The Rock and Roll library
Not your average librarian..
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This is definitely the most rock and roll library we’ve ever seen… and as it’s very close to Owngig towers we’re excited to visit soon to check it out. Mick Jones of the clash definitely deserves credit for making his personal archive of punk rock history available to the public and the fact you can copy various items is the icing on the cake. If you’re interested in checking it out as well, it’s here in London.
The recent resurgence of interest in cassette tapes has been something we’ve been watching with interest – being good children of the 80s. First we brought you some amazing portraits based solely in tape. Well now it’s the cassettes themselves being used in a new creative fashion. This lamp is made from the tapes simply binded together – with the light seeping through the holes, providing subtle light and not-so subtle nostalgia. Check them out here.
Owngig’s love for Spotify knows no bounds, so the sites and services that have grown up around the service have really helped add a lot to what’s already a useful service. So Spotifitunes is a worthy addition to the pack. Basically by uploading your library file to the site (there’s instructions if you’re not sure how), Spotifitunes gives you a web page filled with Spotify links to the music in your iTunes. As you can access the page anywhere, you can take most of your libary with you – and listen to it anywhere with a web connection. Nifty!