Man caves of the 60’s and 70’s
Some people love the term “man cave,” others hate it, but the idea of a room dedicated to “manly things”—cigar smoking, scotch drinking, football watching—is something that’s been around for a while now. Nowadays,...
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Music archeology
For generations, record collectors have played a vital role in the preservation of musical and cultural heritage by “digging” for obscure music created by overlooked artists. These music “archeologists” are consumed by a desire...
Sony: a tale of innovation
Sony Corporation is one of the best-known names in consumer electronics, famous for innovations like the Walkman and the Playstation. Since its establishment shortly after World War II, Sony has introduced a stream of...
The Synth Allure
Tracklist: 1. Diana Gitallog & Pacifico – Snowy Palms 0:00 2. Timecop1983 – Indigo Tears 05:27 3. Portamento – Sarah Connor 10:21 4. Timecop1983 – Tonight 13:33 5. Eau Rouge – Hunting Melodies (Futurecop!...
Press your ashes into a working vinyl
Pressing the ashes of the dead onto records: odd novelty or tender remembrance? When it first made headlines in 2010, Jason Leach’s UK-based company Andvinyly – which presses the ashes of the deceased into...
Kraftwerk and the electronic revolution
As innovative as they are influential, Kraftwerk‘s contribution to the development of electronic music since their formation in 1970 remains unsurpassed. Having inspired everyone from Bowie to Coldplay, Siouxsie to Radiohead, this bizarre collective...
Wasteland
Join over a thousand attendees coming from all over the the United States (and beyond) to gather in the Southern California desert for a four-day post-apocalyptic festival. Set up camp at our wasteland compound, surrounded...
The story of Chicago House music
Your browser does not support iframes. TV One’s docuseries takes an ambitious approach to telling the larger story of this unheralded black musical genre from the South Side of Chicago and the man who...
Radio Garden
By bringing distant voices close, radio connects people and places. Radio Garden allows listeners to explore processes of broadcasting and hearing identities across the entire globe. From its very beginning, radio signals have crossed...
