Musical Instrument Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Gadgets

Weird musical instrument alert: This apparatus was created out of Dyson vacuum cleaners, fans and air purifiers

February 20, 2018February 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dyson, Musical Instrument, Weird

The engineers at Dyson had some extra parts in the bin (not to mention some extra time on their hands),

Gadgets

Cool! A Mind-Controlled Musical Instrument

July 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain Waves, EEG, Encephalophone, Mind Control, Musical Instrument

Scientists have been working on mind-control projects for decades. How can we use the electrical waves generated by our brains

Music News

And the Official Musical Instrument/Noise Maker of World Cup 2014 Is…

June 10, 2014June 10, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Caxirola, FIFA, Musical Instrument, World Cup 2014

…the caxirola (pronounced “kashirola.”). Unlike South Africa’s infuriating vuvuzela (the horn that tortured everyone at the last World Cup), the caxirola is

Cool!

Ancient Chinese Instrument Sounds EXACTLY Like Super Mario

February 23, 2014February 23, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments China, Musical Instrument, Super Mario, Video Game Music

We know that the ancient Chinese were very clever. They invented gunpowder, paper–and, apparently, the music for Super Mario with

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver