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The newly repainted house
Hibbing, Minnesota

Bob Dylan's Childhood Home

Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.
Virtuoso Sculpture
Houston, Texas

Virtuoso Sculpture

Once seen as a bit of an eyesore, this sculpture has become a staple of downtown Houston.
Armed with experts, psychics, and equipment, singer-songwriter Kesha went ghost hunting in one of America's most haunted places.
haunted

Why a Popstar Wanted to Go Ghost Hunting

Haunted places have a lot to tell us about ourselves.
Kesha October 27, 2022
Guitars and vintage punk posters
Vancouver, Washington

Briz Loan & Guitar

Along with used instruments, this pawn shop has pieces of music history on display.
Drums from around the world are exhibited.
Tokyo, Japan

Miyamoto-Unosuke Drum Museum

Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.
museums

Podcast: Kalakuta Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 6, 2022
Framed items.
Brooklyn, New York

BAM Hamm Archives

A collection of playbills, photographs, and other memorabilia from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Video

One Street: Fremont Neighborhood, Seattle

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Male white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys) sing to defend breeding territory. Scientists are not yet sure how pandemic-induced changes to their songs will affect the birds.
science

Why Birds Changed Their Tune During the Pandemic

We don't know if they'll ever sing their old songs again.
Shoshi Parks September 2, 2022
Instruments at Dusty Strings
Seattle, Washington

Dusty Strings

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.
music

Podcast: The Guy Who Sings

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 16, 2022
Birmingham, England

Black Sabbath Bridge

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.
music

Video: A Legendary Texas Music Community

In this town located 15 minutes outside of Fredericksburg, musical performances are hosted 363 days a year. Grab a beer and kick back under 300-year-old oak trees that have heard some of the best country musicians of all time.
Franklin Avenue.
New York, New York

Aretha Franklin Subway Tributes

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."
Foy & Gibson Factory
Melbourne, Australia

Foy & Gibson Factory

The Collingwood production facility for a department store that was among the largest and earliest in Australia.
Many of the musicians on the circuit, such as Tina Turner, right, became superstars later in their careers.
music

Inside the ‘Chitlin Circuit,’ a Jim Crow-Era Safe Space for Black Performers

It's where legends like Tina Turner and Ray Charles launched their careers.
Adrian Miller June 28, 2022
Sports presenter and musician Selema Masekela is obsessed with amapiano, a genre of South African genre of house music.
art

The Genre-Bending World of Amapiano, South Africa’s Township House Music

You can’t not dance when amapiano comes on.
Selema Masekela June 15, 2022
This jukebox has been known to play on its own, playing music throughout the space.
San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan Sound

At this studio, musicians, engineers, and quite possibly a music-loving ghost carry on Puerto Rico's musical traditions.