music SYNTH GEMS 1 is a gorgeous coffee table book full of analog synthesizers Thom Dunn

music This cool new synthesizer lets you play the keys in three dimensions for more expansive sounds Thom Dunn

Musical instruments How a $200 guitar from Amazon compares to a Gibson Les Paul Thom Dunn

archeology Neanderthal artifact may be the world's oldest known musical instrument Gareth Branwyn

Musical instruments How to turn your floppy disk drive into an awesome 8-bit instrument Thom Dunn

Musical instruments This giant antique 6-foot-tall accordion is being auctioned off Thom Dunn

music Check out the Guinness Record-holder for the world's largest guitar pedal board Thom Dunn

music 'Interstellar' theme played on the hydraulophone Andrea James

musical instrument A working "piano" made with German sausages Rusty Blazenhoff

music Impressive musical demonstration of a kashaka Andrea James

music Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah played on the mbira Andrea James

music Crudman: new musical instrument based on a hacked Walkman David Pescovitz

shoes The Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive' but on a church pipe organ Rusty Blazenhoff

ancient artifacts What is the function of these mysterious ancient Roman dodecahedrons? Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Learn to play the piano with this smart portable keyboard for only $270 Boing Boing's Shop

music 400 musicians (and a children's choir) perform Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" Elías Villoro

music Composer transforms bird songs into beautiful music Rusty Blazenhoff

Half a century of Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles: "Just another band from East L.A." Elías Villoro

guitar The automobile industry killed a legendary guitar pickup. 40 years later, Fender just brought it back. Thom Dunn