Keytars, almost by definition, are charmingly goofy. How could they not be? They're wearable pianos that lend themselves well to pageantry. Racks of meticulously prepped synths come with a sort of ...

Keyboard players can often only look on as their band mates get to feed off the energy of the audience at the front of the stage. If only they had an instrument they could strap on like a guitar ...

Until now, if you wanted to look exceptionally silly playing an electronic instrument the keytar was your best bet. Not anymore. That’s all changed with the introduction of the iTar, a “Guitar/DJ ...

There won’t actually be a keyboard peripheral sold with the game; instead there will be a keytar-like instrument supported. For those who didn’t listen to much ’80s music, a keytar is a sort of ...

Just like junior prom, novel musical instruments can inspire both awe and awkwardness. Exhibit A: the Eigenharp. Part keyboard sampler, part digital woodwind and drum machine, the veritable ...

Mad Catz is the official hardware partner for Rock Band 3, and their two new realistic instruments—pro guitar with 102 buttons, and the keyboard peripheral—are the closest you get to real instruments ...

If you're looking for a killer MIDI controller that feels like not just one "real" instrument, but many of them, Artiphon could be your salvation. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

Having accurately predicated all sorts of hardware price drops and bundles well before they were officially revealed, Ars Technica's trusty "Mole" claims that Rock Band 3 won't be introducing ...

On this week's All Songs Considered, we listen to some great new electronic music. These days, there's a flood of creative electronic sounds, both danceable and laid-back. We've seen this flood of new ...

We knew that Keytar Bear, the unofficial musical mascot of the city, was going to hibernate for a while this summer, but we had hoped it would be on his own terms. According to the keytar-playing man ...