Music
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I Miss MiniDiscs
In the long history of recorded media, Sony’s MiniDisc format barely registers as a blip on the timeline. In hindsight, it was doomed from the start — forced to compete with immensely popular CDs and an emerging threat called MP3s. But despite now having instant access to millions of songs on my phone, there’s a…
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By Grabthar’s Hammer, Sci-Fi Comedy Galaxy Quest Is Getting A Live Concert
If you’re going to be in San Diego soon for Comic-Con and you’re a fan of Galaxy Quest — which, come on, what sci-fi fan isn’t a fan of the cult comedy classic? — a very cool, world premiere event will be taking place: “Galaxy Quest in Concert.” The San Diego Symphony will perform the…
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This Electronic Group Made An Album Entirely With Plastic And It’s Not Total Garbage
The plastic pollution crisis of our own making may seem like an odd inspiration for album, doubly so when the item that sparks that inspiration is a 25-year old plastic fish jockstrap. But that’s exactly what put plastic on experimental electronic group Matmos’ radar.
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The Incredible Old-School iTunes Feature I Hope Apple Doesn’t Kill
Time is moving on, as it tends to do, and iTunes—a media suite that made its debut in 2001, almost two decades ago—is potentially on Apple’s chopping block. This year’s macOS refresh has been being tipped to feature separate apps for TV, music, podcasts, and ebooks, with iTunes maybe hanging around, Internet Explorer-style, for legacy…