Music Stories
UK’s 2021 work visa for European DJs, musicians poses challenge to cultural exchange
Europe’s cultural integration has made it an oasis for electronic music and music exchange. That makes new hard-line British policy a potential setback.
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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
Gear Music tech Tech
No, Beatport’s subscription will not kill music – here’s how it really works
Pioneer and Beatport this week announced new streaming offerings for DJs. And then lots of people kind of freaked out. Let’s see what’s actually going on, if any of it is useful to DJs and music lovers, and what we should or shouldn’t worry about.
Oops: April Fools’, at best, gave us stuff we actually want
Peter Kirn - April 2, 2019
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Tech
Years of MySpace music deleted; Internet weeps
Peter Kirn - March 18, 2019
Music tech Stories Tech Web
A plea to DJs: make sharing part of digging
Peter Kirn - February 27, 2019
Music Music tech Stories
Haken’s ContinuuMini is expressive, post-keyboard sound for $899
Peter Kirn - January 11, 2019
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Stories Tech
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