Merryl Goldberg hand-encoded names, addresses, and other details of the Phantom Orchestra, a group of Jewish refuseniks and Christian activists trying to help Jews and others escape the USSR, in composition notebooks – hidden from the prying eyes of Soviet officials. – Wired Read entire story.

Source: MUSIC – ArtsJournal

As a local musician who has put out vinyl (in very limited quantities), I’ve come to realize there are ethics when it comes to buying physical music—it’s best to ensure your favorite musicians are seeing as high a cut from your purchase as possible. – Wired Read entire story.

Source: MUSIC – ArtsJournal

It’s all about resonance. “A system’s natural frequencies depend on its intrinsic properties: For a flute, for instance, they are the frequencies of sound waves that exactly fit inside its cylindrical geometry.” – Wired Read entire story.

Source: MUSIC – ArtsJournal

So where did hold music, the most vanilla of genres, go wrong? When experts have spent decades crafting tinkling tones to placate us, why does our blood still boil? The answer is not so simple. – Wired Read entire story.

Source: MUSIC – ArtsJournal

When you pre-save a song, it may look like the service you use, like Spotify, is the one requesting information about your account. But it’s not. It will tell you which service, label, or company is making the request, and who’ll get your data when you accept. – Wired Read entire story.

Source: MUSIC – ArtsJournal