Posts from — October 2008

This is too funny!

As if the world needs any more “dj’s”, the rumors of a DJ video game similar to Guitar Hero/Rock band are sadly true. The game will be called Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, and is being developed by 7 Studios for Xbox 360 and PS3, with consultation from Quincy Jones III.

Instead of a guitar, players will use a turntable controller called the “scratch deck”, which was created by Numark. The game also sets itself apart from other music rhythm games by allowing players to “re-imagine songs on the fly and add their own creativity”, making the game a “dream come true for both casual music fans and serious DJs/producers”.

Well, as a “serious dj” this is far from a dream come true. While I am intrigued to see how the game works, I am hardly excited about how this will further dilute an important art form. Plus, i really don’t need any more noobs coming up to the booth asking me to scratch.

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I’m digging this Nomad Travel Speaker, which was apparently inspired by vintage luggage.

It comes with a dedicated Aux input, and a built in AM/FM tuner, and is available online for $72 from Urban Outfitters.

I just came across these amazing sketches by a guy called Stefan Glerum which illustrate the obsessive nature of crate digging.  The drawings, titled Crate Digging: Don’t Do It! depict several reasons why crate digging can be detrimental to your health.

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So you may have thrown out most of your milk crates from the golden days and bought a fancy new cabinet to store your records, but that doesn’t mean the era of the milk crate is completely over.

Check out the BriefCrate by Things Matter, which as you can see is a laptop bag which gives the term digging in the crates a whole new meaning.

[via CrateKings]

Here’s another set of stupidly overpriced speakers for all you rich audiophiles out there.

For a mere $180,000 you can solidify the destruction of your eardrum with the Grande Utopia EM speakers, which can be mechanically adjusted to point in whatever direction you want without having to move them at the base. While the price may be outrageous, these look pretty bad ass.

Grande Utopia EM via BornRich

If you enjoyed that video I posted showing DJ Z-Trip showing his support for Barack Obama at the Manifest Hope Gallery, then check out his newly dropped Obama Mix.

Download : Z-Trip - Obama Mix (dirty) or (clean)

I’m in complete awe of this video which shows the legendary 45 King absolutely tearing it up on a couple Handrytrax turntables.

T-Pain shows that he doesn’t take himself too seriously in this parody of his use of the vocoder.