Rolling Stones Threaten to Sue Trump Over Using Their Songs
The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives.
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A Major Synth Company Created This Fake Product to Attack a Journalist
Behringer issued a half-hearted apology after attacking a critic with a bizarre video that many saw as anti-semitic.
Using Math to Blend Musical Notes Seamlessly (VIDEO)
Algorithm enables one audio signal to glide into another, recreating the ‘portamento’ effect of some musical instruments.
Perception Of Musical Pitch Varies Across Cultures (VIDEO)
How people interpret musical notes depends on the types of music they have listened to.
João Gilberto, Bossa Nova Pioneer, Has Died at 88
João Gilberto, one of the primary creators of bossa nova, the intimate Brazilian music that became a major cultural export, has died. He was 88.
Beyond Queen’s Stomp-Stomp-Clap: Concerts and Computer Science Converge In New Research
New research suggests how to get large numbers of people engaged in participating during a live performance like a concert — or a lecture — and channel that energy for a sustained time period.
Scientists Create Musical Piece From The ‘Sound’ Of Sunrise On Mars (VIDEO)
Scientists have created the soundtrack of the 5,000th Mars sunrise captured by the robotic exploration rover, Opportunity, using data sonification techniques to create a two-minute piece of music.
Past Masterpiece of the Week [+Bonus Record!!] (Mar 1-11, 2017): The Mummies – Shitsville 7″ (1990) + Never Been Caught (1992)
The Mummies were an American garage punk band from San Bruno, CA. Formed in late 1988, they exhibited a defiantly raw and lo-fi sound, dubbed “budget rock.” The Mummies, with their unique sound coupled with their rebellious attitude and distinctive performance costumes, established themselves as a major influence on garage punk and garage rock revival acts later in the decade, as well as in the 1990s.
Past Masterpiece of the Week (Jan 8-14, 2017): The Gun Club – Fire of Love (1981)
‘Fire of Love’ is the groundbreaking debut album from Los Angeles psychobilly band The Gun Club, released in 1981 on Ruby Records. The Flesh Eaters’ singer Chris D. produced five Read More…
Past Masterpiece of the Week (December 11-17, 2016): The Dukes of Stratosphear – Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology
The Dukes of Stratosphear were an English rock band formed in 1984 by the pseudonymous “Sir John Johns” (Andy Partridge), “The Red Curtain” (Colin Moulding), “Lord Cornelius Plum” (Dave Gregory), and “E.I.E.I. Owen” (Ian Gregory). The Dukes were actually a side project of XTC (though many believed the mysterious band to be an actual psychedelic pop band from the 60’s), releasing records concurrently with their continued musical activities.
Past Masterpiece of the Week (November 5 – 11, 2016): The Deviants – PTOOFF! (1967)
‘Ptooff!’ is the extraordinary debut studio album by English psychedelic rock band The Deviants, released in 1967 on record label Underground Impresarios. This tireless proto-punk classic is a much overlooked, criminally Read More…
Past Masterpiece of the Week (October 1-8, 2016): Cortex – Spinal Injuries (1981)
Released in 1981, ‘Spinal Injuries’ is one of the most brilliant and criminally under-appreciated, defining releases from that great early 80’s post-punk/deathrock/goth/darkwave period, by the band Cortex from Gothenburg, Sweden.
Past Masterpiece of the Week (August 29-Sept 4, 2016): The Drones – Further Temptations
Before wireless controlled hobby quadcopters or US military weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles raining death from the sunny skies, and decades before the Australian band formed under the same moniker, there was simply the British punk band, The Drones.
Past Masterpiece of the Week (August 22-28 2016): Bauhaus – Sky’s Gone Out (1982)
The Sky’s Gone Out by Bauhaus was released in October 1982 by record label Beggars Banquet.
Past Masterpiece of the Week (August 15-21, 2016): The Boys – Self-Titled (1977)
As Last.FM puts it: “The Boys made arguably one of the best LPs of the 70s with their self-titled first album and provided the template for superior Pop Punk before even the Buzzcocks had got out of first gear”.