Ongoing History Daily: Who invented headphones, part 3
From the late 50s through to the late 70s, headphones were big, bulky, heavy things. The prevailing design theory was that for the user to get maximum fidelity out of them, the had
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Random music news for Friday, January 13, 2023
Need a head transplant? Good news! And there’s more good news (I think) with music news for January 13, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Watching a watermelon decompose at high-speed is
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Random music news for Tuesday, July 5, 2022
What could possibly be in a cocktail that sells for US$5,000? This. Now check out some music news for July 5, 2022. An authorized biography of The Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts is in
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The History of Portable Music, Part 2
There were three moments when I remembered looking at something in my hand realizing that it was going to change my life. The first time was on my sixth birthday when my grandmother
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The History of Portable Music, Part 1
One of the many great things about music is that we can enjoy it anywhere. Everyone has a smartphone and every smartphone has the capability of playing music whether you’re listening to tracks
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Sony’s 40th anniversary Walkman features this cool party trick
It was 40 years ago–July 1, 1979–that Sony transformed personal music listening with the release of the first iteration of the Walkman. Known as the TPS-L2, it was (relatively) small, lightweight, and came
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Random music news for Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Ten years ago today, we heard that Michael Jackson died. Yes, it’s been ten years already and many have conflicted feelings about the man. Very conflicted. Here’s what’s happening for June 25, 2019.
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Random music news for Thursday, August 2, 2018
It was on this day in 1990 that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. That ended poorly for everyone, of course. And here’s music news for August 2, 2018. Remember when big concert festivals used
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A Good Point: Is the Internet Destroying the Sense of Community Created by Music?
When Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka ordered his engineers to realize his vision for a portable personal music player, he insisted that the first Walkman come with two headphone jacks. He just couldn’t wrap his head
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The AJoMT Xmas Gift Guide 2016 (Updated Often Until December 23)
Looking for some cool music-related gift items this year? The entire staff of AJoMT is combing the Internet for the best/weirdest stuff we can find. Check back often for updates. Audio Books Based
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Sony’s New Walkman Costs $3,200 US. (NOT a Typo)
Gizmodo reports on the Sony NW-WM1Z, which is being hyped as a “Premium Walkman with High-Resolution Audio.” For that price, the goddamn thing had better come plated with gold–and it does. This new portable
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