Tag: Music
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A laser-cut wooden record that actually plays music
This step-by-step how-to guide shows you the way to make a wooden record that is as visually beautiful as it is aurally beautiful.
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Six ways that music festivals can reduce their impact
From the substantial to the symbolic, music festivals around the world are finding ways to get a little greener.
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World's largest instrument makes incredible organ music from limestone rock (Video)
Spanning over acres and taking decades to build, The Great Stalacpipe Organ makes beautiful music by tapping on the cavern's hanging stalactites.
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Recycled Orchestra turns trash into music and despair into hope in Paraguayan slums
When a passionate teacher begins music classes in a barrio built on a landfill, the need for more instruments for his students led to an incredibly inspiring story - and one you can help write.
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Sea lion learns to dance along to pop music, for science (Video)
The notion that we are the only mammals with the ability to boogie might just be as outdated as the Mashed Potato.
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Beatboxing Beets and Radishes That Moan (Video)
Technology and root crops are combined to form new, high tech musical instruments from the garden.
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Bowerbirds to Record Next Album in DIY, Off-Grid Studio (Maybe)
Many musicians have put their weight behind clean energy. The Bowerbirds are literally building their own solar-powered, reclaimed studio.
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Guns to Drums: An Orchestra Made of Old Weapons
The sound of gunshots has been transformed into the sound of music in Mexico's Ciudad Juárez, where artist Pedro Reyes turned 6,700 confiscated weapons into a complete orchestra of fully playable musical instruments.
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Artiphon Musical Device Lets You Play Five Stringed Instruments with Your iPhone
The accessory, made from sustainable hardwood, lets musicians compose, perform, record and share music with their iPhone.
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Green Gift Guide: The Pop Culture Fan
From a crazy nastyass honey badger to-go cup to a poker chip Mona Lisa pendant, upcycled book clutch, and more, find the perfect gift for your pop culture fan here.
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Singer-Activist Asks for a "Few Honest Words" on Election Day (Video)
Singer-activist Ben Sollee performs song on Lincoln Memorial to remind us about climate change and voting this Tuesday.
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Good Vibrations with Paper Pulp Speaker; Pulpop by MollaSpace
Donut shaped and made of recycled pulp this USB rechargeable MP3 speaker is a rather cute sound amplifier.
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BE OPEN Sound Portal is a Sound Experience at London Design Festival
It's big and black and sounds come at you from all sides.
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Musician Ben Sollee and Band Touring by Bike: Cadence
Ben Sollee can't help but think of biking in musical terms.
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Musician Ben Sollee and Band Touring by Bike: Infrastructure
Being safe on the road while cycling means having good infrastructure, and sometimes making bad infrastructure work for you.
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Musician Ben Sollee and Band Touring by Bike: Beautiful Limitations
Limited by the speed and route of a bike, Ben Sollee and his band are able to connect and engage in the communities they perform in.
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We are Witnessing The Second Great Piano Die-off
The radio and record player caused the first; The recession and the keyboard are causing the second.
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Musician Ben Sollee and Band Touring by Bike: The Routing Dilemma
Biking across the country with heavy gear, sometimes you need to pass up the scenic route.
