doesn’t look sore at all. The tat reproduces the circuit design of Bob Moog’s seminal Transistor Ladder Filter. Now that’s hardcore!
A hidden hoard of recordings made by Delia Derbyshire, the electronic music pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme, has been found – including a dance track that some think is 20 years ahead of its time. David Butler, of Manchester University’s School of Arts, Histories and Cultures has revealed for the first time the existence… Read More The Lost Recordings Of Delia Derbyshire
If you’ve ever wondered how pictures of you French-kissing a giant chicken ended up on Flickr, you’ll be glad to know there’s a scientific explanation: bars use loud dance music to get you drunk. A study to be published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research on the effects of music levels on drinking in bars… Read More t’s Science: Bars Use Loud Musi# To Get You Drunk
bechillnow‘s awesome Rave Cat.
Anybody else of guitar getting all the ______ Hero glory? There’s no Keytar Hero or Synth Here game yet, but at least they’ve got some cool t-shirts for them at Band Geek Hero. They’ve got everything from Accordion Hero to Violin Here. They join our list of companies making cool synth t-shirts.
The Metropolis Ensemble will perform what sounds like it will be an interesting take on Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, called The Rite: Remixed tonight at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Composers Ryan Francis, Leo Leite, and Ricardo Romaneiro have reimagined the Rite of Spring as a piece for chamber orchestra and live electronics. You can… Read More Stravinsky Remixed
