The Daily Show takes on the Black and gay origins of house music

“You’ve never heard me say – surprise, it’s Caucasians!” The always-on-point Roy Wood Jr. tackles the origins of house music for general audiences on The Daily Show. And while you likely know that history, this one is well worth a watch.

Lords of Synth is an epic parody from Adult Swim

In a gift to synthesizer lovers everywhere, the comiticians of Adult Swim have produced an extended retro electronica opus imagining an alternate-universe battle of the bands between Wendy Carlos, Vangelis, and Giorgio Moroder.

Peter Kirn - May 4, 2016

Apple Reality Imitates HBO’s Silicon Valley: ‘Radio on the Internet’

Silicon Valley, yet again, fails to be less weird than reality. Actual quote from the show: “So then it hits me – we could take this thing called The Radio and put it on this new thing called The Internet. And no one was doing it – no one.” In the show, to give this […]

Peter Kirn - June 9, 2015

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