A thought experiment: Which of today’s rock artists will still be heard 100 years from now?
[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] What’s the oldest song you know? I’m not talking about something
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Beethoven
Imagine this Christmas sound-and-light display next door to you.
Beethoven would be proud. The rest of the neighbourhood? I’m not sure. (Via Nerdist)
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What if The White Stripes covered Beethoven?
Then it might sound something like this. (Via Larry)
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If Beethoven had written “Old McDonald Had a Farm,” it would sound like this.
Clever? Or stupid? As always, there’s can be a very fine line between the two. (Via Tom and ClassicFM)
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Random Music News for Monday, April 16, 2018
Interesting hockey factoid: On this day in 1910, the Boston Arena opened. It’s the oldest hockey rink still in use.
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Random music news for Saturday, April 14, 2018
Go home, polar vortex. You’re drunk. That’s all I’ve got–other than these music news items for April 14, 2018. Here
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Random Music News for Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Okay, people. Time to take down the Halloween decorations. Those carved pumpkins look pretty disgusting. You’ve been warned. And now,
Read moreAI Project Figures Out How Jimi Hendrix Might Interpret Beethoven–And Vice-Versa
Researchers at Birmingham City University were wondering “How might a classical giant like Beethoven handle a song by Lady Gaga?”
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Random Music News for Thursday, February 23, 2017
I’m somewhere between Perth, Australia, and home in Toronto. Through the miracle of traveling east across the date line and
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Your Weird Thanksgiving Music Video: 167 Theremin Nesting Dolls Play Beethoven
Ever hear of a musical instrument called a Matryomin? Its invention dates to the 1920s when Masami Takeuchi became a
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The Mathematics Behind the Music of Beethoven
I’ve always marvelled at the complexity of classical music and the genius it must have taken to write the great
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