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Help! Teens Are Using Digital Drugs to Get High

Kids around the country are getting high on the internet, thanks to MP3s that induce a state of ecstasy. And it could be a gateway drug leading teens to real world narcotics. At least that’s what Kansas News 9 is reporting about a phenomenon called I-dosing, which involves finding an online dealer who can hook…

Tech News Ryan Singel - Wired

Watch the Inception concert with Hans Zimmer live right here

Tonight, guitarist Johnny Marr and Hans Zimmer will perform live from the Inception red carpet. And you can watch it all streaming live right here! The duo will be playing the booming Inception soundtrack, backed by a 20-piece orchestra. Tune in at 11 PST for the show. The event will be taking place at the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Gary Numan Plays “Cars” On Two Dozen Cars

Who? “Here in my car, I feel safest of all…” Ah, yes! Here is Numan, the electronic music pioneer, performing his 1979 hit “Cars”…on a bunch of cars. Oh, and the whole rig’s powered by a single car battery. The 96-wheeled instrument was put together by Synn Labs, the tinkerers responsible for the Rube Goldberg…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

In Defense of Audiophilia

It rarely occurs to me to defend my interest in recreating the sound of live music. I do it because I love to listen to beautiful sound. Is wanting great audio crazy? A series of events—and evangelists—led me from a casual like of the pop songs I heard on my tiny transistor radio to an…

Tech News Bill Leebens

Upscale Burger Kings Douse Japanese Patrons with “Musical Showers”

I haven’t been to Burger King in a long while, but if the States implemented the “musical shower” heads that the Japanese experience in their “upscale” Burger Kings, I could be enticed back into the glutinous fold one last time. Fancy name aside, these showers are pretty simple: Customers plug their iPhone or iPod into…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Judge Slashes “Unconstitutionally Excessive” File Sharing Fine By 90%

Last summer, a Boston University graduate student was ordered to pay $670,000 in damages for illegally downloading 30 songs. Yesterday, US District Court Judge Nancy Gertner said that was ludicrous and reduced it to $67,000. Thank God. Even that reduced number, she wrote in her decision, is “severe, even harsh.” She hopes the reduced damages…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The original Predator, retold as a rap

Can’t find the time to re-watch the entire original Arnold Schwarzenegger Predator film? Check out this amazing video that tells the tale of human versus alien beast, in the form of a rap that you’ll be reciting to your friends. EMBED-PREDATOR -DJ MaYhem & Mouthmaster Murf – Watch more free videos DJ MaYhem and Mouthmaster…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Prince Rants and Raves About the Internet, iTunes and “Digital Gadgets”

Prince is as renowned for his feelings towards iTunes and the internet as he is for women wearing raspberry berets. In an interview with the Daily Mirror, he repeated that “the internet’s completely over,” and slagged off these “digital gadgets.” His full quote on the topic: “The internet’s completely over. I don’t see why I…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Listen to the ambient music of planetary orbits in our solar system

If you need to remember your tiny place in the space-time continuum, it’s time to listen to SolarBeat, a flash animation that converts the orbital frequencies of our solar system into notes. Artist Luke Twyman calls his creation a “simple ambient musicbox,” but it’s much more that that. It gives voice to the shape of…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Let your organs be your personal DJ

The music is inside musician Karina van Heck, who has found a way to make an electronic jam based on recording the sounds inside her body. Utilizing wearable mics, the artist mixes everything from her heartbeats to cardiovascular gurgles. CBK ‘s-Hertogenbosch Karina van Heck – Wearable Event from Gordon Tiemstra on Vimeo. According to Gizmowatch,…

io9 Meredith Woerner

First Crop of Music Videos Filmed on iPhone 4 Sound In

A couple of music videos have appeared online, both claiming to be the first-ever music video filmed with an iPhone 4. The Anix may’ve got in there first, on Monday, but Flakjakt‘s is a much better watch (and listen). Of course, it’s all subjective, and both are pleasingly polished videos, but there’s no arguing with…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Your Gripes Star In Robyn’s New Interactive, 3D Music Video

Sassy songstress Robyn’s new single is a catalog of stuff that’s currently pissing her off: her email, her diet, her high heels, her boyfriend, and seemingly everything else. The song’s interactive video lets you add your own gripes via Twitter. The video, which was produced by Stopp and can be found on Robyn’s official site,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

