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Billy Martin standing before a bright, white light, looking into the camera.

Drummer Billy Martin’s Covid-19 Quarantine Playlist

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A large analog synthesizer covered in Christmas lights.

MIDI 2.0 Expands the Digital Music-Making Toolbox

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Photay in a black and white photograph taken in the woods, in front of a small lake.

Photay’s Motivational Playlist for 2020

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A Vintage Odyssey cover image, featuring a vintage microphone.

The History of Vintage Recording Gear, Written by an All-Knowing Industry Veteran

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A series of bullhorns and purple wiring installed in a gallery corner.

Jónsi of Sigur Rós Expands His Range With a Solo Exhibition in L.A.

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A red human heart on a black background.

Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5’s Valentine’s Day Playlist

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A classic ice cream truck in the summer.

A New Ice Cream Truck Jingle, Created by Wu-Tang Clan Rapper RZA

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Junaco's two members facing opposite directions while standing in desert foothills.

This Los Angeles Folk Duo’s New Single Was Inspired by an Episode of Our Time Sensitive Podcast

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Japanese experimental musician Asuna performing "100 Keyboards"

A Resonant Sound Performance, Created Using Children’s Toy Instruments

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Pauline Oliveros and IONE performing on a black stage.

We’ll Be Tuning Into This Tuning Meditation

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Caius Pawson in glasses with disheveled hair.

The Relaxing Playlist Caius Pawson Is Listening to Right Now

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David Bowie shooting a video for the song “Rebel Rebel” in 1974. (Photo: AVRO)

David Bowie’s Music as a Navigational Portal to Our Inner Worlds

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Fashion designer Phillip Lim in profile, in a suit, in a black and white photograph.

Fashion Designer Phillip Lim’s Chill Out Playlist

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Three screens from Max Richter's Sleep app.

An Epic Lullaby by Max Richter, Rearranged in a Meditation App

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Cellist Arlen Hlusko

Montana’s Tippet Rise Art Center Goes on Tour With a Four-Day Virtual Classical Music Festival

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Stefan Sagmeister looking straight into the camera.

Stefan Sagmeister’s Playlist of David Bryne Cover Songs

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Poster for The Midnight Miracle podcast

Dave Chappelle’s New Podcast

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Keith Abramsson in sunglasses, walking through the desert.

The Music Keith Abrahamsson Turns to for Sonic Respite

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A promo image by The Black Music History Library with white text on black background.

This Digital Archive Will Teach You About Black Music History

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Martin, Wood, and Medeski in red theater curtains.

Medeski Martin & Wood Offers Lessons for Making Music, and Living Life

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A sound-wave illustration.

Psychoacoustics Expert Dr. Susan Rogers on How Musicians Hear

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Neuroscientist Nina Kraus

How Everyday Sounds Shape Our Brains

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Toni Blackman laughing on a yellow brick background.

The Songs Inside a Hip-Hop Meditation Teacher’s Head

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Malcolm James in a blue tracksuit, in front of a white background.

How Technology, Politics, and Perception Transformed the Role of Music in Black Life

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A photo of a model in a glittering dress, from inside Studio 54.

A Studio 54 Playlist by Brooklyn Museum Curator Matthew Yakobosky

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Pat McCusker looking off and to the left.

Guitarist and Audio Engineer Pat McCusker’s “Active Listening” Playlist

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An illustration of a man wearing headphones

A Musician Who Immortalizes Luminaries Through Songs on His Podcast

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The Oda sound system on a creme background.

This Sound System Revolutionizes How We Listen to Live Music

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Laura Baldassari on a red background, singing.

Laura Baldassari’s Opera Playlist Is Exactly What We’re Craving Right Now

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Long Players book by Tom Gatti

Fifty Writers on the Albums That Changed Their Lives

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Amy Helm and the Curbside Pickup Band playing music on a front lawn.

Amy Helm’s Traveling Curbside Pickup Band Brings Live Music to Your Doorstep

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An Ojas bookshelf speaker in black and white.

Devon Turnbull’s D.I.Y. Speaker-Making Kits Are the Ultimate Home Audio Solution

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Musician Brian Eno

With EarthPercent, Brian Eno Helps the Music Industry Address the Climate Crisis

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A red and white Radio Flyer with city names on its buttons.

This Radio Connects Listeners to a World of Fresh Foreign Sounds

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Daniel Libeskind in a black suit in front of a red wall, sitting on a geometric seat.

Daniel Libeskind’s “Classical Studies” Playlist

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A large, open synagogue interior with a stained glass triangular chandelier.

Song and Art at a Synagogue Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

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Ojas speakers, amplifiers, and turntable in an NYC apartment.

Devon Turnbull on Building His Cultish Handcrafted Speakers

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Book Cover of "Promise That You Will Sing About Me"

A New Book Gets to the Heart of Kendrick Lamar’s Sonic Rise

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Jonathan Olivares sitting on a daybed in his library, reading a large art book.

Designer Jonathan Olivares’s All-Time Favorite Skateboarding Soundtrack

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Sara Auster sounding four singing bowls as several people lay on their backs around her.

Sound Therapist Sara Auster’s “Deep Listening” Playlist

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The cover of the book Hearing the Cloud.

What the Internet Sounds Like: A Playlist

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Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen

How Leonard Cohen Sought Out Spiritual Truth Through His Songs

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Alien Listening Book

Why Aliens Could Be Able to Listen to NASA’s Golden Record—Even If They Don’t Have Ears

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A red OB-4 boombox photographed from below.

Teenage Engineering’s OB-4 Speaker Redefines Radio as We Know It

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A woman with white headphones on a green background.

These Headphones Create Superior Sound and a Quiet Mind

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The dark interior of Burnside Tokyo, facing the kitchen.

In Tokyo, Devon Turnbull’s Custom Audio System Delivers More Than Superlative Sound

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A Tokyo Slow Mixtape cover image, featuring the inside of an old Japanese house.

Tokyobike’s Refreshingly Eclectic Listening Party

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A sparkler firecracker.

A Renowned British Composer Explains Four Legendary Christmas Songs

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An eight-cone speaker system on a white background.

Hi-Fi Audio Design: An Expert’s Exceptional Primer

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Ted Gioia in front of a large window.

Jazz Critic and Historian Ted Gioia’s “Subversive Songs” Playlist

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Michel Rojkind smiling and facing to the left, with a blurry background of the New York City skyline.

Michel Rojkind on Rhythm, Drumming, and How Music Influences His Design Practice

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A Radiooooo illustration with a woman with red hair and blue skin.

Avoid Algorithms With the Incredibly Refreshing Radiooooo

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Author and scholar Elliott H. Powell with a red scarf in front of a mural.

Elliott H. Powell Traces the History of Black Musicians Engaging with South Asian Culture and Sounds

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Peter Adjaye wearing headphones and a fedora, on a light blue background.

Peter Adjaye’s Emotive Soundscapes Immerse Listeners in the Past and Present

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Jose Parla in a bright blue jacket and glasses, painting two canvases.

José Parlá’s Cuban Summer Playlist

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A digital collage featuring scam rap stars, financial app logos, and piles of bitcoin tokens and U.S. dollars.

A&R Rep Kolby Turnher’s “Scam Rap” Playlist

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Amerikinda album cover

Unexpected Cover Songs, Performed by a Who’s Who of American Heritage Artists

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A photo display in the Nashville Museum of African American Music.

A New Nashville Museum Traces 400 Years of Black Music

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Poster for the Lost Tapes of the 27 Club

These A.I.-Generated Songs Raise Awareness About Mental Health in the Music Industry

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David Rockwell standing in an amphitheater.

Architect and Broadway Set Designer David Rockwell Shares His Favorite Show Tunes

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A man standing in a building looking out the window

Symphonic Masterpieces in Better-Than-Ever Fidelity, Mixed by a German D.J.

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Landscape's Stereo Field, a yellow and gold synthesizer.

These Compact Analog Instruments Pack a Punch

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A Numero Group illustration in black and white.

This Chicago Music Label Is on a Mission to Unearth Lost Sounds

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The Apollo Theater's neon marquee.

Three Things to Catch at Harlem’s Apollo Theater This Fall

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Fashion stylist Kate Young FaceTimes with actress and musician Selena Gomez

How Spanish Culture and Color Informed the Styling and Art Direction of Selena Gomez’s New “Revelación” Album

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Journalist and writer Julia Cooke

The Words and Music Author Julia Cooke Is Escaping Through Right Now

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People dancing at London's Covent Garden

This Digital Tool Kit Reveals How Art Benefits Our Brains

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Four bottles of perfume next to a large quill feather.

This Perfume Brand Makes Scents That Evoke Los Angeles’s Rich Music History

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