Music

Thousand-Year-Old Characters Get A Makeover In True Blood Season 2

HBO has released a few behind the scenes looks at the making of True Blood Season 2, giving us some new scene peeks — and a closer look at Eric’s new vampire hairdo. New Bob Dylan Vamp Dance And Stare Off: Good to see more Eric and his fresh new ‘do. Its one thing to…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Geeky Maestro Conducts Belkin-Connected Gadget Orchestra

Here’s an oldie but goodie to start your morning. Seems that with a little bit of time, a duffel bag’s worth of gadgets, and a Belkin headphone splitter, one could create a satisfying little hook. If one were so inclined anyway. The setup features various music apps (like the quirky Elektroplankton) playing on a Nintendo…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Apple Caves In: NIN’s iPhone App Approved Without Alteration

Straight from the twitter account of the man himself, the NIN iPhone app has been approved and will be available sometime later today “unchanged” from the version that Apple found objectionable. https://gizmodo.com/heresy-apple-rejects-trent-reznors-nin-iphone-app-upda-5237936 So, it appears that Apple has caved in to the criticism, further illustrating that their approval system is all kinds of messed up.…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Sing Along As The World Ends, With Folkalypse Band We’ll Write

As the world ends, who’ll provide the soundtrack for the final moments? In all likelihood, apocalyptic British folk band We’ll Write, whose music video includes a giant robot taking over the world. We’ll Write hails from London, and they start off their biography by noting that oil is vanishing, bees are disappearing, and robots will…

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Bob Dylan Makes The True Blood Vamps’ Clothes Fall Off

The latest True Blood promo spot is out, with all our favorite characters doing what they do best: getting naked and rolling around in blood. Watch the cast jump and jive to Bob Dylan. Check it out: Eric got a hair cut. He’s looking good with that short hairdo. I’m very antsy to see what…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Catherine Asaro Rocks Out For Her Latest Science Fiction Epic

Catharine Asaro’s new book Diamond Star follows an interstellar rock star caught between three warring civilizations. In order to punch up her novel, and add a musical accompaniment, Asaro had to become a rock singer. In a recent interview with the Baltimore book and blog wing of the Examiner, Asaro delved into how she decided…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Coldplay Giving Away Latest Live Album Because of Recession

LeftRightLeftRightLeft. That’s the stupid name for Coldplay’s upcoming live album recorded during their 2009 tour, still going on. The good news for fans? It is going to be completely free online this May 15: Playing live is what we love. This album is a thank you to our fans – the people who give us…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Swine Flu Gene Sequence, Turned Into Music

The swine flu genome has been sequenced. Writer and computer geek Stephan Zielinski spent a little time tinkering around with algorithms and figured out a way to convert one of its genes into ambient music. I have to say, it sounds amazing. You can listen to it, and learn more about how he did it,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

More Amazing Songs Recorded Through the World (Will Make You Smile Too)

Many of you asked if you could buy the goosebumping version of Stand By Me that we featured yesterday. Good news: It’s out this month in CD and DVD, along with other amazing songs. https://gizmodo.com/best-video-ive-seen-today-will-make-you-smile-5231112 Stand By Me was only one of the songs in the album, which includes other tracks recorded using the same…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Covers That Rock: The Truth Revealed!

Yesterday, we took a journey into the unknown, with fantastic images that could have been science-fiction book covers or rock album covers. Today, the unbelievable truth is revealed! https://gizmodo.com/classic-rock-album-cover-or-book-cover-you-decide-5228885 I was not surprised that our many io9 rock gods recognized most of the covers, and I was chagrined that I accidentally included two Queensryche covers.…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Linkin Park To Punish And Enslave Music Once And For All

Crap pop rock band Linkin Park is teaming up with Michael Bay to bring us the lamest ballad in the history of A.M. radio, for the new Transformers 2 score. It’s actually a perfect pairing. Linkin Park band member Mike Shinoda announced on this blog that he, the band, Michael Bay and Hans Zimmer would…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Best Video I’ve Seen Today Will Make You Smile

If this video doesn’t bring a tear to your eyes and makes you smile for the rest of the day, you are a cold hearted bastard. Watch it from beginning to end—you won’t regret it. This cover of Stand By Me was recorded by completely unknown artists in a street virtual studio all around the…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Best Buy May Start Selling Vinyl Records

