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Beatboxing

Medical Mysteries of Music 

Fun with MRIs: Here’s what’s going on in a beatboxer’s head when performing

November 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatboxing, MRI

How does a beatboxer get those percussive sounds using just their mouths? Nimisha Patil is not only a researcher at

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Music History 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 7, 2018

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alex Jones, Alt-Country, Amazon Prime Music, Beatboxing, Drill, EDM, Facebook, inforWars, Janis Joplin, Morning Radio, Samsung, Smartphones, Spotify

Day two of my solo staycation. Maybe I’ll clean out the shed today. Or maybe I’ll just post some music

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Kinda cool, kinda gross: A real time MRI view of a beatboxer’s lips, tongue, and throat

June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatboxer, Beatboxing, Rap

People who can beatbox–i.e. create beats with their mouth–can make some fascinating sounds. This MRI shows what’s happening inside the

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Cool! 

US Presidents Used to Bomb Vietnam. Now They Just Beatbox

May 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barack Obama, Beatboxing, Rapper, Suboi

Barack Obama is in the midst of a historic trip to Vietnam, the country that defeated the US in what

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, April 29, 2016

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Idol, Apple Music, Beatboxing, Burlington, Elora, Grateful Dead, Kate Mullady, Monkees, Noel Gallagher, NPR, Phil Lesh, Riverfest, Rivers Cuomo, Sound of Music, Weeze

Did you know there was an experimental 3D TV broadcast on this date in 1953? Neither did I. And now,

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Has This Guy Made the Recorder–You Know, That Flute Thing–Cool?

July 17, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatboxing, Recorder

Chances are that over the course of your elementary schooling, you were forced to learn how to play the recorder.

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, May 22

May 22, 2015May 22, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Air Suppy, Beatboxing, Beyonce, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Brandon Flowers, Celine Dion, Guitar Hero, High-Res Audio, Innocence + Experience Tour, Ivor Novello, Jamaica, Jay Z, Keven Costner, Killers, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Music Publishing, Spotify, Tidal, U2

On this date in 1992, Johnny Carson hosted his last Tonight Show after 30 years. Here’s an interesting list of

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Is Beatboxing Safer Than Singing?

January 4, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatboxing, Medical News, Singing

That seems like a silly headline, but it’s actually from Scientific American.  Check it out. [R]esearchers took a close look

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WTF? 

The Beatboxing Baby [VIDEO]

December 27, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby, Beatboxing

Adorable alert!  Background can be found here.

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