When humans first started making audio recordings of music, they were limited as to how long those recordings could be...
An original Edison cylinder could maybe hold two minutes of music, therefore any songs committed to the format had to be two minutes or shorter—otherwise you’d run out of space...
When Emilee Berliner came along with his flat rotating dis ... Show More
Yesterday
The Long Strange Trip of John Frusciante - Part 1
John Frusciante might just be rock’s ultimate survivor. So let's trace the wild, unpredictable journey of the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, from teenage guitar prodigy to the creative force behind Blood Sugar Sex Magik, through addiction, isolation, and a near-fatal collapse t ... Show More
29m 25s
Aug 26
Mind-Blowing Facts about Music, The Brain and the Body
What happens when music meets neuroscience? This time, we take a fascinating trip inside the human brain to explore why music can make us dance, cry, smile, remember, and even get chills. From dopamine rushes and musical memory to live concert highs and the science behind your fa ... Show More
27m 52s
Aug 19
The History of Pop Punk - Part 2
Pop-punk is one of those musical contradictions that somehow makes perfect sense. Punk was supposed to be loud, fast, and rebellious. Pop was all about hooks and mass appeal. But somewhere along the way, the two got together and created one of the biggest movements in alternative ... Show More
27m 11s
Feb 2021
Why are songs getting shorter and shorter?
If you look at the duration of the top 10 best-selling titles in the United States, you'll see that their average duration is 3.5 minutes. It may not sound like much, but in reality, it averages 20 seconds less than songs released merely 5 years ago. And if we go back further to ... Show More
2m 31s
Nov 2023
Tune Tech: Distortion, sequencers, Auto-Tune, and more
From electric guitars to samplers to drum machines and beyond, the music we love is only possible thanks to the technology used to create it. In many ways, the history of popular music is really a history of technological innovation. In this episode, we partnered with BandLab to ... Show More
25m 33s
<p>Is there too much? Or has music changed its function?
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<p>01:52 – Background</p>
<p>04:38 – The Commodification of Music</p>
<p>07:25 – Fake Artists</p>
<p>09:00 – Creators vs Artists, Quality Control</p>
<p>11:30 – Major Label Sway</p>
<p>14:00 – More Music, Less Money</p ... Show More
