Random music news for Monday, May 19, 2025
I love the May long weekend. It’s that time of year when the whole summer stretches before us, filled with opportunities and adventure. Let’s make the most of it, shall
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Into synths and electronic music? Then you need this doc series on Moog
Moog Music–originally led by Bob Moog–revolutionized music by inventing the first practical keyboard synthesizers. The company has a series of short documentaries called Giants which looks at the iconic people
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Fun: How synths were introduced to the public in the olden days
Back when electronic music was brand new, synthesizer demos started popping up on TV, including kids’ shows. Sure, there were tech program demonstrations like this from 1970… This is from
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Hear me out: Maybe AI won’t be so bad for music
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When Barry Manilow wanted to tour in 1982, he was faced with the immense cost of taking an orchestra on the
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Ongoing History Daily: When it comes to music vs. tech, tech almost always wins (part 4)
Here’s one more story about how musicians fought technology and lost. In the 1970s, Barry Manilow would take a large orchestra on tour in order to faithfully reproduce all his
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This is fun: Thomas Dolby explaining synthesizers to kids back in 1989
Back in 1989, synth whiz producer Thomas Dolby performed a public service by appearing on a TV show called The Ghost of Father Hall wherein he demonstrated new electronic music
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This new documentary on Moog synths looks great
Bob Moog spent years working on taming electricity so that it could make music. When the Moog synthesizers arrived in the late 60s, no one–not even Moog himself–could have realized
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Let’s begin with some science news for the ladies. Now let’s move to music news for December 29, 2021. How times have changed: Adele’s sales for her current album are
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The golden age of synths (as told by OMD)
There have been many, many times over the last one hundred years when technology has changed the way we make music. Take the microphone, for example, Before it came along,
Read MoreFun history: A look back at vintage synthesizers
If you’re into keyboards, chances are you’re also into the history of where today’s electronic machines came from. Johnny points use to this documentary on vintage synths.
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, September 17, 2020
Steve? Was that you? I wouldn’t doubt it. Take a read and then come on back for music news for September 17, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Neil Gallagher says “A
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