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At 50, “Hey Jude” Still Makes Everything “Better, Better, Better”

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 0 Comments music

(via Smithsonian) The 50-year-old song dwells in the musical DNA of our times. It is as deeply known as a nursery

(via BuzzFeed) On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake,

(via Amusing Planet) Two thousand years ago, when the Roman emperors ruled over a significant part of the world, they

(via Popular Mechanics) The names of Les Paul and Leo Fender grace many of the most famous electric guitars. Designed

June 1, 2018June 1, 2018 0 Comments music, talent

(via Peter Bence) The very talented and barefoot Peter Bence performed a highly percussive piano cover of the the internet’s

June 1, 2018June 1, 2018 0 Comments interesting

(via Atlas Obscura) In its heyday, the Estey Organ Company factory was the beating, bleating heart of Brattleboro, Vermont. It

May 4, 2018May 3, 2018 0 Comments fun, retro, vintage

(via Great Big Story) Despite living in a digital world, Allen Chiang embraces the art of our analog past. He

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018 0 Comments music

(via Mental Floss) Willie Nelson is one of the world’s most accomplished musicians—and not just in the country music world.

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 0 Comments music

(via Atlas Obscura) By mapping notes to letters, some musicians sneak secret words into tunes.

(via Mental Floss) Radio might not be quite the media force it once was, but there are still thousands of

(via Atlas Obscura) In the 1940s, luthier Samuel Stochek created stunning instruments from the wood of demolished houses.

(via Neatorama) Ludwig van Beethoven was often mistaken for a vagrant. With wads of yellow cotton stuffed in his ears,