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Spinal Tap are a fictional English heavy metal band created by American comedians and musicians Michael McKean (as lead singer and co-lead guitarist David St. Hubbins), Christopher Guest (as lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel) and Harry Shearer (as bassist Derek Smalls). Lego stop motion video for the soundtrack version of “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight” from This is Spinal Tap. It’s too bad that legalities kept the clip out of the planned Spinal Tap tour DVD release, but it was…

In May 1981 Kraftwerk released Computer World. It was recorded at Kling Klang Studio between 1978 and 1981. Much of this time was spent modifying the studio to make it portable so the band could take it on tour. Heimcomputer As part of their ‘Computer World’ tour, Kraftwerk would take their Kling Klang studio on the road. They also made greater use of live visuals including back-projected slides and films synchronized with the music as the technology developed, the use…

The Yamaha CS-80 is an analog synthesizer released in 1977. It features both velocity-sensitive (like a piano’s) and pressure-sensitive (“after-touch”) keyboard. However the aftertouch could be applied to individual voices rather than in common. There was also a ribbon controller allowing for polyphonic pitch-bends and glissandos. The features pf the CS-80 can be heard on the Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis and for the film Chariots of Fire. It is also featured on the baseline for Peter Howell’s interpretation of…

Check out this beautiful and amazing Lego violin by CKHO. The level of detail in this spectacular creation is unbelievable. There are some very inventive use of Lego elements to create an extremely life-like violin. 1:1 scale violin and bow Many more pictures and project details can be seen on his webpage.

The Hammond RT3 has two keyboards, each spanning about five octaves. In addition to the black preset keys on the left, it also has about two octaves of foot pedals. The RT3 has the full array of draw bars, as well as all the normal effects and sustain options that you would expect from a Hammond organ. It is a fully polyphonic organ, with no limitations whatsoever. During the recording of Rubber Soul, The Beatles started using the different kind…

Congratulations to Tomáš Letenay (aka TOMOELL) for his Legendary (Fender) Stratocaster creation. Tomáš offers us his interpretation of the Fender Stratocaster guitar, and it’s really cool. He also took care to create a stand for the guitar and an amp. Despite only placing in 7th place in the fan vote part of the contest with 427 votes, The LEGO review board have chosen it as a final model. Between its iconic status in music history and its unique details, building…