DJ Chi bobs his head to the hip-hop rhythm, one hand skipping over the vinyl record, the other on the mixer. Possum, Raydar, Moses and the other DJs in the room listen to his beat. This is a ...

My dad never understood how I broke his turntable attempting to mimic parts of “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5. The 1981 song was ...

"Scratch: The sound produced when a record is moved back and forth rhythmically against the turntable needle." A high-powered telescope stands in front of a window in DJ Q-Bert's Daly City home. When ...

Turntablism is the art of using the turntable as a musical instrument. DJ Shortkut explains turntablism in 15 levels of difficulty, from easy to complex. Shortkut starts with the very basics of ...

There is no way you’ll find this feline DJing with a laptop! Cat Scratch is made from recycled cardboard, costs $34.99, and features a posable tonearm and a pitch control slider that moves from ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Hip-hop and everything it has influenced—from electronic dance music to modern pop ...

Korg's new turntables are highly portable with built-in speakers and the ability to run on AA batteries. However, they're also aimed at audiophiles and people who want to digitise their LPs. Korg has ...