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Local designer Craig Berman proposes an unusual mashup of modern musical instruments:
Considering the nostalgia for '80s music and popularity of chiptune, could this be the perfect successor to the keytar?
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Let's face it, the thought of listening to children's music can be pure hell. The daunting ABC's, the patronizing, boring lessons and let's not discount the numerous Raffi flashbacks that one might go through while trying to find music to groove to that is also appropriate for little ones. Even though children's music has some shining gems, they can be hard to find and if you have children, who has the time? Chicago based musician Justin Roberts is something a bit different.
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chicago office space / June 30, 2009 3:49 PM
They invented that already, it's called guitar hero ;P.