Gibson’s custom guitar building shop is taking their Signature replica series guitar building to what might be considered a ridiculous level. The replica of Metallica’s Kirk Hammet’s 1979 Flying V even includes three strips of black gaffers tape on the back, apparently applied because the finish had started to crack. You can read more aobut […]
Seminal British punk band The Stranglers had a very effective way to deal with “difficult” music critics during their heyday. The gaffer taped their hands together and kidnapped them! You can see the revived lineup of The Stranglers at Rock Cafe in Prague this Friday at 8:00 pm. Best leave your opinions at home. […]
Boston police suspect fraternity hazing after finding five shivering students in their underwear, bound with duct tape, in the basement of an Ashford Street house. The students, believed to be members of Boston University’s Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, were covered with mustard, hot sauce and honey. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s […]
The School of Human Ecology at Louisana Tech combined product design and marketing exercises to create duct tape dresses. Unlike the “one off” projects so common around prom season to make prom clothing, teams of Louisiana Tech students were challenged to make a wearable tape garment in only three hours. The design exercise was followed […]
Well, not exactly, but the money it helps raise just might. Ten year old Ashley Nicole, after surviving a cancer scare herself, is now raising money for cancer research by selling her duct tape creations. Ashley’s efforts provide funds for the Children With Cancer Foundation. You can see, and purchase, her unique creations here.
Star ice skater Sam Attwater promoted this year’s Celebrity Dancing On Ice competition in an interview that included talking about using gaffers tape to fix his skates Attwater told the Scunthorpe Telegraph about using the “fix all” tape to repair his skates when the stitching broke. You can read the interview here. Tapenews.com is your […]
The April 8th edition of the online version of today’s Washington Post uses a humorous animated video about duct tape to make a statement about the Catholic Church’s response to ongoing sexual abuse charges. Click here to see their commentary. Tapenews.com is your source for “all the news that’s fit to stick”. Send us your […]
3M’s recent “Off The Roll” competition is now closed to entries, and the judges have shared photos of some of the best entries. Click here to see some pictures that the maker of Scotch Brand tape shared with The Sun, a British web site. If you want to get ready for next year’s competition, here […]
Photographer and gadget hound Mike Martens has found a way to couple a $24,000 camera back to the lens of a $25 camera to come up with some pretty cool digital pictures. The contraption wouldn’t work without a foot long strip of gaffers tape to create a light proof seal-cost 8.3 cents! Here’s what he […]
Australian football team, The Demons, had to use gaffers tape to black out the logo of former sponsor Energy Watch after the company withdrew their sponsorship. The players took the initiative to hide the logo when the ceo of their ex-sponsor was forced to step down after making a series of racist and sexist remarks […]