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Billy Martin standing before a bright, white light, looking into the camera.
Drummer Billy Martin’s Covid-19 Quarantine Playlist
3 minute read
The Rebirth Brass Band in a still from “Take Me to the River: New Orleans.” (Courtesy “Take Me to the River: New Orleans”)
Songs from the Big Easy, Recorded by Top Musicians Across Generations
3 minute read
Steinway player piano (Courtesy Steinway & Sons)
Steinway Brings Live Recitals to Your Living Room, Piano and All
6 minute read
Courtesy Blue Note Records
An Album of Cover Songs Honors the Legacy of Leonard Cohen
3 minute read
A large analog synthesizer covered in Christmas lights.
MIDI 2.0 Expands the Digital Music-Making Toolbox
1 minute read
Photay in a black and white photograph taken in the woods, in front of a small lake.
Photay’s Motivational Playlist for 2020
2 minute read
A Vintage Odyssey cover image, featuring a vintage microphone.
The History of Vintage Recording Gear, Written by an All-Knowing Industry Veteran
2 minute read
A view of Auster’s performance “Sound Mo(ve)ments.” (Photo: Destiny Mata)
Sara Auster’s Sound Baths Are a Tonic for Our Tumultuous Times
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An Yu. (Courtesy Grove Atlantic)
The Eerie, Dreamlike Piano Melodies Behind An Yu’s Latest Novel
6 minute read
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.
2 minute read
A red human heart on a black background.
Jesse Carmichael of Maroon 5’s Valentine’s Day Playlist
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Cover of the For the Birds project by the National Audubon Society
The Avian-Toned Tracks That Helped Spur a Birdsong Initiative
8 minute read
The Apollo Theater's neon marquee.
Three Things to Catch at Harlem’s Apollo Theater This Fall
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Courtesy The University of Chicago Press
A Commemoration of AACM’s Legacy in Experimental Jazz
3 minute read
A classic ice cream truck in the summer.
A New Ice Cream Truck Jingle, Created by Wu-Tang Clan Rapper RZA
2 minute read
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
3 minute read
Samora Pinderhughes. (Photo: Ray Neutron)
Stories of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated People, Reflected in a Soul-Stirring Album
4 minute read
Courtesy Strange Attractor Press
A New Book Explores How, Via X-Rays, Banned Albums Made It Into the Cold War–Era U.S.S.R.
2 minute read
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
5 minute read
Nicolás Jaar. (Photo: Stéphanie Janaina)
Nicolás Jaar Launches a Grant Program to Uplift Emerging Electronic Musicians
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Japanese experimental musician Asuna performing "100 Keyboards"
A Resonant Sound Performance, Created Using Children’s Toy Instruments
5 minute read
Pauline Oliveros and IONE performing on a black stage.
We’ll Be Tuning Into This Tuning Meditation
1 minute read
Journalist and writer Julia Cooke
The Words and Music Author Julia Cooke Is Escaping Through Right Now
5 minute read
Courtesy Sara Auster
Sara Auster on Fine-Tuning Your Life Through Sound Therapy
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Caius Pawson in glasses with disheveled hair.
The Relaxing Playlist Caius Pawson Is Listening to Right Now
2 minute read
The custom “Organ²/ASLSP” organ in Halberstadt, Germany. (Photo: Ronald Göttel. Courtesy John Cage Organ Foundation Halberstadt)
In Rural Germany, a Six-Century-Long Performance of a John Cage Organ Composition Is Underway
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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
4 minute read
Fashion designer Phillip Lim in profile, in a suit, in a black and white photograph.
Fashion Designer Phillip Lim’s Chill Out Playlist
2 minute read
Three screens from Max Richter's Sleep app.
An Epic Lullaby by Max Richter, Rearranged in a Meditation App
1 minute read
Cellist Arlen Hlusko
Montana’s Tippet Rise Art Center Goes on Tour With a Four-Day Virtual Classical Music Festival
2 minute read
Stefan Sagmeister looking straight into the camera.
Stefan Sagmeister’s Playlist of David Bryne Cover Songs
2 minute read
Poster for The Midnight Miracle podcast
Dave Chappelle’s New Podcast
3 minute read
People dancing at London's Covent Garden
This Digital Tool Kit Reveals How Art Benefits Our Brains
2 minute read
Keith Abramsson in sunglasses, walking through the desert.
