Mar 26th, 2008 · Americans are using -- and getting rid of -- more electronic devices than ever. As technology improves and gets cheaper, old cell phones, computers, iPods and digital cameras end up in desk drawers, basements -- or on the curb.
Jan 28th, 2008 · Some call them garage-rockers, but the Fleshtones, who actually got their start in a Queens basement, don't stop there. They add in overtones of R&B, rockabilly and even surf to create a sound they like to call "Super Rock." Fresh Air's rock critic takes a good look at their latest album, Take a Good Look.
Jan 2nd, 2008 · As part of his ever-growing efforts to be more green, Los Angeles resident Dave Chameides will attempt to keep waste to a minimum. Any garbage he does make, he plans to keep in his basement.
May 17th, 2007 · The nine-member band !!! has a raucous, rollicking sound, and a name that's open to interpretation. The bi-coastal band met in a dingy basement in Nashville, Tenn., to record its latest CD, Myth Takes.
Apr 27th, 2007 · A Wisconsin farmer is seeking a six-figure deal for bones belonging to a 12,000-year-old mammoth. Experts say the skeleton in John Hebior's basement is the best mammoth specimen ever found in North America.
Apr 18th, 2007 · The prolific duo tinkers with its sound constantly, recording on dated and obsolete tape tracks and in its own basement studio. The pair released its fourth full-length album (Magic Potion) in September, and is collaborating on a disc with Ike Turner for release later this year.
Mar 27th, 2007 · It takes place every day and every night, in backrooms, basements and garages: Amateur musicians use computers to make home recordings that sound like they came from a studio. Home-studio devotee Jeffery Pepper Rogers is going a step further, outsourcing part of his creative process.
Mar 7th, 2007 · With a loan from a relative and a recipe he found in the basement of the local public library, Ernest Gallo founded what would become, at one point, the world's largest winery. The legendary winemaker, 97, died Tuesday at his home in Modesto.