Bob Moog with imposters on a 70s game show is one of the best things ever

Will the real Dr. Robert Moog please stand up? Early 70s panelists on the game show “To Tell The Truth” were stumped by an imposter.

The Sony cassette recorder that went to space and predicted the Walkman

Sony’s Walkman turned 40 earlier this month. But look to the TC-50 before it for some of the technology and usability innovations that changed the world – and joined the Apollo mission – plus a glimpse of where music might boldly go next.

Peter Kirn - July 24, 2019

A documentary on Dresden’s techno scene, now free to watch

Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne … try Dresden. Rauschen im Tal, a documentary of the emergence of Dresden electronic music, struck a nerve and sold out theaters. And now it’s free to watch (in German, with English subtitles).

Peter Kirn - July 1, 2019

You can make music with test equipment – Hainbach explains

Peter Kirn - June 13, 2019

It’s 606 day – remember when Roland made a drum machine like a 303?

Peter Kirn - June 6, 2019

Jam like you’re in a Tarkovsky film with this major app update

Peter Kirn - June 6, 2019

Strange Moog history: a telephone, a table hockey game, more

Peter Kirn - June 3, 2019

Composers doing normal s*** is one of the best things on the Internet right now

Peter Kirn - May 24, 2019

A Buchla synth repair turned into an LSD trip, and made the evening news

Peter Kirn - May 23, 2019

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