According to the New York Post, Best Buy is thinking about selling vinyl records again in their stores. I had to read that twice too. I would find “Nixon Returns From Grave” easier to believe. The reason: Vinyl albums’ sales are growing. As much as 15 percent up in 2007 and a whooping 89% more…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Shimon Robot Takes Over Jazz As Doomsday Gets a Bit More Musical

It’s over. Improvisational jazz was the last, robot-free area humans had left, and now it’s tainted by the machines. Even so, you have to admit the tech driving this jazzy robot is pretty amazing. At least they’ll be able to carry a tune as we march into the slave pits, amiright? As you’ll see in…

Tech News Jack Loftus

The Star Trek Tie-In JJ Abrams Didn’t Want To See

Spock in a bathtub with another man? Somehow, we don’t think that an image that JJ Abrams wanted people to have in mind with the new Trek so close. Click through for Abrams’ PR nightmare. The video below is actually an ad for the new album from Star Trek-tribute band Warp 11, "I Don’t Want…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Manson MB-1 Guitar Has an Integrated, Touch-Controlled, X-Y MIDI Pad for Effects

Guitars are fun. X-Y MIDI controlers, like the Korg KAOSS Pad, are also fun. So in theory, combining the two, like this Manson MB-1 Guitar does, makes this thing twice as fun. Music Radar says this £3300 guitar is the signature axe of Matthew Bellamy, frontman of the band Muse. It lets you run any…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Paul van Dyk Pitches You the Paul van Dyk iPhone App

You may never be Grammy-nominated artist, DJ, label owner and global megastar Paul van Dyk, but you can score that guy’s iPhone app! Intended for DJs and fans alike, the app includes a BPM Counter, Frequency Analyser, Decibel Meter, Seismic Reader, Virtual Glow Stick (yes, friends, they played to that house music stereotype), DJ Check…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Popular Songs Remixed Into Windows Dialog Boxes

Brilliant. [Irishstu, Buzzfeed – thanks, Alex!]

Tech News John Mahoney

The Guitar Hanger For a Closet Full Of Axes

With all the money he saves on clothes, the Naked Cowboy can fill his closet full of guitars thanks to this hanger. And guitars never go out of style my friend. [Guitar Hanger via BBG]

Tech News Sean Fallon

AT&T’s Service Fail at Coachella Music Fest Renders Official iPhone App Useless

If you’ve ever been to Coachella, you know cell service isn’t great. You’d think that AT&T, being a major event sponsor, would make sure their service worked in support of Coachella’s iPhone app, right? Wrong. https://gizmodo.com/the-week-in-iphone-apps-rocks-5207011 According to the Twitter masses AT&T’s voice and data we’re down for the large majority of this past weekend’s…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Thousand-Year-Old Characters Get A Makeover In True Blood Season 2

Geeky Maestro Conducts Belkin-Connected Gadget Orchestra

Apple Caves In: NIN’s iPhone App Approved Without Alteration

Sing Along As The World Ends, With Folkalypse Band We’ll Write

Bob Dylan Makes The True Blood Vamps’ Clothes Fall Off

Catherine Asaro Rocks Out For Her Latest Science Fiction Epic

Coldplay Giving Away Latest Live Album Because of Recession

Swine Flu Gene Sequence, Turned Into Music

More Amazing Songs Recorded Through the World (Will Make You Smile Too)

Covers That Rock: The Truth Revealed!

Linkin Park To Punish And Enslave Music Once And For All

Best Video I’ve Seen Today Will Make You Smile

Best Buy May Start Selling Vinyl Records

Shimon Robot Takes Over Jazz As Doomsday Gets a Bit More Musical

The Star Trek Tie-In JJ Abrams Didn’t Want To See

Manson MB-1 Guitar Has an Integrated, Touch-Controlled, X-Y MIDI Pad for Effects

Paul van Dyk Pitches You the Paul van Dyk iPhone App

Popular Songs Remixed Into Windows Dialog Boxes

The Guitar Hanger For a Closet Full Of Axes

AT&T’s Service Fail at Coachella Music Fest Renders Official iPhone App Useless

New Getaway Means Subaru Has an Electric SUV in Every Size

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Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Humanity’s Epic Return to the Moon 🔴

NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

Disney’s Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026

Kia’s EV3 Is Headed to the US This Year With Up to 320 Miles of Range

This Is the Way to Lego’s April Releases

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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