If Only Finding the Perfect Boyfriend Were Really This Easy

When we last saw iPad DJ Rana June, she was just getting started. Now she’s picked up some tricks, bought an iPhone 4, and is looking for Prince Charming. Check out her amusing new music video, shot entirely with an iPhone 4. https://gizmodo.com/the-ipad-dj-5520913 The tune is called “Solace” and the video was shot entirely with…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

River Tam and the Firefly gang get a mod musical makeover

Remember Gallery 1988’s gee-whiz Crazy 4 Cult show we mentioned yesterday? Here’s a doozy from this year’s show — the retro vinyl LP “Serenity” by River Tam and the Fireflies. Note: it’s a Serenity-centric album, so there’s no Jayne’s Song. https://gizmodo.com/a-meeting-of-famous-time-travelers-and-other-cult-insp-5575345 Artist Joe Spiotto drew inspiration from old children’s LPs for this piece. He’ll be…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

FriendlyMusic Lets You Buy Legal, Licensed Tunes For Your YouTube Videos For $2

You caught your cat, Fiona, doing something positively wacky on video. This thing could go viral! With FriendlyMusic, you can get professional, copyright-cleared music in any genre, suitable for complementing any wacky feline behavior, for just two bucks. When you put a video up on YouTube, the last thing you want is to have it…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

What kind of music do dogs enjoy listening to? Science has the answer!

This is the most relaxed dog you’re ever likely to see, because it’s listening to the perfect canine mix-tape. Teikyo University of Science’s Department of Animal Science spent 18 months researching the ultimate music for dogs to chill out to. According to Associated Press, the cute toy poodle’s name is Cyacyamuru, and the CD it’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

New trailer for “The Golden Phoenix” is hip hop kung fu fantasy craziness

Basically there is nothing more sublime than this. RZA teams with Eli Roth to bring you hard core kung fu – set in “another world – where everybody fights!” Here is the original trailer for the flick: And now RZA has released a new trailer (below) for his movie, which has already been 10 years…

io9 Annalee Newitz

mSpot Beats Google to Cloud-Based Music Service

Putting our music collections in the cloud would be a wonderful thing. So wonderful, even, that Google and Apple have been working on doing just that for months. But why wait? mSpot’s letting you Android users do it now. https://gizmodo.com/google-really-wants-to-launch-a-cloud-based-media-servi-5474656 mSpot has been streaming movies to all four major carriers for some time, but today…

Tech News Brian Barrett

What Is Last Week’s “Alex Meets Auto-Tune” Jeopardy Category?

Presumably in an effort to engage younger audiences, this happened last week, resulting in the respectable, gray-haired host of a popular TV quiz show singing clues through a trendy pitch-correcting software used by artists such as T-Pain and Kanye West. If you heard someone mention “Auto-Tune the Jeopardy” last week and figured it was the…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Play Those iPhone Apps Like a Real, Live Guitarist

There are heaps of rhythm guitar apps available now (even a Guns ‘N Roses-branded one), but tapping your fingers on an iPhone does get pretty tired. Strumming on your iPhone inside a guitar though—now there’s an idea. https://gizmodo.com/slash-gets-his-own-arcade-rocker-iphone-app-5559863 It’ll come as no surprise that the Fingerist originates from Japan. With an inbuilt speaker (or line-out…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Help! Teens Are Using Digital Drugs to Get High

Watch the Inception concert with Hans Zimmer live right here

Gary Numan Plays “Cars” On Two Dozen Cars

In Defense of Audiophilia

Upscale Burger Kings Douse Japanese Patrons with “Musical Showers”

Judge Slashes “Unconstitutionally Excessive” File Sharing Fine By 90%

The original Predator, retold as a rap

Prince Rants and Raves About the Internet, iTunes and “Digital Gadgets”

Listen to the ambient music of planetary orbits in our solar system

Let your organs be your personal DJ

First Crop of Music Videos Filmed on iPhone 4 Sound In

Your Gripes Star In Robyn’s New Interactive, 3D Music Video

If Only Finding the Perfect Boyfriend Were Really This Easy

River Tam and the Firefly gang get a mod musical makeover

FriendlyMusic Lets You Buy Legal, Licensed Tunes For Your YouTube Videos For $2

What kind of music do dogs enjoy listening to? Science has the answer!

New trailer for “The Golden Phoenix” is hip hop kung fu fantasy craziness

mSpot Beats Google to Cloud-Based Music Service

What Is Last Week’s “Alex Meets Auto-Tune” Jeopardy Category?

Play Those iPhone Apps Like a Real, Live Guitarist

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