[Video Link] Ayahiko Sato, a member of visual design unit in Japan called Rakudasan wrote to me about this cool music video they directed for a 16-piece band called Gaka. The song is called Tsuchinoko.

He said: “Now, as you know we are in critical s…

Roger Linn is a legend of electronic music production. In 1979, he unleashed the first drum machine that employed digital samples of a real drum kit. The LM-1 was quickly embraced by the likes of Gary Numan, Prince, and Michael Jackson, shaping the p…

Denki Groove’s video for its song, “Fake it!,” features an endless loop of high divers. AmyGee writes in: “This clip of a loop of people jumping into a pool is mesmerizing. It starts off strong and keeps getting more awesome. At the end of it I felt …

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Today in New Orleans French Quarter, I shot this short video of the gutterpunk busker-band Natchez on Fire performing “Red Rocking Chair.” I was completely blown away by their performance, arrangements, vocals, and playlists. I can’t locate any more…

Ever feel like you’ve been cheated? Magnificent Ruin

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Did you know you needed to hear a mashup of "Running Up That Hill" and "Sign o' the Times"? (Historians of the 80s will know, of course, that Kate Bush is Prince's "favorite woman," and will already have both their…

Brett and Steven play Bad Romance by Lady Gaga entirely on the Korg Monotron and Korg Kaossilator.More:

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