Commodore 64 Bass Guitar/Keytar

Jeri Ellsworth, who currently works for Valve, helping them start their hardware R&D department, made this totally awesome Commodore 64 bass guitar/keytar for last weekend’s maker faire, and even though she seems to think the thing doesn’t sound all that great, I tend to disagree with her! Check it out! (Skip to 0:45) [Via LS]



Avengers Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray Case Concept is Too Awesome to be True

The Avengers is still hot at the Boxoffice, taking in nearly $5m this past weekend. It might not seem like much considering the landslide of cash it took in earlier in the month, but that is still twice what second place Battleship brought in. The summer season is just beginning but some people are already […]

Om Nom Nom Nom: Planet Hoth Wampa Cake [Picture]

[GAS] reader Jill recently sent in this cool planet Hoth Wampa cake she made to to celebrate her son’s 6th birthday! Great job Jill! The cake looks both awesome and delicious! [Source: Kitchen Fun With my 3 Sons]



Ocarina Of Time Guitar Medley (The Legend of Zelda) [Video]

Another amazing guitar medley by the always awesome Ferdk16! Ok, since the beginning of times I’ve been receiving Legend of Zelda requests despite me never playing any of their songs. I ignored the requests because I hadn’t played any of the games so I didn’t have any feelings attached to these great tunes. Until now. […]

Six New Dark Knight Rises Movie Posters [Pics]

With just under two months until the final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise, six new promo posters have been released. Three of them are branded with the foreboding tag line of “The Legend Ends” which has many fans speculating that Bruce Wayne’s alter-ego will meet his ultimate demise at the end of the franchise. […]

Guitar Teacher? – There’s an app for that.

Will the guitar teachers soon be replaced by the Apple gizmo? The people at Incident, running the gTar Kickstarter campaign are hoping so. Or, at least, they want to create a guitar that anyone can play. It basically involves docking in your iPhone and letting you play by pressing the frets that light up and […]

Leonard Nimoy’s 2012 Boston University Fine Arts Convocation Address

Leonard Nimoy has recently retired from acting and public appearances, but when asked if he would give the Fine Arts Convocation address at Boston University last week, he didn’t hesitate to agree. He gets the Star Trek gags out of the way fast and then rises above them to give a very heartfelt speech to […]