The legendary Isaac Hayes has passed away at the age of 65. May his Hot Buttered Soul rest in peace.

Now this is just silly…

The sleeveface Flickr photo pool is a work of genius! Please, somebody do a Don Blackman!

Fräuleinwunder Hildegard Knef’s über hip, neo-kitsch masterpiece “Holiday Time” is light-years ahead of its early 70s contemporaries. Remarkably, this was a B-side upon release!

Clive Sinclair’s Spectrum graced many a home in the 80s. It’s Herculean 48k of RAM (128k, if you were lucky) just doesn’t cut it these days, but the pioneering ZX Spectrum Orchestra is helping to keep the legend alive.

Everybody loves the theremin. What? You don’t? What the hell is wrong with you! Anyway, behold the curious mixture of thermin and amphibian.

Hammond-hero Jimmy McGriff’s funky fingers have departed this earth. He lay down some proper nasties in his career, and, forgiving a couple of dubious covers for which he’s forgiven, his discography tastes sublime.

High fives big man, keep hitting those ivories in the sky.

We listen to a broad range of music in the office. Nigel gets a look in fairly often; Wefunk runs hot and cold (the funk is hotter than July, but the rap/hip-hop/turd-beats is colder than a homeless eskimo’s ice lolly). Today, we (OK, fair dues, Tim) discovered Global Funk Radio, a delicious blend of tasty funk goodness fresh from the farm.

Go listen kids!

The Korg DS-10 is a software version of the legendary MS-10 synth for the Nintendo DS, currently slated for release in Japan only this July. Check out the video - it’s cooler than a black Fonz!