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"Theory of Obscurity" - a film about The Residents.
The perfect Xmas gift for the music geek in your life:
8 wooden dolls with tiny internal speakers, made to serenade you with a repertoire of choral classics as well as perform your own original compositions through MIDI over Bluetooth.
https://teenage.engineering/products/choir
And so reasonably priced.
Beautiful, simple piano versions of some Beatles songs. Really shows off the melodic beauty of these songs:
Silly: "Let's Dance" by David Bowie - cover by the Playtronica Fruit and Vegetable Orchestra:
I wish this were an auv3.
The Rise and Fall of Music Sales, by format (1973-2021):
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/visualized-the-rise-and-fall-of-music-sales-by-format/
I don't know how long this will stay up on YouTube but you might want to watch it before the BBC take it down.
"Delia Derbyshire - The Myths and the Legendary Tapes": a docudrama that explores the life and output of the electronic musician, sound pioneer and female outsider in postwar Britain.
An interview with Caroline Catz, director of "Delia Derbyshire - The Myths and the Legendary Tapes"...
Can you tell if these tunes were created by humans or an algorithm?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-15/google-ai-music-quiz-musiclm-humans-artificial-intelligence/101967746
Roger Waters to release re-recorded new solo "Dark Side of the Moon":
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/03/roger-waters-reveals-first-music-from-re-recorded-solo-dark-side-of-the-moon
Why...?
"An introduction to Sophisti-pop":
https://inbetweendrafts.com/an-introduction-to-sophisti-pop/
The story of Bob Dylan’s iconic VW van:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/24/bob-dylan-iconic-vw-van-blue-camper-freewheelin-new-york![]
iOS Software Archives - The Beat Community:
https://thebeatcommunity.com/ios-news/
History Of Rock - in riffs:
George Harrison at 80 gets Atmos:
Press release from BMG:
" BMG is proud to announce a new catalogue recordings agreement bringing the acclaimed solo recorded works of George Harrison to Dark Horse Records/BMG together with his music publishing catalogue for the first time ever, under one roof, solely at BMG.
In celebration of Harrison’s 80th birthday, Dark Horse/BMG have released his entire catalogue in Dolby Atmos surround sound exclusively on Apple Music.
Harrison’s recorded catalogue features 12 studio albums of solo works including his debut Wonderwall Music (soundtrack to the film Wonderwall), the US and UK chart-topping critically acclaimed, 7x Platinum-certified triple album All Things Must Pass featuring the Number One single ‘My Sweet Lord’, ‘What Is Life’, ‘Isn’t It A Pity’, ‘All Things Must Pass’; and the US Number One Living In The Material World featuring the Number One single ‘Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)’, through the Platinum-certified Cloud Nine featuring his Number One charting cover of ‘Got My Mind Set On You’, to his final studio album Brainwashed featuring the Grammy award-winning ‘Marwa Blues’".
John & Yoko? No, John & May...
Prince and the Revolution 1983 First Avenue Concert:
Before "Purple Rain" fame Prince did this concert in 1983.
It was the first time he played "Purple Rain" in public. This recording of the song (edited) is the one used on the "Purple Rain" album.
The Beatles first UK concert recording discovered after all these years...
The hour-long, 1/4 inch tape recording was made by a student at Stowe boarding school on 4 April 1963 when the band played a concert at the school’s theatre.
Hear the story of the concert and the newly found recording here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001kpq1
A guitar made out of IKEA products:
The Wilhelm Scream:
Why your audio is bad and why you can't do anything about it:
Can you guess the Beatles song from the drum part?
Architecture in music - what is it like inside the instrument?
https://www.architectureinmusic.com/
Stories from the "Let It Be" film camerman:
A Brief History of the Concept Album:
Why do some songs get stuck in your head? The psychology behind catchy musical hooks:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-05-28/why-some-music-hooks-get-stuck-in-your-head/102381610
Electronic music before synths:
I always loved the tight audio editing on this one:
THE SOMEONE’S ARE YOU DO IT THAT FOR!!??
Dirty laundry: