The Skateboard Guitar is an interesting little invention that I first came across in early 2012, I have vague memories of my Mrs wrestling my wallet out of my hand as I frantically tried to buy one. She wasn’t wrong, I have far more guitars than anyone realistically needs, but somewhere deep inside my soul the…
Vacuum tube based amplifiers have been making a significant comeback over the past 10 years or so, they were ubiquitous before the invention of the transistor – which due to its low cost and ease of manufacture quickly replaced tubes in almost all applications. The reason vacuum tubes have seen such a return to favour…
The MMF-2.2 Turntable by Music Hall is an audiophile-quality record player that can produce a class of sound from vinyl that many of us aren’t used to, and it does it for far fewer clams than most would expect to pay for something with the word audiophile associated with it. Vinyl has been seeing a surge…
The Crosley Cruiser Portable Turntable is a fantastic, affordable turntable for those who prefer the warmer tones produced by vinyl records. Each unit comes with an NP6 needle, a manual return tone-arm, a headphone jack, an RCA output, it also plays all 3 most common speeds (33 1/3, 45 and 78 RPM) and has dynamic full-range…
If you only watch one 1965 Motown music video set in a functioning automotive production line today, make it this one. I can only imagine what modern health and safety departments would have to say if you tried to do this on a running production line today, so maybe it’s good that they did it…
After a short hiatus we decided to bring back the Silodrome Singles series this week, it’s set to be a collection of music that we like – largely featuring slightly less famous bands from independent record labels. No Destruction is one of the singles released by Foxygen earlier this year, it’s been well-received by the…
The Mason Jar Speaker & Amplifier is the sort of mini-stereo that’d find a comfortable home in the garage, backyard shed or as an addition to your camping rucksack.
The thodio iBox XC is probably the closest anyone has yet come to making a perfect, portable summer stereo – that doesn’t look like a mass-produced piece of plastic.
Each of the cases is rechargeable from any standard outlet and come with the required cables to plug your iPhone, iPod, Android phone etc into them, to create an instant party wherever you happen to be. This case is built into a vintage First Aid Kit, meaning it should be tough enough to survive Coachella, Glastonbury or a night out in the famous party town of Gomorrah.
The idea of owning a record player has largely fallen from the public consciousness over the past few decades, there is still a small number of people who prefer vinyl and because of this, companies like Crosley still make classic turntables.
Frightened Rabbit is an alt-rock band from Selkirk in Scotland, they formed in 2003 but it wasn’t until their release of the album “The Midnight Organ Fight” that they were really discovered internationally.
The Alpaca Guitar is an all-carbon acoustic guitar designed to be water-proof, drop-resistant and travel-friendly.
