The sweet spot for home turntable enthusiasts on a budget seems to be the $200 mark. This might be the best of the bunch.
One can only imagine the sake-fueled club hopping that led to the development of the Seiko Frequency drum machine watch.
Cartoon covers for classical CDs
By James Grahame
Deutsche Grammophon is offering a series of classical CDs with cover art drawn by respected cartoonists. Classical Bytes is intended to be the first taste of classical for a new generation. Methinks they should probably release these as mp3 downloads if they're planning to reach anyone under the age of 30.
My faves are Peter Bagge's decidedly modern rendition of Bach banging out a score on computer and Jim Woodring's impression of Handel grooving on a sleek looking synth with a beer at his side.
Classical Bytes (via Boing Boing)
