Where are funny and absorbing music game-tools. You'll spend few hours before you can stop :)

http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix - Simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying wave-map, which makes it more cute.

and much more complex one: http://www.hobnox.com/index.1056.en.html

Just put "kick" before youtube on the video url. So for example, if you have the following url:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVq1xm3sr5Y

It would look like this:

http://www.kickyoutube.com/watch?v=QVq1xm3sr5Y

And then you will be able to download the video in a variety of formats, which include MP3 for audio only.

"Dark Side of the Moon A Cappella" is an all-vocal version of Pink Floyd's magnum opus "Dark Side of the Moon." No instruments were used in the recording of this unique version of the album. Eight singers and one "vocal percussionist" (similar to a beatboxer) recreate the original work in its entirety.

"Dark Side of the Moon A Cappella" is an all-vocal version of Pink Floyd's magnum opus "Dark Side of the Moon." No instruments were used in the recording of this unique version of the album. Eight singers and one "vocal percussionist" (similar to a beatboxer) recreate the original work in its entirety.

Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails released new album 'Ghost I-IV'. It is released under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike license. You can download the first part of the album, 40-page booklet and add-ons from this page: http://ghosts.nin.com/main/order_options

Inside the book:

Great music always transcends the daily life of this world. But on American popular culture, the journey to an individual’s spirit, heart, and soul must go through the market. And it is music in the market that must be studied if music in the culture is to be understood.

What is your favorite movie or movies?

Mine are Arizona Dream, The Doors, Natural Burn Killers, Braveheart.

Pop music has really declined in recent years. Is pop going out of fashion?

Have you noticed that pop music has really declined over the last couple of years? I am not talking about the quality of music, but the number of pop acts. We used to have the Spice Girls, Busted, Take That, East 17... the list goes on...

Is pop dead? What do you think and how is this affecting the music industry?