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Forget channel closures: watch every decade of MTV music videos online
No, MTV is not shutting down, though Paramount Skydance did shutter some all-music video channels in various markets. But never mind: the internet can best even vintage MTV. Tune into MTV REWIND and hit shuffle by decade.
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Brian Eno released Generative Music on a floppy – here’s what it sounded like
Need to chill out? How about two-plus hours of Brian Eno music generated in 1996, running on Windows 3.11?
Peter Kirn - January 21, 2025
Music Music tech Software Tech
You should know James West, the Black inventor of the electret microphone
Black engineers have made massive contributions to sound and music technology, overcoming systemic discrimination. And yet, they’re too often unsung, even today. One anyone in sound should know is James West, who, as part of a prolific career, revolutionized recording with the electret microphone in research with Gerhard Sessler at Bell Labs.
Peter Kirn - January 15, 2024
Gear Music tech Stories Tech
The long lost, 478-key Moog-Rothenberg keyboard makes its return
Peter Kirn - December 14, 2023
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
1930s Soviet optical synthesis animation looks positively futuristic after 4K restoration
Peter Kirn - January 13, 2021
DIY + Unusual Motion Music Music tech Tech
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