I don't know if I'm not hip anymore or if the people who pick the music that goes into commercials are really good at their jobs, but I often find myself in LOVE with a lot of songs featured on those 30 second segments. Read on and we'll show you how you can discover some new music when you least expect it... More

We're tired of the tinny sound of the tiny speakers on our mobile devices. Our headphones produce beautiful sound and look good doing it, but when we have to move around and don't want to wear them we're relegated to the tin can tweeter. Here are some stylish alternatives… More

I have any number of old guitars in various states of disrepair kicking around, waiting for the day when I will either resurrect them into playable condition or wave the white flag and salvage them for spare parts. But it seems there may be a third option. Here is a clever idea that can give a cheap old guitar one last shot at the big time. More

I am a sucker for homemade instruments. I have had my eye on plans for a banjo made from a cookie tin and some scrap wood for some time now, once I find the perfect tin. In the meantime, I may tackle this glockinspiel project, which is made from stuff I am pretty sure I have kicking around my workshop. More

There are almost as many music platforms as there are social media networks now — and many that are combinations of both. We decided to take a step back and outline the good and the bad out of all the music platforms we've been juggling around.

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By now you might have seen the video of a dad and his two kids covering Depeche Mode's "Everything Counts" (if not, it's below the jump). The video went viral over the weekend, and rightly so; it's a gorgeous cover featuring a cool dad and his two adorable kids playing weird instruments including a coke bottle and a cheese grater. Borrow a page from this family. More

For the audiophile enthusiasts getting really into vinyl, or the media collector (hoarder?), the question is: where do you put it all? More

Your daily routine is... well, daily, right? You should be a pro at blasting through mornings by now. So why is it so tough to manage your a.m. minutes and get out of the house on time? If you're chronically late to work or school, try this time management tool: A timed playlist. More

For the next two weeks, til January 2nd, we'll be doing our annual round-ups, bringing you the best posts from the last year. No intermission is complete without a musical interlude. This one is dedicated to those of you who might be having a blue blue blue blue Christmas and need some real honest-to-goodness apartment therapy. We've got home projects and songs, one for each of the five stages of newly-single holiday grief, from heartbreak to renewed optimism. Think of it as another kind of home cure. More

What constitutes a good kids' album? It should elicit a reaction, whether it makes listeners jump around like maniacs or hunker down on the couch for a snuggle. A truly great kids' album is one that parents will forget to turn off after they drop off carpool or put the kids down for a nap. Here are ten of our favorites of the year, in no particular order:

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