I'd like to add to that:<p>3) When I hover over a button/icon for a second or two, a tooltip would help tremendously to figure out what the button does.<p>This is a really great, unique design. Well done.<p>Update: I have run into some usability issues that I can't really describe because I have no idea how I got into whatever the feature is suppose to be. I don't think this UI is very forgiving for newcomers like myself. You're onto something with this "vinyl" look, and I know the improvements you're thinking about will probably fix most of these issues.