music Composer transforms bird songs into beautiful music Rusty Blazenhoff

mechanics 1890s mechanical device sounds exactly like a bird singing Andrea James

animals Cast your vote for Aotearoa New Zealand's "Bird of the Century" (and listen to dozens of bird songs while you're at it!) Jennifer Sandlin

The Beatles Experience "Rubber Soul" anew with this bass-and-drums-only version Mark Frauenfelder

beatles Sounds.studio's AI tool isolates tracks – hear your favorite songs like never before Mark Frauenfelder

AI Listen to an AI Johnny Cash sing Aqua's "Barbie Girl" Jennifer Sandlin

shoes The Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive' but on a church pipe organ Rusty Blazenhoff

music Watch spectacular musicians Andrew Bird and Jonathan Richman perform together in Bird's living room Jennifer Sandlin

Heavy Metal Scottish heavy pirate-metal band invites ASL interpreter on stage to sign a profanity-filled song Rusty Blazenhoff

music BLP Kosher: the fun Floridian Jewish Rapper with deep references Elías Villoro

beatles Dolly Parton earns rock-star status with 'Rockstar' album Rusty Blazenhoff

jazz Watch Buddy Rich perform The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" on The Ed Sullivan Show Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Boozy Obamas and Trump's civil war in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

bagpipes The 'Free Bird' guitar solo but on bagpipes Rusty Blazenhoff

music Someone played the entire Freebird solo on harmonica Devin Nealy

music 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, celebrates the 40th anniversary of debut R.E.M. EP Chronic Town Jennifer Sandlin

1960s Listen to a new mix of The Beatles' "And Your Bird Can Sing" Mark Frauenfelder

music Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, RIP David Pescovitz

Emily Dickinson Andrew Bird's new single, "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" Jennifer Sandlin

sesame street Happy Sesame Street Day! Jennifer Sandlin