Teenage Engineering’s EP-136 K.O. Sidekick is a €189 mixer, interface, and FX unit

Teenage Engineering has announced the EP-136 K.O. Sidekick, a compact 2-channel mixer, USB audio interface, and performance effects unit designed to work alongside the rest of the EP product family. Priced at €189, it is available now. Three functions in one unit The Sidekick combines mixer, interface, and effects processor in a unit roughly the …

Teenage Engineering’s EP-136 K.O. Sidekick is a €189 mixer, interface, and FX unit

Polyend announces Drums, a $2,699 analog + digital drum machine

Polyend announced Drums at Superbooth 2026, an 8-track hybrid desktop drum machine combining analog synthesis, digital engines, and sampling in a single aluminum chassis. Priced at $2,699, it is the Polish company’s most technically developed percussion instrument to date. Sound Architecture The machine’s 8 tracks split into two distinct tiers. Four tracks run analog circuitry …

Polyend announces Drums, a $2,699 analog + digital drum machine

Adidas sets football legends a new challenge in World Cup spectacular

The World Cup build-up is underway, and Adidas is going all-out to drive excitement with a five-minute spot featuring an all-star cast of players. Timothée Chalamet (reviving his Marty Supreme motormouth hustler persona) and Bad Bunny are also on board for anybody who isn’t versed in football legends of the past and present. And legends …

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Opportunity knocks for new ISBA boss Mark Given

The revolving doors at the top of trade associations usually fail to make much impact. There are exceptions: James Murphy’s tenure as chairman of the UK Advertising Association in the post-Brexit, pre-lockdown era did provide industry leadership, assisted by a capable CEO in Stephen Woodford. Tom Goddard, a former chairman of Ocean Outdoor, has established …

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