The Music Keith Abrahamsson Turns to for Sonic Respite
2 minute read
Felix Klieser performing with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. (Photo: Mark Allan)
The Emotional Ecstasy of Playing the French Horn
5 minute read
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
1 minute read
Courtesy Yale University Press
A Sonic Journey Inspired by the Expansive Landscapes of the Nordic Region
13 minute read
Martin, Wood, and Medeski in red theater curtains.
Medeski Martin & Wood Offers Lessons for Making Music, and Living Life
2 minute read
PlantWave device
A User-Friendly Device That Creates Ambient Music With Plants
5 minute read
Sound healer Samer Ghadry
Songs for Practicing Sound Healing at Home
7 minute read
Sacred Bones Records' Plantasia Black Vinyl Record
A Soul-Nourishing Album for Your Plants
3 minute read
A sound-wave illustration.
Psychoacoustics Expert Dr. Susan Rogers on How Musicians Hear
3 minute read
Neuroscientist Nina Kraus
How Everyday Sounds Shape Our Brains
6 minute read
Toni Blackman laughing on a yellow brick background.
The Songs Inside a Hip-Hop Meditation Teacher’s Head
2 minute read
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
2 minute read
A photo of a model in a glittering dress, from inside Studio 54.
A Studio 54 Playlist by Brooklyn Museum Curator Matthew Yakobosky
2 minute read
The cover of Slowave’s first album, “Circadia.” (Courtesy Slowave)
A Sound Project That Recreates the Sonic Landscape of the Womb
2 minute read
Pat McCusker looking off and to the left.
Guitarist and Audio Engineer Pat McCusker’s “Active Listening” Playlist
2 minute read
An illustration of a man wearing headphones
A Musician Who Immortalizes Luminaries Through Songs on His Podcast
2 minute read
The Oda sound system on a creme background.
This Sound System Revolutionizes How We Listen to Live Music
2 minute read
Laura Baldassari on a red background, singing.
Laura Baldassari’s Opera Playlist Is Exactly What We’re Craving Right Now
3 minute read
Hanif Abdurraqib. (Photo: Megan Leigh Barnard)
For Hanif Abdurraqib, Language Is an Instrument
7 minute read
Long Players book by Tom Gatti
Fifty Writers on the Albums That Changed Their Lives
7 minute read
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
4 minute read
An Ojas bookshelf speaker in black and white.
Devon Turnbull’s D.I.Y. Speaker-Making Kits Are the Ultimate Home Audio Solution
2 minute read
Musician Brian Eno
With EarthPercent, Brian Eno Helps the Music Industry Address the Climate Crisis
3 minute read
(From left) Jules Allen, McArthur Binion, and Henry Threadgill. (Courtesy McArthur Binion)
In Detroit, McArthur Binion and Henry Threadgill Salute Their Decades-Long Friendship Through Song
5 minute read
A red and white Radio Flyer with city names on its buttons.
This Radio Connects Listeners to a World of Fresh Foreign Sounds
1 minute read
Daniel Libeskind in a black suit in front of a red wall, sitting on a geometric seat.
Daniel Libeskind’s “Classical Studies” Playlist
2 minute read
A large, open synagogue interior with a stained glass triangular chandelier.
Song and Art at a Synagogue Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
2 minute read
Ojas speakers, amplifiers, and turntable in an NYC apartment.
Devon Turnbull on Building His Cultish Handcrafted Speakers
4 minute read
Book Cover of "Promise That You Will Sing About Me"
A New Book Gets to the Heart of Kendrick Lamar’s Sonic Rise
4 minute read
“The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo” by Garrett Hongo (Courtesy Pantheon Books)
The Poetry of Building the Perfect Sound System
3 minute read
Jonathan Olivares sitting on a daybed in his library, reading a large art book.
Designer Jonathan Olivares’s All-Time Favorite Skateboarding Soundtrack
7 minute read
Four bottles of perfume next to a large quill feather.
This Perfume Brand Makes Scents That Evoke Los Angeles’s Rich Music History
2 minute read
Sara Auster sounding four singing bowls as several people lay on their backs around her.
