guitar Gape at these gorgeous guitars Bob Knetzger

music Sobered-up thief returns stolen mandolins Rob Beschizza

Food Massive cheese recall hits dozens of brands due to listeria contamination.  Séamus Bellamy

music "Crossroads, Song Around the World," celebrates legendary musician Robert Johnson and the Mississippi Delta blues Jennifer Sandlin

Food A salad recipe is causing a cucumber shortage in Iceland Gail Sherman

artificial intelligence Demo of AI-generated music Rob Beschizza

16 cover versions of Three is a Magic Number, which turned 50 this year Jennifer Sandlin

1940s Fantastic 1940s performance by The Henry Miles Dixieland Jug Band Mark Frauenfelder

music Listen to 10 songs about whiskey and worker's rights on the new Forfocséic album Thom Dunn

automata I was pleasantly surprised by the devilish tongue that moves in and out of this mechanical doll's mouth Popkin

patents Eddie Van Halen once filed a patent for a "musical instrument support" with some awesome artwork Thom Dunn

game of thrones Would you pay $30,000 for one of these ugly-ass Game of Thrones guitars? Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets You won't want to miss out on these Memorial Day kitchen steals Boing Boing's Shop

punk Weekend Tunes: The Pogues Live at the Town and Country Séamus Bellamy

concerts Enjoy this barrel house blues and early country concert with Laura Jean Anderson, Gregory Fleischut, and friends Mark Frauenfelder

japanese How to make a shiv with hard, dried fish Rusty Blazenhoff

music Bluegrass with a washing machine as percussion Rob Beschizza

bluegrass-polka-surf Enjoy the pogo-ing mandolin player of The Stoneman Family (1960s) Mark Frauenfelder

music The best children's music compilation record and turntable! David Pescovitz

gift guide Portraits of the world's most storied rock guitars Ben Marks