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10 Things You Should Know About the Extraordinary Nina Simone

There is more to Nina Simone than you could ever learn from a little list like this. She was truly one of the great artists of her time; not only an exceptional songwriter and musician, but a dedicated activist and outspoken advocate for freedom. If you already know Nina’s music, you know what I’m talking [...]

Album Art Mash-Up

Pioneering composer and visual artist Christian Marclay is at it again. The always-ahead-of-the-curve creative has taken to stitching album covers together, to create mash-up images that work surprisingly well.

You can see more of Marclay’s work at TheDesignInspiration.com.
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Beautiful Hang Drum Duet

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In 2000, in Bern, Switzerland, after years of studying different percussion instruments from around the world, Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer created the [...]

The Dreamlike Sounds of DJ Tom LG

The spirit of music weaves through everything we are, transcending time and space with it’s ability to move us. From someone keeping a rhythm on a rock through our ultra-rich landscape of genres, instruments and styles, music is a constant companion of humanity.
As we are increasingly sold to, and encouraged to define ourselves with genre [...]

Overheard at the Record Store – Part 5

“Skip lunch. Buy this record.”
“My biggest concern with a fire evacuation is that my car couldn’t carry all my records.”
“Anyone who samples The Cure is alright with me.”
“She is dankity dank dank.”
“I don’t know what that means.”
“You have to go to the Asparagus Festival so you can try an aspargarita.”
“When I saw him I wanted [...]

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