That is one BIG synthesizer
Although my keyboard playing career ended when I traded by accordion for some drum hardware (true story!), I’ve always been fascinated with synthesizers. Hans Zimmer, the renown film composer, has a unit he
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The new prime minister of Japan is a metalhead
If you follow the Japanese music scene at all, you’ll know that there are dozens and dozens of excellent all-female (or majority female) metal bands. If you haven’t checked out BAND-MAID, Nomophila, Hanabie,
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Daria: How a 90s Soundtrack Defined the Last Generation Before the Internet
Before Spotify playlists. Before Shazam. Before TikTok revivals. There was Daria. MTV’s cult classic wasn’t just a cartoon—it was the most brutally honest portrait of 90s teen life. Cynical, awkward, unpolished… and soundtracked
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This guy covered all of Tool’s drum parts over a single 7.5-hour session
Covering any Tool song is a challenge, but Tylar Visser wanted to set a benchmark for every other YouTuber drummer. He sat down and perform a drum cover of every single Tool song
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Are reel-to-reel tapes the next old format to make a comeback? Maybe…?
Once upon a time, it was possible to purchase pre-recorded music on reel-to-reel tapes. For a time, starting in very early 1950s, this was considered to be high-end audiophile stuff. I seem to
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Anyone else notice something strangely wonderful about this Twenty One Pilots song?
I admire Twenty One Pilots for their myth-making, world-building, and Easter egg-leaving for their fans. Other bands do this, but I’ve never seen something like this before. We start with an email from
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This “Bohemian Rhapsody” flash mob is glorious.
When Queen presented “Bohemian Rhapsody” to EMI, their record label, the suits hated it but released it anyway. When much of the public first heard it, they were confused and, in some cases,
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Well, that’s another use for magnetic tape. I guess…
Introducing the Open Reel Ensemble, a group of musicians who use traditional bamboo bows to play magnetic reel-to-reel tape to make music. They call their new instrument a “JIGAKKU.” It involves stretching the
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If you’re a music fan in Toronto, keep looking down. Here’s why.
Toronto’s music history is rich and deep. It’s also largely been ignored when it comes to tourism when compared to what New York, Nashville, and London offer. That seems to be changing with
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Cameron Crowe to release memoir this fall
Dreamers, music fans and nerds unite: Our leader is publishing his first book this fall. Cameron Crowe, the sweet-hearted soul at the centre of movies that are powered as much by music as by
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Love vinyl but think records are too big? Welcome to Tiny Vinyl
The diameter of vinyl records has been standardized since 1949. Albums are 12 inches in diameter and play at 33 1/3 RPM. Singles come as 45 RPM 7-inch records and 12-inch singles, which
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