The 3-mile stretch of Fulton Street on the northern edge of Golden Gate Park has some curious historical landmarks — the tiny red chalet that was once the center of the city’s booziest district, the Dutch windmill overlooking Ocean Beach, the small hidden statue of the park’s statue-hating founder. But one 17-bedroom home on the … Read more
Image: Nintendo Life / Nintendo Have you ever been listening to music, enjoying yourself, and then BAM, suddenly you hear the first four notes of a song from a video game — and then you have that song stuck in your head for the rest of the day? Well, that’s not always a coincidence. Many … Read more
No decade is dominated by a single genre of popular music, but the 1970s was arguably more important than most. What’s the sound of the ’70s? Is it … folk rock? (Neil Young’s harvest turned 50 last year.) Progressive rock? (Prog’s nadir, Yes’s Tales From Topographic Oceans, was released in 1973 and promptly crashed under … Read more
A small group of people with Parkinson’s disease adhered well to an experimental music-based digital therapy to treat gait problems, and reported quality of life gains, meeting the main goals of a small feasibility trial, according to its developer MedRhythms. Preliminary evidence of the trial (NCT04891107) that included 24 patients also suggested improvements in motor … Read more
Mid-pandemic, I was subleasing the corner of a musty, beer can-infested jam space to practice drums. The unit behind mine was the frequent domain of an aging speed metal band, who never played in time for more than half an hour and were routinely too drunk to finish a single practice. When the lead guitarist … Read more
Omar Apollo is committed to “starting from zero” in music, and in life. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja/NPR Omar Apollo is committed to “starting from zero” in music, and in life. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR This is part of a series of features from All Things Considered on first-time Grammy nominees, ahead of the … Read more
The 3-mile stretch of Fulton Street on the northern edge of Golden Gate Park has some curious historical landmarks — the tiny red chalet that was once the center of the city’s booziest district, the Dutch windmill overlooking Ocean Beach, the small hidden statue of the park’s statue-hating founder. But one 17-bedroom home on the … Read more
decades from now, when historians and epidemiologists look back at the Covid era, they’ll probably have a hard time pinpointing the exact moment the pandemic came to an end in America and normal life resumed. Some will probably point to the day in August 2021 when the vaccination rate hit 70 percent, while others will … Read more
Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Cyndi Lauper, and Sheryl Crow are among the 14 artists nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. (Photos: Getty Images) The nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023 have been announced, and in an ongoing effort to include more women in … Read more
Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival returns July 14-16 and will feature an all-star rock and metal lineup led by headliners SLIPKNOT, PANTERA other LIMP BIZKITplus more than 65 tattoo artists and haunted attractions, all held at the historic grounds of the Ohio State Reformatory (made famous by the movie “The Shawshank Redemption”), located in Mansfield, … Read more