Props to my little brother for this one:
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZpD0btOZx8&feature=related]

Posted on February 28th, 2008 under Music. Tags: guitar, mario, Nintendo. Comments: None

Well, as you can see, I’ve been busily updating the look and layout of the site. We are now hosted independently, which will afford us a lot more options. Keep on the lookout for new stuff around the site. Any comments on the new look? Send us some feedback.Peace-the judge 

Posted on February 27th, 2008 under Music. Comments: 1

We have officially ordered Vinyl Meltdown T-Shirts. These shirts are a limited batch, but a second batch will likely be in the works. Here is a preview of the design, and when the first batch comes in, I’ll post pictures.

Anyone interested in a shirt, get at us here.
peace,
-the judge

Posted on February 25th, 2008 under Music. Tags: shirts. Comments: None

For those of you who don’t know, Chaundon is an emcee from North Carolina (originally from the Bronx). He is also a part of the Justus League, a hip-hop outfit based that boasts such members as Little Brother (The Getback, The Minstrel Show, The Listening), 9th Wonder (Chemistry, Murs 3:16), Nicolay (Foreign Exchange, Timeline) Skyzoo [...]

Posted on February 22nd, 2008 under Music. Tags: chaundon, justice league. Comments: 1

Here’s yet another somewhat obscure artist by the name of Madita. She’s an Austrian singer with an style that switches from a light and quick pace to a soft, slow, and deliberate one. Madita’s personal biography reflects what you’ll find in her music: “I have dedicated my life to my songs and i might write: [...]

Posted on February 21st, 2008 under Music. Tags: madita. Comments: 2

I saw this, thought it was awesome, and decided to share. I’ll make a bigger post tomorrow. But basically, this is called the virtual barbershop, and what it does is it makes use of 2 microphones on a fake head, in order to record accurately the sounds one would hear. Its incredible the power of [...]

Posted on February 20th, 2008 under Music. Tags: science, technology. Comments: None

This was created using only stock sounds from Windows ‘98 and XP. Pretty cool what you can do with some creativity.
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=dsU3B0W3TMs]
Pretty dope if you ask me.
-the judge 

Posted on February 18th, 2008 under Music. Tags: windows. Comments: None

 
Ok. I know I’m late. I also imagine this write-up is somewhat unexpected. “Really? Vampire Weekend? On Vinyl Meltdown?” Yes it’s true. My reviews generally cover hip-hop or dance or some variation/deviation/combination(/something else ‘ation’) of the 2. It’s not often that I stray off into the world of indie rock. But that just means when [...]

Posted on February 17th, 2008 under Music. Tags: vampire weekend. Comments: None

Lately, I’ve been trying to find music that really deviates from the norm in terms of style and overall approach. Luckily I stumbled upon this guy, who has seemingly flown under the radar for a while now. Koushik, who is on the Stones Throw Label, can be pretty tough to stick in one particular category. [...]

Posted on February 16th, 2008 under Music. Tags: koushik. Comments: None