Reads tagged with “music”

Rare Early Photographs of Musicians Around the World

Playing the hurdy-gurdy, or why African-American jazz bands were banned in Australia until 1954.

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How Alex Steinweiss Invented the Album Cover

A brief history of music for the eyes, or how to go from brown paper to design revolution in 7 pounds.

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Highlights from TED Global 2011, The Stuff of Life: Day Two

How to get eaten by mushrooms, why we’re all African, and what language has to do with genetics.

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Nathalie Miebach’s Sculptural Soundtracks for Storms

What stormy weather has to do with Stormy Weather and the cross-pollination of poetry and precision.

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Remembering Louis Armstrong: Satchmo, the Documentary

Celebrating the life, wizardry and legacy of one of the greatest musicians that ever lived.

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7 (More) Little-Known Children’s Books by Celebrated Authors of Literature for Grownups

What a magical car engine has to do with social justice, a parrot named Arturo and the history of jazz.

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10 Life Lessons from Esquire’s “What I’ve Learned” Interviews

From 50 Cent to Julia Child, or what Apocalypse Now has to do with sperm whales.

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Highlights from TED Global 2011, The Stuff of Life: Day One

What 86,000 neurons have to do with privacy, the Magna Carta, and the world’s fastest piano player.

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The Dawn of Computer Music: A PBS Segment from 1986

A brief history of MIDI, or what the dawn of digital sampling has to do with air pressure.

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Linda McCartney’s Tender Photographs of The Beatles and Other Icons

What the Queen’s speech has to do with Jimi Hendrix’s fro and John Lennon in color.

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Reads tagged with “music”

Playing the hurdy-gurdy, or why African-American jazz bands were banned in Australia until 1954.

A brief history of music for the eyes, or how to go from brown paper to design revolution in 7 pounds.

How to get eaten by mushrooms, why we’re all African, and what language has to do with genetics.

What stormy weather has to do with Stormy Weather and the cross-pollination of poetry and precision.

Celebrating the life, wizardry and legacy of one of the greatest musicians that ever lived.

What a magical car engine has to do with social justice, a parrot named Arturo and the history of jazz.

From 50 Cent to Julia Child, or what Apocalypse Now has to do with sperm whales.

What 86,000 neurons have to do with privacy, the Magna Carta, and the world’s fastest piano player.

A brief history of MIDI, or what the dawn of digital sampling has to do with air pressure.

What the Queen’s speech has to do with Jimi Hendrix’s fro and John Lennon in color.

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