Sony’s 40th anniversary Walkman features this cool party trick
September 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was 40 years ago–July 1, 1979–that Sony transformed personal music listening with the release of the first iteration of
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This Spotify plug-in tells you how obscure your music tastes are.
September 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
There’s a certain innate snobbery and arrogance that comes with being a serious music fan. At some level, all of
Into guitar pedals? Here’s the world’s largest rig–and what it sounds like.
September 2nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
What if you were to take all the guitar pedals you could get your hands on and use them for
What are most-downloaded music apps these days? Glad you asked.
August 30th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
SensorTower is a company that monitors how apps are doing online. They analyze what’s going in the app stores of
Care about the headphone jack on your next mobile phone? You’re in the minority.
August 26th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
There’s been some angst recently about the slow disappearance of the once-standard mini-plug (3.5 mm) headphone jack on mobile phones.
The latest company to jump into the headphone wars is…Playboy?
August 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
How many pairs of ‘phones and ‘buds do you own? How many have you gone through? And admit it, you’re
Of COURSE you want this Godzilla guitar
August 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Guitar maker ESP has just launched a line of guitars based on everyone’s favourite atomic-angry Japanese mega-lizard. Created with the
A new app allows audiences to stream the playlists of athletes and other celebrities.
August 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
If you watch sports, you’ll have seen athletes wearing headphones to pump themselves up. You might have wondered “What does
Here is an interesting theory about what Tool may have planned for the new album.
August 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[This theory has been posited by contributor Brent Chittenden. Fascinating. And plausible. -AC] Yesterday, we finally got some details on
Musicians test DipJar to collect digital tips
August 8th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
The tip jar is a fixture in most bars that host live music. But as more people forego cash in
What happens with Apple AirPods when they die? Good question.
August 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Apple has always made the right noises about being responsible when it comes to the environmental impact of their products,
Talking lasers? The Pentagon is working on it.
August 2nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The boffins at the US Department of Defence are always working on some sort of new weapon. One of its
How to build a home studio
July 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Back in the olden days, the idea of having a recording studio in your home was complicated and tremendously expensive.
Introducing Lapee, a festival-friendly female urinal
July 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Women have it rough at big outdoor events like festivals when it some to using bathroom facilities. The lines outside
An invention virtually no one needs: a Bluetooth cassette player.
July 4th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
There’s a reason we left cassettes behind: They’re a hateful, unreliable, bad-sounding music storage format. The only people nostalgic for
40 years ago today, the Sony Walkman appeared and turned is all into headphone-wearing zombies
July 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka enjoyed listening to music while travelling on
Twenty-five years ago, Aerosmith changed the history of digital music but no one remembers it.
June 28th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In 1994, the Internet was still a weirdly wild place, something inhabited by scientists and computer nerds. That would begin
Weekly Survey: What are the best songs for testing out headphones before you buy?
June 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
We all buy headphones, which is why this is a multi-billion-dollar business. And given that some ‘phones can cost a
These headphones shine light into your ears because…well, that’s where it gets weird.
June 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Anyone who has ever suffered jet lag knows that it’s a real serious condition that can’t be overcome with a
Looking to ease yourself into the work week? Try this channel featuring AI-generated piano music.
June 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Ugh. Monday. All anyone in this country cares about is killing time until the Raptors-Warriors game starts tonight. Maybe this
MOST READ 2: iTunes as we knew it is dead. Good.
June 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
At its World Wide Developers Conference today (June 3), Apple killed iTunes. Sort of. Since its introduction in 2001, iTunes
Say goodbye (and good riddance) to iTunes
June 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When it was first introduced in 2001, iTunes was just music management software for makes. But Apple kept asking more
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