What is an 8-track?
‘Clunk!’
technology
RIAA v Diamond: The 1998 case that spurred the MP3 revolution
A new way to listen to music or a gateway to anarchy?
Why did They Are Gutting a Body of Water turned their backs on studio technology?
“To surface through the sea of false muck…”
‘Aural Sculpture Manifesto’: The Stranglers’ bizarre deep cut about the evils of technology
A satirical spoken-word piece with plenty of modern day relevance.
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.
Homer Dudley’s Invention: The weird way a 1930s science project transformed modern pop music
Almost 100 years later, it’s everywhere.
‘Best Song Ever’: The strange way a One Direction hit eerily foreshadowed modern music consumption
Accident or shrewd prediction?
The Black Midi Problem: What is the point of impossible music?
Unplayable, unlistenable, unfathomable.
