Awesome Music

No need to get too stuffy at your next formalwear event: these Guitar Hero Cufflinks hint at your gaming proclivities and are detailed from the colored buttons down to the whammy bar.

It’s not top-shelf machinima, but we’re still floored by Halo: All I Play-Oh; it’s a music video by Usethefork set to Jude Kelley and Dan Amrich’s Halo parody of RHCP’s Snow.

The final project for U. of Derby student Jason Heredia, the Arcus Collapsible Guitar folds down to half its size; Floyd Rose locking nuts reduce the need to retune after collapsing.

Proof that man can make a sport of anything give enough time (and boredom), above is a video of the Austin Air Guitar Preliminaries; the actual contest begins 5/3, with finals 6/12.

Brooklyn-based Bowoo creates high quality, stylish guitar bags with limited runs of 20 to 25; currently available is their Standard, which handles classical up to 000 size acoustics.

Pearl Jam’s legendary debut album is getting a re-issue with the Ten Collector’s Edition; it includes a a remastered CD, a remixed CD, a music video DVD, 4 LPs and a cassette.

We thought the original Tesla video was smoking, but ArcAttack’s own rendition of the Legend of Zelda theme with twin Tesla towers ups the ante with HD video goodness.

Celebrate your 30th birthday in style: Instructables reader Derek and his girlfriend has created two Daft Punk-styled suits and helmets with EL wire and Arduino-powered LEDs.

Outfitted with non-erasable cards with 1,000 songs each, SanDisk’s SlotRadio is a step backwards; still, its small size, ease of use, and affordability make it an ideal gift for technophobes.

Holy hell, a heavy metal monk: Cesare Bonizzi is known as Fratello Metallo (“Brother Metal”) and can put the fear of God in you with his scream; his horns are actually sign language for love.

If you liked Zelda with tesla coils, you’re gonna love ArcAttack’s Imperial March rendition; some crazy mofo in a Faraday suit = Emperor going nuclear on Vader in SW: RotJ.

Looking like a cross behind a King Cobra and a golf club, Ben Wahrlich’s wireless Serpent Speakers feature a base that can be easily bent to suit your desk’s space requirements.

Best known for their graphic tablets, Wacom’s Nextbeat is packed with touch sensors and designed for DJs; it features a detachable wireless control unit, letting performers roam free.

We’ve all drummed away at our desks at some point, so think of these Drumstick Pencils as the marriage of two great houses: wood pencils with oval tips, perfect for percussive prose.

Besides swearing in a new president, the Inauguration was also witness to a massive human wave, courtesy Garth Brooks, “Shout” and speakers purposely delayed to minimize echoes.

Holy crap, there goes our morning: keyboard-operated iDaft takes samples from “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” and turns you into a virtual Daft Punk; too bad there’s no record.

Klipsch isn’t known for kow-towing to the budget crowd, but their new in-ear S2 and S4 earphones do exactly that: less complex moving coil drivers and a larger enclosure keep costs down.

Eks’ Otus DJ Controller emphasizes usability, with features such as a 7.5″ high res jog wheel, user assignable controls, two swappable virtual decks, four jog wheels and a touchpad.

Zivix’s Headliner Guitar seeks to blur the line between Rock Band/Guitar Hero axes and the real deal; billed as a “real digital guitar”, we hope its strings aren’t all show and no go.

Because nothing says modern like a black monolith: Sony’s CMT-Z100iR micro audio system includes an iPod dock, CD player, and USB port; music is outputted via two 20W speakers.

The humble inkjet printer gets top billing with this music video for Mistabishi’s Printer Jam; it’s a purely instrumental drum ‘n bass piece set to great CG work by Kenny Frankland.

Billboard calls U2’s No Line On The Horizon “experimental fare,” so it’s no surprise to see intense polarization for and against the upcoming album’s unique sound; it’ll be available 3/3.

With nine finishes including Zebrano and Cognac, Dual’s Consoles & Mixing Desks are targeted towards DJs with an eye for modern design; each can be customized with add-ons.