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Jincheng, Taiwan
Jhaishan Tunnel
The wartime boat shelter now doubles as an underground concert hall where musicians play on rafts along the waterway.
music
Bwaaat! How the Air Horn Made Noise in Pop Music
Pay attention.
music
The Deep Roots of an Italian Song That Sounds Like English—But Is Just Nonsense
In 1972, fascination with American culture spurred an Italian showman to revive a medieval comic tradition.
music
Listen to Ursula K. Le Guin's Little-Known Space Opera
"Rigel 9," a collaboration with the composer David Bedford, tells the story of an astronaut who isn't quite sure where home is.
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Keeping the Art of Silent Film Music Alive
Nearly a century after talkies stole the show, composers, musicians, and audiences are still playing along.
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London, England
George Michael Memorial
An unsanctioned shrine that sprung up outside the late singer's home is causing a stir in London's Highgate neighborhood.
music
Keeping the Ethereal Sounds of the Glass Armonica Alive
Ben Franklin's invention is still singing otherworldly songs to the few who know how to play it.
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Jazz and Classical Pianists Use Their Brains Differently
Great minds don't necessarily think alike when tinkling the ivories.
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Wishlist: Two Hours of Prince-Adjacent Funk From the Twin Cities
"Purple Snow" is full of boundary-pushing musicians from Minnesota.
Pomposa, Italy
Pomposa Abbey
The 1,000-year-old abbey is the birthplace of modern musical notation.
Ilkley, England
Ilkley Moor
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
music
Watch a Man Play 'Sandstorm' on a Potato
Who says you can't shred a 1999 club classic on a tuberous ocarina?
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Tracing the Frenetic Movements of a London Symphony Conductor
Using 12 cameras and data visualization, this project animated Sir Simon Rattle's baton flicks at 120 frames per second.
Seattle, Washington
Kurt Cobain's Benches
A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.
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Listen to the First Computer-Generated Christmas Carols, From Alan Turing's Lab
"Jingle Bells" and "Good King Wenceslas" haven't sounded like this in a long time.
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'Rappin' Max Robot,' the First Hip-Hop Comic Book
With the help of Keith Haring, Eric Orr created the four-issue series in 1986.
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Wishlist: The Instrument of the Retro-Future, Today
Make beautiful sci-fi music and lots of other weird noises with your very own theremin.
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5 Secrets for Mastering the Theremin, From the Legendary Clara Rockmore
One of the world's first electronic music virtuosos left behind handy rules for playing the mysterious instrument.
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