Linus Akesson’s “Commodordion” — an electronic accordion made with two Commodore 64 computers and floppy disks for bellows!

2 years ago

Leave it to Linus Akesson, 8-bit music maker extraordinaire and creator of other retrofitted instruments such as the  Sixtyforgan and Qwertuoso to…

The best way to support your favorite band is to buy their merch

2 years ago

According to iGroove’s recent study (original German version here, English interpretation here), a musician or band can expect to get…

A six-word story that’s right up there with Hemingway’s

2 years ago

There’s a famous six-word story attributed to Ernest Hemingway that goes as follows: For sale: baby shoes, never worn. The…

Have a great Saturday night!

2 years ago

I’m having a quiet Saturday night, which I’ve earned after so many Saturday night at places like the one pictured…

It REALLY sounds like a Philip K. Dick book title

2 years ago

Here’s the source tweet. (Need context? Dick’s best-known novel is Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, published in 1968 and made…

I think someone’s trying to get Tucker Carlson’s attention…

2 years ago

It’s true; Tucker did go on a rant about that:

Spaddy’s is open!

2 years ago

Hooray! It looks like Spaddy’s, my regular coffee place, made it through the hurricane. The only damage seems to be…

Underappreciated Canadian rock tune of the day: “Armageddon” by Prism (1979)

2 years ago

Last night, I had a dream where Armageddon, a 1979 song by Vancouver-based band Prism — a song I haven’t even…