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Keeping the Art of Silent Film Music Alive

(via Atlas Obscura) Nearly a century after talkies stole the show, composers, musicians, and audiences are still playing along.

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(via Great Big Story) People went wild at Franz Liszt’s concerts. No exaggeration. With his long hair and theatrical style,

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(via Mental Floss) You know that Frank Sinatra was as talented a singer as he was an actor. That he

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(via Smithsonian) An expert in sound recording details how the band deployed stereo and synthesizers to put a unique artistic stamp

(via Atlas Obscura) A professor in Texas collects and digitizes rare recordings from across the country.

(via Mental Floss) Though he’s widely considered one of the most iconic musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix passed

(via Smithsonian) Now, the theremin—a strange little invention that translates hand gestures into pitch and volume—could make a comeback.

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(via Mental Floss) You’ve hummed along to them in the car, belted them out in the shower, performed them on

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(via Great Big Story) Drumroll, please… We’d like to introduce you to Yoyoka Soma. At the tender age of 9,

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(via Mental Floss) From August 15-18, 1969, an estimated 400,000 spectators attended Woodstock, a music event held in Bethel, New

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(via Great Big Story) The entire history of video games can be traced back to a creative genius by the

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(via Mental Floss) Who are America’s all-time favorite musicians and bands? When it comes to the best-selling artists of all