That's right, March 8th marked the "historic demonstration of the first CD prototype codenamed 'Pinkeltje' on March 8th, 1979." Well congratulations, compact disc, I almost forgot you were still here. While many would argue that the CD is on its way out in favor of smaller, highly portable MP3 files...

5 Best Live CDs Live CDs (and DVDs) are versatile tools, allowing you to boot into an operating system without installing anything to your hard drives. Let's take a closer look at the five most popular live CDs. http://lifehacker.com/5157811/five-best-live-cds...

Live CDs (and DVDs) are versatile tools, allowing you to boot into an operating system without installing anything to your hard drives. Let's take a closer look at the five most popular live CDs. Photo by bulinna. Earlier this week we asked you to tell us which live CD was your favorite. After tally...

I lost my virginity to my manager at Just For Feet ("The world's largest athletic shoe store!") two weeks before my 18th birthday in his apartment behind the bowling alley behind the mall. He was 23 and had just broken up with his fiance. It was less than spectacular. That is the abrid...

Live CDs—that is, hard-disk independent tools and operating systems that boot from simple optical discs—are handy for everything from data recovery to test driving new systems. We want to know which one is best. Photo by bulinna. What Live CD has been the most valuable to you? This week ...

  Carrie Brownstein, let me count the ways: hot, lesbian, in a sexy lesbian hard rock band (currently on hiatus), blogger, indie, participates in hilarious podcasts for NPR's All Songs Considered, hot, hot, hot. (The fact that she dates women in no way affects our adoration one way or anoth...

The Best Punk Anthems Ever (1996) 2 cd's 128kbps144mb CD 001 001 The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen (3:18)002 Iggy Pop - Lust For Life (5:11)003 Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (2:40)004 Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (2:40)005 The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs (3:53)006 Sham 69 - If The K...

Windows only: Octopus is a lightweight media indexer that sorts and searches your data across flash drives, burned discs, and other removable gear. If you back up your data to an external drive, you've got half the equation down; when it comes time to use and restore it, though, the free Octopus tak...

Various Artists - the language of QUIET DESIGN RECORDS the language of is a compilation CD of ten pieces by eight emerging composers in NYC, many of whom are associated with the Wet Ink Ensemble.  Released by Quiet Design Records in Austin, TX, this compilation is a forward-thinking treatise on a c...

Saturday night at 8 pm, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, under the direction of Michael Christie, gives the US premiere of Enrico Chapela’s Noctámbulos, a piece for rock trio and orchestra. Chapela will also participate in a panel discussion on Latin American Identity in Music at 4:30 (details below). ...