Music
Disquiet’s Junto is community music making — now in its 750th edition
It’s been running continuously, without a break, since 2012. Every Thursday morning, Disquiet’s Marc Weidenbaum posts a call to a community for a new compositional assignment. And this week, the project reaches the 750th (!) week. That means a call for something epic.
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Warner does a deal with Suno, Udio; what could possibly go wrong?
It’s Lucy and the football time with the music industry. Having led artists into a complete disaster with streaming, they seem poised to do it again, on a grander scale, with generative AI. Warner has a deal with Suno today, following Udio earlier this week. Peace for our time.
Peter Kirn - November 25, 2025
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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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CDJ-3000X: first CDJ to go online; expanded usability, sound quality
Peter Kirn - September 9, 2025
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Live radio from Gaza, Khan Younis and Bethlehem-Hebron choirs meet
Peter Kirn - December 24, 2024
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Jumping ship to Bluesky? Here’s where to start for music and tech
Peter Kirn - November 21, 2024
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