Does Prince's new album mark a reinvention for the soul funk legend and what do we even mean by that? The University of Queensland's Liam Viney investigates.
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We are another step closer to bionic hearing if the hype behind 'Here' earplugs is to be believed.
A pioneering Canadian scientist appears to be winning the fight against tinnitus.
Could one Austrian musician have just invented a whole new audio visual artform?
The humble guitar pick has been given a Top Gun style revamp!
For those of you who just cannot warm to punching pads on MIDI controllers, there is a new alternative. Meet the XOXX Composer!
As biologists still struggle to understand the human brain, music and art is attempting to pick up the slack.
The latest music controller invention claims to be a guitar, violin, cello, and drum machine all in one device. But as the 'Artiphon Instrument 1' sprints past the $1M mark on Kickstarter we ask - is this really a good thing for music?
Who knew! Students use low frequency sound waves to put out a pan fire.
Daft Punk sculptures and scientific breakthroughs - the vision of sound is alive and well.
New research has blown open our ability to perceive outside the human frequency range. Will we soon be able to understand whales?
Ten years after the invention of the pioneering portable scratch instrument - the scratchophone - we spoke to its inventor Thierry Alari.
Macho Zapp's Scratch Obsession was not just a feature, it was a complete submersion into the world of scratching - taking in psychology, biomechanics, and performing in-depth statistical analysis of one of the world's best turntablists. Take a peek behind the scenes!
Photographer David Taylor produces spectacular Andy Warhol-esque pop art of the renowned Thirsty Ear night in Sheffield, UK.
Remember the good old metronome? Well it has been updated...
Part feature, part journey, part scientific exploration - we push the boundaries of what is possible with internet journalism with our new feature 'Scratch Obsession'.
We spoke to Novalia about their work on QBert's new MIDI controller album packaging.
APHEX Twin gets interviewed by his fellow artists in this excellent Groove Magazine feature.
FLOODING a 55,000 ft venue for a piano gig? Two years in the planning, New York's Park Avenue Armory once again pushes the envelope.
THINK you're a talented texter? The instrument to keep your thumbs occupied.