Depending on where you’re at in the South (Georgia, perhaps), this Charlie Daniels Band classic may as well be considered the 2nd National Anthem. It's been covered a billion times by a million bands, the story has been animated, done with stop-motion and claymation, turned into children's books, and more. Still from Primus' rendition and … Continue reading The Devil Went Down to Georgia, Looking for a Washing Machine
The glass armonica is, essentially, a series of spinning bowls. They are different sizes, and make different sounds when you rub your finger along the side of them while they spin like some musicians do with wine glasses. Don’t let the simplicity of explaining it take away from the patience and skill it takes to … Continue reading The Glass Armonica Makes “The Sound of Angels Singing”
The homie Martin Molin is a maniac. There are few people on this planet that can set their sights on such a monumental goal and be dedicated enough to stick it out to completion, let alone being skilled enough in a handful of trades, including woodworking, metalworking, and music. He's a true madman, indeed. Martin … Continue reading Maniacal Marble Music Machine Made by Martin Molin
I feel so guilty for typing that title. I also feel confused for not knowing which blog category to place this in. Here we go... On Sept. 9, 2009 I experienced something that I still am having trouble believing happened to me. I came into the possession of a cassette tape containing a Beatles album … Continue reading The Beatles Never Broke Up! Hear Their Most Recent Album: Everyday Chemistry
Adam McCann, super interactive graphic maker, decided to take advantage of the The Beatles' discography making it's way to the streaming services. These services offer direct access to their data streams through application programming interfaces. This means that he had access to all of the data, including lyrics, release dates, chart toppers, and more. Anything … Continue reading A Visualization Analysis of the Beatles
Post Malone, the current king of the pop charts (more news on this below!), performed at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA's) last night before taking off on a private plane this morning for London where he was scheduled to perform again. One day after performing at the VMA's & breaking industry records, Post Malone … Continue reading Post Malone’s Plane to Make Emergency Landing
In our recent foray of covering weird and uncommon instruments, we've touched on a couple of instruments related to the barrel organ. While they all function based on pre-determined music programmed out on a roller, some of them work like a harp or piano with strings being struck while others resemble a kalimba with tines … Continue reading The Barrel Organ Lives on Like a Smooth Criminal
What happens when you give a quirky inventor $126k to invent an instrument? This... Henry Dagg is a sculptor who was commission by the English Folk Dance & Song Society for the hefty sum of £56,000 to invent three art installations relating to music and sound. Not one to be limited by such a pittance … Continue reading The Sharpsichord – A Giant, Solar-Powered Pin-Barrel Harp
I've spent countless nights laying in bed trying to dream up a brand new type of music instrument. It all seemed to be covered though. We already vibrate wind, reeds, membranes, and strings. No matter what kind of new percussion instrument you invent, it's still just another way to bang on something so it makes … Continue reading The TheoryBoard Cracks Music Theory Wide Open
Puddles Pity Party is one of the most unique and talented acts you'll see on America's Got Talent this year or in any of the past ones. After 12 seasons, fans of the show might think they've seen it all already, but every now and then a very unique talent comes around to turn things … Continue reading Spotlight: Puddles Pity Party Deserves to Win America’s Got Talent
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