New study explores how the mockingbird structures its song, using techniques of timbre change, pitch change, stretch, and squeeze. These are similar strategies used in Tuvan throat singing, Beethoven, Broadway musicals, and hip hop. What do the remarkably complex songs of the mockingbird have in common with Tuvan throat singing, Beethoven’s FIfth Symphony, the song […]
Enlarge / Considered as a set, the three books Penn State musicologist Marica Tacconi found to be forgeries nonetheless preserve 61 genuine compositions by 26 Italian composers, all written during the period from 1600 to 1678. (credit: Michel Garrett, Penn State) Penn State musicologist Marica Tacconi wasn’t planning on discovering forged music books when she […]
Apple Music on an iPhone with these new audio features enabled. [credit: Apple ] Today, Apple announced that its Apple Music streaming app will get two major new audio features next month: lossless audio support and spatial audio with Dolby Atmos for a wide range of supported headphones and speakers. Apple Music will play songs […]
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Alright, as we said in our previous coverage, this whole Music controversy is SUPER messy. But at least Kate Hudson has stepped forward to take some accountability (even though, is it even her fault??). For anyone who hasn’t heard, Sia came under fire once she released the trailer for her debut film because of her […]
Enlarge / Archaeologists in 1931 found the conch shell near the entrance of Marsoulas Cave. This is a reconstruction of where and how the shell might have been played. (credit: G. Tosello) After 18,000 years of silence, an ancient musical instrument played its first notes. The last time anyone heard a sound from the conch […]
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto | Getty Images) Dion Lewis was trying to make the best out of a difficult situation. Last August, when a storm left his Chicago neighborhood without electricity for a week, he improvised. Lewis had recently created a YouTube page for tutorials about the various aspects of computer programming called Code Pioneers, and […]
One of many Super Mario World tracks that have now been remastered from their original, high-fidelity audio samples. Classic-gaming archaeology doesn’t always revolve around digging up rare and unreleased games. Sometimes, it’s about taking well-known relics and reconstructing them from newly unearthed and higher-fidelity original component parts. As a result of this work, one of the […]
Sia’s foray into the film world has been a bit of a rollercoaster, and it looks like she’s ready to get off! Or at least dodge all the social commentary she’s received in droves. With the recent news that the musician’s new film Music was nominated for two Golden Globes, a lot of heads have […]
Drake will set his much-awaited brand new record in January 2021! So goes the strategy, apparently, following the Canadian rapper published a brand-new teaser movie on Twitter on Saturday day that declared it all into the world. Connected: Drake Celebrates Son’s With Adorable New Photos! Awww! The teaser movie, which also happened to be published directly […]