DJing as a Way of Exploring Cybernetics: The Dancefloor as a Petri Dish
April 18th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Here’s your word of the day: stigmergy. It describes “a form of indirect coordination of actions,” like how ants work
Browsing the "Cool!" Category
This Article on Music Streaming Is Quite Brilliant–and Not Just the Content
April 18th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
When you first load this website it makes no sense at all. But once you understand that you have to
Musical Instruments Photographed from the Inside
April 16th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
All these images are part of an advertising campaign for the Berlin Philhamonic. Cool, no? (Thanks to Connors for pointing
This Guy Wore a Different Band T-Shirt for More Than a 1,000 Days in a Row
April 15th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
I’d hate to do his laundry. Read his story at Minor Thread
Queens of the Stone Age Kill at Coachella
April 13th, 2014 | by Larry Lootsteen
In what many are calling the best performance of the festival, Queens of the Stone Age put on an stellar
Popular Songs Reimagined as Old-School Ads
April 12th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
You get the idea. More at BuzzFeed. (Via Steve on Twitter)
Life Lessons from Dave Grohl
April 12th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Dave Grohl seems to always be having the time of his life. He’s famous, rich, well-respected, well-adjusted, knows everybody and
Priest Channels His Inner Leonard Cohen at a Wedding
April 12th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Blaine directs us in the direction of this wedding. Nice
Do You Listen to Music at Work? What Does Everyone Else Listen To?
April 11th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Every time we use a streaming music service, data on what we’re doing is created, transmitted, collected and analyzed. This
Interpreting Radiohead with Useless Cassette Tape
April 10th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Motoko Ishii is a design student who took miles of old cassette tape and created a visual representation of a
10 Covers of the Games of Thrones Theme
April 9th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Here’s a sample. Nine more at Mashable
Why Repetition is So Important to Making Music Popular
April 9th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
John passes along this article from NPR that explains so much about (a) the nature of today’s music; and (b)
Medical Student Submits Death Metal Song for Project on Atrial Fibrillation
April 9th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
I’m not sure what kind of a grade Joseph B. got for his project on atrial fibrillation and stroke at
These Are Pros: Symphony Plays Right Through a 5.1 Earthquake
April 8th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Talk about the show must go on. The LA Symphony carried on with a performance of Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe on March 28
Concordia University is All About Extreme Metal This Week
April 7th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
It’s called Grimposium, a two day scholarly examination of death metal, thrash metal, doom metal and black metal. From the