The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1053: Rock’s iconic musical instruments
Most of us probably go through a phase where we decide we want to make music for ourselves. Maybe we’ll do it alone, or perhaps we want to be part of a band.
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Ongoing History: Musical instruments lost to history
Today, we tend to think of instruments like guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. If we want to go a little further, there’s brass (like trumpets and saxophones), traditional stringed instruments–violins, cellos–and woodwinds–oboes, flutes,
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Some Quebec music stores could be forced to close because of a language law
The Quebec government have always been hardasses when it comes to protecting and promoting the French language. It’s also true that some of the rules they put in place and enforce are onerous
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Looking for a new sound? Here’s a list of some of the world’s weirdest musical instruments.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] While I was doing some research on an Ongoing History of New Music program on the endless battle between tech and music, I rooted
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The Taliban just set a pile of musical instruments on fire to teach Afghanistan a lesson
When the Taliban first overran Afghanistan, they immediately began implementing their ultra-strict interpretation of Sharia law. All music–except for a specific type of devotional music–was banned. Musical instruments were seized and tape pulled
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Random music news for Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Cats + Arnold = This perfectly stupid demonstration of technology. Music news for July 25, 2023 is nowhere near as dumb. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Someone has AI-ified a video for
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MusiCounts donated over $800,000 in musical instruments to Canadian schools in 2023
[From Elisa F.G. – AC] Unless you are the ambidextrous musical genius that is Walk Off The Earth, eight people can not share a guitar, Three kids to one ukulele is madness. Even
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Another great lost instrument
Today, we tend to think of instrumentation as guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. If we want to go a little further, there’s brass (like trumpets and saxophones), traditional stringed instruments–violins, cellos–and woodwinds–oboes, flutes
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It’s never too early to teach kids about music, even babies
I’ll fight anyone who won’t admit that music education–any arts education, in fact–is necessary for human development and well-being. And it’s never too early to introduce kids to music. There’s a new Kickstarter
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This is odd: Metal and rock songs played on unusual instruments
Clever. I wonder how many takes it took to get this right?
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, March 25, 2021
Oooo. A big UFO report is coming from the US government! We’re depending on you, Tom DeLonge, to help us make sense of it all. (Via Andrew) And now, this music news for
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