Best Of Music Stories
Ahmed Muin, Palestinian music teacher who turned drones into an anthem
Happy birthday today, December 31, to Ahmed Muin Abu Amsha. If any song sums up 2025 and the threat to civilians from drone warfare, it’s his cover of “Sheel Sheel Ya Ajmal Sheel” tuned with the whine of the weapons buzzing overhead. On his birthday and New Year’s Eve, the artist offers a song with […]
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Alpaca interweaves code and pattern, from music to textile to dance
The history of computation is connected to textiles. And in everything from choreographic gestures to weaving, one event makes patterns sing in music and materials and bodies. Across Sheffield, Berlin, Barcelona, Linz, and online, the latest Alpaca Conference is entering its second weekend, following an in-person festival the first weekend.
Peter Kirn - September 18, 2025
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Faircamp lets you put sound, podcasts, and music on your own site
Give Faircamp a folder of audio. A few minutes later, get a complete static website with your music, podcasts, whatever. That includes playlists, RSS, and a Web player, downloads, third-party links, purchases, and unlocks. No coding. And it’s free.
Harvestworks, NYC arts center founded in 1977, threatened by US funding cuts
Peter Kirn - May 7, 2025
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TouchDesigner has a free meetup today on kinetic installations
Peter Kirn - February 18, 2025
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