Sound Therapist Sara Auster’s “Deep Listening” Playlist
4 minute read
The cover of the book Hearing the Cloud.
What the Internet Sounds Like: A Playlist
3 minute read
Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen
How Leonard Cohen Sought Out Spiritual Truth Through His Songs
2 minute read
Alien Listening Book
Why Aliens Could Be Able to Listen to NASA’s Golden Record—Even If They Don’t Have Ears
7 minute read
Still from Hiya Live Sessions video
The Multicity Festival Spotlighting Female Voices from the SWANA Region
3 minute read
A red OB-4 boombox photographed from below.
Teenage Engineering’s OB-4 Speaker Redefines Radio as We Know It
1 minute read
A woman with white headphones on a green background.
These Headphones Create Superior Sound and a Quiet Mind
1 minute read
Eminem in front of his restaurant, Mom’s Spaghetti
Eminem’s Mom’s Spaghetti Restaurant Serves Pasta With the Special Savor of Leftovers
2 minute read
The dark interior of Burnside Tokyo, facing the kitchen.
In Tokyo, Devon Turnbull’s Custom Audio System Delivers More Than Superlative Sound
2 minute read
A Tokyo Slow Mixtape cover image, featuring the inside of an old Japanese house.
Tokyobike’s Refreshingly Eclectic Listening Party
1 minute read
A sparkler firecracker.
A Renowned British Composer Explains Four Legendary Christmas Songs
2 minute read
An eight-cone speaker system on a white background.
Hi-Fi Audio Design: An Expert’s Exceptional Primer
3 minute read
Ted Gioia in front of a large window.
Jazz Critic and Historian Ted Gioia’s “Subversive Songs” Playlist
3 minute read
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
2 minute read
A Radiooooo illustration with a woman with red hair and blue skin.
Avoid Algorithms With the Incredibly Refreshing Radiooooo
2 minute read
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
2 minute read
Peter Adjaye wearing headphones and a fedora, on a light blue background.
Peter Adjaye’s Emotive Soundscapes Immerse Listeners in the Past and Present
4 minute read
Courtesy Ambient Church
Ambient Church Gives Electronic Music a Surreal, Spiritual Home
6 minute read
Photo: Tom Arber
How a Master Organist is Making the Archaic Instrument Cool Again
8 minute read
Jose Parla in a bright blue jacket and glasses, painting two canvases.
José Parlá’s Cuban Summer Playlist
3 minute read
Cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Amazing Grace” album
A Playlist That Conjures the Ferocity and Flair of Detroit
15 minute read
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
3 minute read
Amerikinda album cover
Unexpected Cover Songs, Performed by a Who’s Who of American Heritage Artists
2 minute read
Photo: Zeph Colombatto
Sound Is at the Core of Musician-Turned-Ceramicist Kansai Noguchi’s Vases and Vessels
7 minute read
A photo display in the Nashville Museum of African American Music.
A New Nashville Museum Traces 400 Years of Black Music
2 minute read
Poster for the Lost Tapes of the 27 Club
These A.I.-Generated Songs Raise Awareness About Mental Health in the Music Industry
2 minute read
David Rockwell standing in an amphitheater.
Architect and Broadway Set Designer David Rockwell Shares His Favorite Show Tunes
7 minute read
Jermaine Stone. (Photo: Headmake Book)
For Jermaine Stone, Wine and Hip-Hop Make a Perfect Pair
8 minute read
Jonah Takagi. (Photo: Erik Benjamins. Courtesy Marta)
Jonah Takagi on Media as the Place Where the Practical Meets the Personal
13 minute read
A man standing in a building looking out the window
Symphonic Masterpieces in Better-Than-Ever Fidelity, Mixed by a German D.J.
2 minute read
Landscape's Stereo Field, a yellow and gold synthesizer.
These Compact Analog Instruments Pack a Punch
1 minute read
Courtesy ArtReview
ArtReview’s Podcast Collages Audio Out of Artists’ Life and Work
4 minute read
A Numero Group illustration in black and white.
This Chicago Music Label Is on a Mission to Unearth Lost Sounds
2 minute read
English electronic musician and producer Jon Hopkins
An Original Soundtrack for the Intersection of Hallucinogens and Mental Health
4 minute read