drummers Legendary funk drummer Dennis Chambers playing Tool's "Schism" after hearing it for the first time Gareth Branwyn

synthesizers How the iconic THX Deep Note was made Thom Dunn

machine learning Google's new Blob Opera lets anyone create your own adorable musical cartoons Thom Dunn

lawsuits Rick Astley suing imitator for "theft of voice" Mark Frauenfelder

music 1974 anti-fascist version of "Space Oddity" sung in Spanish by Hermanos Calatrava Elías Villoro

music Is the acapella version of "Caravan of Love" by The Housemartins a Christmas song? Elías Villoro

Duet Chain Cats performing music is what the internet was made for Jennifer Sandlin

music Uniquely in Istanbul: Afro-Arabic Sufi Music  Katherine Hreib

music Watch this interview with one-handed concert pianist, Nicholas McCarthy Mark Frauenfelder

music Angelo Badalamenti (RIP) explains how he came up with Laura Palmer's Theme from Twin Peaks (video) David Pescovitz

drumming Drummer Gabriel Faro demonstrates musical time signatures Elías Villoro

music RIP Krautrock legend Manuel Göttsching of Ash Ra Temple David Pescovitz

music The Music of East meets West: Üsküdar neighborhood, Istanbul  Katherine Hreib

prank calls Remember when Sidney Poitier got prank-called by Longmont Potion Castle? Jennifer Sandlin

music Avant-garde composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, first husband of Yoko Ono, RIP David Pescovitz

Comic Books Love and Rockets gets a documentary after 40 years of being the best comic book ever made Mark Frauenfelder

Kids Paint with Music is a fun interactive experience Popkin

art The visionary art of Adolf Wölfli Popkin

music Real de Catorce performs the blues en Español Elías Villoro

art Boleros Psicodélicos: Adrian Quesada's Border Collaborations Elías Villoro