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Like jigsaw puzzles? Then check out this Johnny Rotten set.

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jigsaw Puzzle, Johnny Lydon, johnny Rotten, Kickstarter

I’ve lost count of how man musician-theme jigsaw puzzles have been released over the last couple of years. Bowie, Pink

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Gadgets Music News 

Daft Punk PPE? Something like that.

December 26, 2020December 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Daft Punk, Kickstarter

Yes, you should wear a facemask. But what kind? And what about a face shield? This Kickstarter project has a

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Music News 

Shannon Hoon, Blind Melon documentary to debut at Tribeca

March 6, 2019March 5, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Blind Melon, Danny Clinch, Documentary, Kickstarter, Shannon Hoon, Tribeca Film Festival

After many years of work, painstaking dedication and who knows how many trips to review footage with his family, the

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Cool! 

A Possible Xmas Present: The Cassette Coffee Table

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cassette, Coffee Table, Kickstarter

Although I believe that cassettes are a horribly outdated technology that deserves to die, I kinda like the kitchiness of

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Gadgets 

A Hipster Music Player That Almost No One Needs

June 9, 2017 Alan Cross 5 Comments Cassettes, Kickstarter, Mixxtape

I will never understand the weird nostalgia people have for cassettes, an outdated bad-sounding technology that has no more relevance

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Music News 

This Heavy Metal Elon Musk Tribute Band Wants To Launch A SATELLITE

May 4, 2017May 3, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Elon Musk, Heavy Metal, Kickstarter, Raptor Command, Satellite, Tribute Band

There’s a little power metal band in the States that is obsessed with Elon Musk. They’re named Raptor Command and they call themselves

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Gadgets 

This German Kickstarter Lets You Make Music By Banging On Things Remotely

April 3, 2017April 2, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Acoustic, Dadamachine, Design, Digital, Gadget, Kickstarter, Lohbihler, Programming

Do you ever find yourself tapping away on your desk with pens? Banging different parts to play out that wicked

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Music History 

New Documentary on the 1982 US Festival in the Works

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Documentary, Kickstarter, Steve Wozniak, US Festival

Next to computers, Steve Wozniak’s greatest love was music. In 1982, he took some of the fortune he made as

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Cool! 

Meet JamStack: The World’s First Attachable Guitar Amp

November 28, 2016November 27, 2016 Nerhys 2 Comments Guitar Amps, JamStack, Kickstarter, Tech

If you attended the latest Music Technology Meetup on November 17, then you would have seen the presentation by Chris

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Cool! Tech 

The Mune: A Digital Instrument Played Like an Acoustic

August 18, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Digital Instrument, Instrument, Kickstarter, Mune, Tech

There are plenty of different ways to create music digitally, but if you want a device where the audience can

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Tech 

Stressed? Then Maybe You Need Some Relaxation Headphones

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Kickstarter, Melomind, neurofeedback, relaxation

In the endless stress of life these days it is hard to find ways to get rid of the stress

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