Osymyso - some pretty cool and interesting mashups on here. (via Brady)
Well holy lord I survived a trip to Seattle to have a look at Microsoft's new ultra mega super secret (x 2) search engine. They didn't kill me or nothin'. I am now officially an MSN Search Champ, which I have always felt in my heart to be the case. I had a great time. I got to hang out with a ton of interesting people as well as see and drink a lot of really interesting stuff. I want to list everybody I met and formed eternal bonds with but I'm afraid I'll forget somebody and be an ass.
I'm too tired to write much about the search stuff and also it has very little to do with rocking out. From the few blogs of people I met I've checked out, Elizabeth Lawley, Chris Pirillo and the brilliant David Weinberger are writing stuff on it if you're interested. Also David wrote some pretty awesomely nice things about me here. Now I am totally ordering the Cluetrain Manifesto, perhaps that was his plan all along.
Ten guitars shaped like guns - an excellent rundown of guitars shaped like guns. (via Music Thing)
Homemade Instrument Links - a great metafilter post (and replies) linking to tons of awesome homemade instruments.
What was the number 1 song on the day you were born? - For me it was Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod Stewart in the US and If You Leave Me Now by Chicago in the UK. Yeesh.
LEGO Harpsichord - holy cow, it's a LEGO harpsichord and it actually plays.
Dewey Decibel's FlipOut Guitar - guitar with a backwards body. Doesn't seem to be available left-handed. (via J-Walk)
Michael Jackson Halloween Mask - a review of the Wacko Jacko Mask from FrightCatalog.com. via boingboing
The George W. Bush Public Domain Audio Archive - cut up samples for those looking to make their own George W. Bush songs. (via The Bots)
Virtual Guitar Modeling System - build your own custom guitar in Flash.
Dirtbag (In The Vacuum Remix) by Heuristics Inc. Just as a reminder, the source is still available for Dirtbag, Look And Feel Years Younger, Borderline and Making Me Nervous.
Effectronics - "The Site for Do-It-Yourself Guitar Electronic Effects Building"
The origin of izzle - an in-depth look at the history of the word izzle. (via kottke)
iPod guilty pleasures - people confessing about their iPod contents. More confessions at kottke.
Music File Processing on Linux - handy overview of how to deal with audio files in linux.
Coverfight is over, the results are posted and voting is now up. My cover of Ken's Super Duper Band's Too Goth Too Rock is on there (with background vocals by John Benjamin) as is Henrietta's really well done country cover of We're Not Friends. It was a neat experience though I kinda ran out out energy to obsess over the mix of my cover at some point. I was assigned a solid song that really didn't need much done to it so I did a fairly straightforward cover.
There are a lot of other really good covers in there so be sure to check them out.
Creative misuse and abuse of musical tools - lots of samples of experimental artists experimentin'. (via Ultimate Insult)
Sunday Bloody Sunday (George W. Bush Cover) - impressive cover of Sunday Bloody Sunday with chopped up George W. Bush vocals. (via Beatmixed)
Quickstickers - lots of cool decals and stickers. Design your own or upload a custom image. These may soon be scheduled for rapid brad guitar deployment.
Alt-Rock Karaoke - interesting karaoke versions/instrumentals of alt-rock songs. Older ones here.