Their tunes aren't my bag, but you've got to dole out some props to these guys. Using Guitar Hero controllers, MAX/MSP and some synth they've got what seems like the first Guitar Hero controller based band, The Guitar Zeros. Link

Over 60 DEAN ML Electric Guitars have been hand-painted, illustrated, carved and sculpted by the biggest names in rock & roll, tattooing and modern art, as tribute to heavy-metal's most influential guitarist, Dimebag Darrell Abbott, and to support music education in public schools. Proceeds from the auction will go to support one of America's ...

Using his early-Pixies-days nom de rock Black Francis, this September will see the release of a brand new album, ''Bluefinger,'' which was inspired by Dutch painter Herman Brood. That album's first single, ''Threshold Apprehension,'' will be available not only on ''Frank Black 93-03,'' but as a digital download beginning May 7, and then released ...

Caught this posted on Craig's List, one of a kind custom midi guitar. Not exactly my bag but you'd certainly generate some interest playing this keytar throw-back beast on stage.Auction Link

Bunch of folks I know are learning to play guitar, so I thought I'd post this, truthfully I can't remember which of my RSS feeds had it, if any. This would've been an awesome resource when I was learning the basics, free online video lessons each one going through one song, from pop to rock to folk. Combined with the amount of ...

There's something so mysterious and magical about this fellow and what he does that makes the world a little less drab. This is a Danish video ( click the image ) of an interview with Gaeoudjiparl/Goodiepal a wonderfully odd musician. Fast forward to about 16 minutes in where he begins to play/interact with a mechanical clockwork songbird. Simply ...

I don't know how I've not seen this in the four years it's been alive, regardless Yoshihiko Satoh's guitar is, well,it = rock * 12via MusicThing

MusicThing has a post regarding Dan McPharlin, who makes tiny fictional modular synths from cardboard, posts the results on Flickr, and sells them. Their output level is rather low, ie, they don't work, but iffin they ain't the cutest synths I've ever seen!via MusicThing

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In what is no doubt one of the most anticipated moments in rock and roll, VAN HALEN officially announces their 2007 North American tour. The tour will mark the first time since 1984 that original VAN HALEN front man David Lee Roth will perform with Eddie and Alex Van Halen along with new bassist Wolfgang Van Halen for 40 shows this summer. VAN ...