We’re mourning the latest casualty of the war on jukeboxes, as news comes to us via Rock Creek Rambler that earlier this month Fox and Hounds took the plunge and replaced their jukebox with a new-fangled super computer known as the Touchtunes digital music player. While the old jukebox was beloved by many for its rustic charms and eclectic CD collection, the Touchtunes cares not for the trifling whims of mortals. The ersatz jukebox is not really a box at all, nor does it juke. It is a flatscreen portal hanging on the wall, and rumor has it that if you stare at it for too long you start involuntarily singing “Fergalicious.”

The switch to a digital music player makes good business sense: bar patrons pay slightly more per song, but an increased selection means that more people are drawn into the Touchtunes’ all-powerful orbit. The new music player also brings with it a fancy new Bose speaker system, so even though music junkies may not like the songs as much, at least the sound quality has gotten an upgrade.