AtomicSonic - instruments and effects built into awesome looking retro cases. (via Engadget)
What concepts do not exist in the English language? - great Ask Metafilter thread about conceptual differences between languages.
Monster Mash-Up - Horrifying Helloween Mashes & Mixes (via Beatmixed)
Fans Rule is a great entry by Scott Andrew about how the number one importance to new bands should be the accumulation of new fans, not worrying about copy protection. I've rambled a lot of similar stuff in the past but Scott's entry is very well written and worth reading.
Break It Up music video from 1987 by Olympic champion Carl Lewis (and his band the Electric Storm.)
Self-Annihilating Sentences - Saul Gorn's Compendium Of Rarely Used Cliches (via Zannah)
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.