Last year DJ Shadow released All Bases Covered, and this summer the man known to his mom as Josh Davis will be touring to support the album. The tour will hit everywhere from Red Rocks to the Shoreline Amphitheatre, and many points in between. To promote the album, the famed San Francisco producer hit up […]


17 Jan
Limited Edition gold-toned 50th Anniversary amp

McIntosh unveiled a refurbished gold-plated edition of its famed MC275 power amplifier at the CES show in Las Vegas. The Limited Edition 50th Anniversary version uses the original circuit — last produced in 1973 — and delivers 75W per channel in stereo operation or 150W in mono. The updates to the power amp include multicolored LED […]


25 Jul
Innovative features packed into handy recorder

New from Zoom, the H2n is the latest update to the H2 stereo recorder. The new recorder features five integrated, high-quality microphone capsules that register pristine audio anywhere you go. The microphones enable Mid-Side (MS) stereo recording, 90° X/Y stereo, 2-channel and 4-channel surround sound modes. A 1.8-inch back-lit LCD display, USB 2.0 port, line-in […]


18 Jul
Cee-Lo Green and The B-52's provide a stalker's soundtrack

As we explained in our Revenge Of the Teddybears feature a couple weeks back, we’re big fans of the half-man, half-bear hybrid producers. Finally the Swedish trio release their first official video from their Devil’s Music album — for the single “Cho-Cha”, which features the vocal stylings of Cee-Lo and The B-52’s. The video stars […]


I’m not sure what they infuse their vodka with up in Sweden, but the tiny nation (population under 10 million) churns out more impossibly catchy hitmakers per capita than anywhere else on Earth. From the early days of Abba to the 90s pop dominance of Roxette, Cardigans and Ace of Bass onto the modern indie […]


30 Jun
Celebrating 10 victories at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race

After taking the 5.2 liter v10 version of their R8 and juicing it to produce the R8 GT and R8 GT Spyder, it looks like Audi is running out of ways of tweaking its supercar to create more limited edition vehicles. Now it has gone back to the original V8 version of the R8 for […]


24 Jun
Fiat returns to America with its utterly lovable 500 Cinquecento

When Fiat vanished from US shores almost 30 years ago, the brand shrunk back to Italy under a most embarrassing cloud — its tailpipe tucked shamefully between its wobbly rear wheels, headlights sad and filled with shame. The “Fix It Again Tony” acronym long cemented in the American psyche via a parade of flimsy, shop-prone […]


23 Jun
Retro "Pocket Hi-Fi C4 Pro" for world class sound quality

Music lovers that enjoy listening to their favorite band or mixtape all have their favorite mp3 player, but the newest media player by Colorfly — the Pocket Hi-Fi C4 Pro — promises ideal quality sound for true audiophiles. The portal music player has a retro feel thanks to the hand-engraved black walnut housing and brass […]