Tom Oberheim turns 89 today; a conversation with Tom

Peter Kirn - July 7, 2025

Stewart Copeland, Spyro the Dragon, and a community effort in sound

Peter Kirn - June 26, 2025

Barry Vercoe, who made coding sound accessible to all, has died

Peter Kirn - June 17, 2025

Yamaha’s VL1 launched physical modeling; it’s time to give it its due

Peter Kirn - June 2, 2025

Radio Shack’s TRS-80 now has polyphonic MIDI and a tracker

Peter Kirn - June 2, 2025

Two stills of Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay leaping in front of checkered green and gray background, in his signature hat, a Sony logo in the upper left-hand corner.

Peak 1996: When Jamiroquai met Sony MiniDisc in Japan

Peter Kirn - May 22, 2025

Harvestworks, NYC arts center founded in 1977, threatened by US funding cuts

Peter Kirn - May 7, 2025

Funk music history and Black liberation in a full-length documentary, online

Peter Kirn - April 23, 2025

Laurie Spiegel interview offers a way of thinking about community, imagination

Peter Kirn - April 7, 2025

Paul Schreiber (Tandy, Moog MG-1, Synthesis Technology) remembered

Peter Kirn - March 24, 2025