We normally don’t get into celebrity gossip – but this rumor is too juicy to let pass by. FoxNews reports that not only does Moby have a crush on Britney Spears, but he wants to marry her: Moby has developed an unlikely crush on Britney Spears. The hip electronica artist said he’d marry the former… Read More Don’t Do It Moby! Britney’s No Good For You!
This 1970’s euro pop cover of YMCA, NMKY in Finnish, is beyond horrible. Just when you think this video can’t get any worse, the backup dancers come in with the shiny hot pants. Let me know what you think – were the seventies really that bad? Extra credit if you can name that synth.
Kammerl Audio has released a set of 5 free VST plugins for Win/OsX, complete with bizarro Goldfrapp-style synth babes: Pitcher Warm Distortion Scratcher Looper Slicer Let me know if you think the plugins are as disturbingly hot as their logos! via AudioLemon
Cheesy – but also an interesting piece of video sampling. How long does it take to put something like this together?
Over at BeatPortal, Industry Boy is blogging directly from Sasha & Digweed’s tour bus. It offers an interesting view behind the scenes of a superstar DJ tour: At the front of the bus is a lounge area with three couches, two giant Toshiba plasma screens, and an entertainment centre complete with a Marantz amp, a… Read More Take A Ride With Sasha & Digweed
[display_podcast] I’ve seen tons of virtual keyboards before, but never a commercial virtual MIDI keyboard. Tanager Audioworks’ Chirp is a new application that turns your computer keyboard into a MIDI keyboard controller…..so you can play notes on your computer keyboard. Chirp combines a photo?realistic keyboard interface, ten programmable trigger pads and several controls for easily… Read More Strange Virtual Keyboard
Here’s one for the ladies that are still pissed off about that sexist deckadance ad: Moby getting naked in a portable bathtub. Rubber Tub (2008) is a soft bathtub by designer Ole Jensen, made in white EPDM rubber and cork “A soft tub for the body. For children and adults. For play and healing. In… Read More Moby Gets Naked
The awesome Pamelia Kurstin performing at TED! SHe discusses the theremin and performs Autumn Leaves, Billy Strayhorn’s Lush Life and a composition by David Mash, Listen: the Words Are Gone. Piano: Makoto Ozone Born in Los Angeles, Kurstin currently resides in Vienna, and performs with acclaimed eccentric rockers Barbez, among many others. Her latest solo… Read More Pamelia Kurstin: Theremin player
The Zizzle Zoundz is a psychedelic electronic music toy that looks to me like it might be as much fun for parents as it is for kids. Apparently it uses RFID embedded in the pieces that act as triggers. Here’s the official description: Zoundz creates a fusion of self- composed music with an accompanying light… Read More Psychedelic Electronic Music Toy
There’s a great profile of synth guru turned radical life-extension advocate Ray Kurzweil over at Wired. As a Kurzweil 2500 owner, I appreciate Kurzweil’s genius. But after reading this article, it’s hard not to think that he’s a bit wacky, too: Kurzweil is writing and producing an autobiographical movie, with walk-ons by Alan Dershowitz and… Read More Is Ray Kurzweil Crazy Or A Genius?
