Musical instruments The original Beatles recording console is on sale for $3 million Thom Dunn

documenatries Meet the rock and roll recording mavens of the 1970s Bob Knetzger

Everyday People RIP: Funk's legendary Sly Stone dies at 82 (video) Carla Sinclair

music Original 1965 Acid Test poster on auction block with current high bid of $6,750 Ellsworth Toohey

music Green Day to Chili Peppers: Artists rally for fire-ravaged Los Angeles Mark Cerulli

Ignoring warnings, an actress drowned filming her beachside yoga routine Jason Weisberger

books Band People: the artistry and economics of supporting musicians Thom Dunn

music Tim Walz digs The Replacements and Hüsker Dü. The latter's Bob Mould responds Allan Rose Hill

Guided by Voices interviewed on their 30-year-old EP that became a cult classic  Lee Keeler

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

News RIP Steve Albini, influential producer and musician (1962-2024) Mark Frauenfelder

earthquake Giant rock hits car in heart-stopping video taken during Taiwan earthquake Mark Frauenfelder

parody Watch obscure Sesame Street characters perform Bruce Springsteen pastiche "Born to Add" Jennifer Sandlin

science fiction Get the free online edition of the classic 1986 cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades Mark Frauenfelder

television Ain't it Fun: new graphic novel reveals the untold story of Cleveland's punk music scene Lee Keeler

music Unreleased Beatles recordings, John Lennon/Yoko Ono album and George Harrison album up for auction David Pescovitz

music Watch an early performance by the Talking Heads at The Kitchen in 1976 Jennifer Sandlin

music Attn. Stevie Wonder: Release those 200 unused songs you produced for "Songs in the Key of Life" or lose their EU copyright Ruben Bolling

Chuck Berry RIP Chuck Berry, who died this day in 2017 Bob Knetzger

music Woody Guthrie posthumously teams up with Dropkick Murphys for an anti-Tory anthem Thom Dunn