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America's 'OK Computer'- Revisiting the prescient AI critique of Grandaddy's 2000 album 'The Sophtware Slump'

“America’s ‘OK Computer'”: The Grandaddy album that got AI right 25 years early

One of the great, gloomy records of the year 2000.

Andrew Clayman
Jul 9, 2026
The art and science of music consumption- A timeline of tech advancements in music

The art and science of music consumption: A timeline of tech advancements in music

The history of music consumption.

Kelly Murphy
Jul 5, 2026
The 1951 song that became the first ever to use multi-tracking

The 1951 song that became the first ever to use multi-tracking

“I knew from the beginning…”

Tom Phelan
Jul 5, 2026
Gene Wilder - Willy Wonka - Charlie and The Chocolate Factory - 1971

The exact kind of “junk” that made Gene Wilder quit movies in 1991: “Can’t they just stop and talk?”

He was not impressed.

Aimee Ferrier
Jun 12, 2026
Madonna - 2023 - London

Madonna says “put your fucking phones down and connect” after live return

“I came to this earth to be a doer, not a watcher.”

Rachael Pimblett
Jun 6, 2026
What is an 8-track?

What is an 8-track?

‘Clunk!’

Tom Phelan
May 20, 2026
RIAA v Diamond The 1998 case that spurred the MP3 revolution

RIAA v Diamond: The 1998 case that spurred the MP3 revolution

A new way to listen to music or a gateway to anarchy?

Andrew Clayman
May 7, 2026
Why did They Are Gutting a Body of Water turned their backs on studio technology

Why did They Are Gutting a Body of Water turned their backs on studio technology?

“To surface through the sea of false muck…”

Paulina Subia
Apr 1, 2026
What was the first song to feature a Roland TR-808?

What is an 808?

An enduring legacy.

Tom Phelan
Mar 30, 2026

‘Aural Sculpture Manifesto’: The Stranglers’ bizarre deep cut about the evils of technology

A satirical spoken-word piece with plenty of modern day relevance.

Andrew Clayman
Feb 8, 2026
David Rockola and 'Rock-Ola' jukeboxes- the true inspiration for the term ‘rock and roll’?

David Rockola and ‘Rock-Ola’ jukeboxes: the true inspiration for the term ‘rock and roll’?

Before the music had a name, it had a vehicle.

Andrew Clayman
Dec 15, 2025
Homer Dudley's Invention- The weird way a 1930s science project transformed modern pop music

Homer Dudley’s Invention: The weird way a 1930s science project transformed modern pop music

Almost 100 years later, it’s everywhere.

Reuben Cross
Sep 25, 2025

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