Currently reading Pirate Sun (#3 in the Virga Series) by Karl Schroeder. His website is over here, and you can read a free ebook version (with a creative commons license) over here. His books are riproaring romps, very imaginative worldcreation (which we all know I love) combined with a great story. Must reads, indeed, if you like fun in your science fiction, or vice versa.

Also, over on youtube there's a guy who has a tutorial on how to use Ableton live to turn found sounds into a drum kit. Very interesting, if you're into that sort of thing.