‘R is for Roland’ is Coffee Table Pr0n For Synth Lovers

Blah, blah, the influence of the Roland drum machines, their musical/cultural significance… I’ve actually written those words before, so I’ll skip doing it this time. In case the YouTube subtitles aren’t working, let me translate the German from the making-of video below: “We decided to make a giant bit of pr0n for you because these […]

The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Google Music Contract?

Google isn’t just being a little bad in their contract negotiations with indie labels. In a leak to Digital Music News, it proves to be the worst contract I or anyone I’ve talked to has ever seen, for anything music-related. It puts the “boiler” in boilerplate. F*&K It: Here’s the Entire YouTube Contract for Indies… […]

- June 25, 2014

The Natural World, in Code: Dan Shiffman Talks Genetic Algorithms

Dan Shiffman @ Kickstarter HQ on Genetic Algorithms on April 2nd from Kickstarter on Vimeo. Creative code may, to most people, be as far from the natural world as possible. But in a purely aesthetic way, finding the connection between natural environment and code expression is the mission of Dan Shiffman’s recent tome. And in […]

Peter Kirn - May 28, 2013

A Handmade Children’s Book, a 7″ Vinyl Record, and Tangible, Handmade Music

Peter Kirn - November 17, 2011

Google's Video Play Could Finally Open Up Video on the Web; The Key – Choice

Peter Kirn - April 22, 2010

Magazine Cover Opens Imagined Worlds: Augmented Reality Publishing, Free Code

Peter Kirn - March 12, 2010

Cakewalk’s $35 Music Creation Software for Windows Gets Major Polishing

- April 21, 2009

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- December 12, 2008

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