After hearing buzz for a bit now, Twitter officially released their music app today. Twitter #Music (really, a hashtag in the name?) pulls tunes from Spotify, iTunes, and Rdio, and is set on helping users discover music they'll love. Organized in a few simple pages, you can swipe through popular songs, emerging artists, ... continue reading
Most signs we see while driving around the city are there to inform us of the many ways our car could get towed. They're frustrating. The Rap Quotes street signs Jay Shells has been putting up are far more entertaining. He seeks out the spots called out in some famous rhymes and puts a sign up on display there calling ... continue reading
For a no-frills flask that's perfect to toss in your bag when you're out camping or exploring, turn to Stanley. The classic brand has been crafting solid, well-made food and drink gear since 1913. Their latest flask is the first in the Adventure Series which is aimed at being both essential and rugged. With more grip ... continue reading
We like vinyl. The sound, the thrill of the hunt, the nostalgia (for a period we weren't alive to enjoy the first time) and the sheer cool factor of it. We're not going to pretend to understand the science of why a unipivot tonearm and an Ortofon moving magnet cartridge are better than the components in the record ... continue reading
The floppy disk table we told you about before is pretty damn cool. But, if your nostalgic nerd side gets off a little more on the musical side of things, there's a new throwback table you're probably going to like even more. The 30min, 60min and 90min Cassette Tables from Tayble are all designed to look like big ... continue reading
If you're just starting out and haven't reached Slash-like levels yet, tuning your guitar can be a royal pain in the ass. Assuming you haven't developed the ear for it, whipping out a tuner and tightening up the strings can take up a bit of your precious time. With the new Peavey AT-200 guitar featuring Auto-Tune, ... continue reading
Getting musical input from someone you don't know is a bit like asking the Internet what you should eat for dinner. You'll get an answer, sure, but there's no telling how it will fit in with your personal taste. Unless, of course, the person you're getting said music information from happens to be Dylan Jones, the ... continue reading
Our audio equipment these days looks like somebody took the gun from "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids" to it. Having a killer setup back in the day meant decking a room out with gear that left space for little else. While you crank some tunes through Bluetooth, reminisce about the equipment of old with these Hi-Fi Posters. ... continue reading
Have you ever been disappointed in the musical selection at a bar? Want to put Motörhead's "Ace of Spades" on repeat all night but can't find it? Can't stand listening to country music anymore? If the bar has it, the Secret DJ App for the iPhone could fix all your problems. A combination of Foursquare and Spotify ... continue reading
There is absolutely nothing practical about this "mini guitar skillet." Normally, kitchenware is supposed to be practical, but we're going to make a special exception in the case of this 11" guitar skillet. Lodge makes this cast iron beauty in their Tennessee foundry and describes it as being perfect for biscuits, ... continue reading
You go out and buy a deck of stylish cards for your next poker game and you'll probably realize the only thing really different about them from a standard set of Bicycles are the face cards. That's half-assing it. These Hip Hop Playing Cards are all (as in every card in the deck) awesomely designed. Each card in the ... continue reading
We've got a notebook for just about everything we want to keep track of. We've got a frayed stack of ones filled with old To-Do lists, we've got one or two for reviewing movies and we have plenty of suds-stained beer rating numbers that, at times, are illegible. Our next project is keeping a written record of all ... continue reading
Awesome brewery name aside, the Digital IPA from Yeastie Boys is just a flat-out great beer. We're suckers for a good IPA and this offering from the New Zealand brewery nails everything we look for in a hoppy brew. Aside from that, it's the first time we've come across an interactive beer. Each bottle features a QR ... continue reading
Abbey Road is a place that needs no introduction. Just reading the words Abbey Road probably created a picture of The Beatles occupying the crosswalk in your head. Abbey Road Studios is located on the Abbey Road and is where The Beatles recorded the album Abbey Road. Yeah, we know, it gets confusing. What isn't confusing ... continue reading
Even if your audio setup doesn't go to 11, Vinyl Tap will let you rock out pre-cassette style. For a couple of bucks, the app transforms your iPad into a portable record player. All the feeling of listening to some vinyl is there, from the crackling of the needle dropping to the quiet spinning after the party has died ... continue reading
If you've been in the market for a mysterious item to put in your apartment that will make guests say, "What the hell is that thing?" ... congratulations. The AlphaSphere will not only pique interests, but will far exceed whatever your unknowing friends assumed the futuristic-looking ball happened to be. Through ... continue reading
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