Music
Popular Music Changed the Most in 1964
Scientists use genomic data to show how pop music evolves
Chuck Brown's Guitar Drove the Musician's Persuasive "Wind Me Up" Rhythm
The Godfather of Go-Go's family recall how the musician crafted the innovative sound that would define a local tradition
Bjork Is Getting a Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art
The Icelandic singer's iconic style will be on view at the New York institution
A Scientist And a Slime Mold Are Set To Play a Duet
The blob-like creatures’ movements inspired a composer to create a way for slime mold to play the piano
These Bells Play Seismic Shifts
Watch as UC Berkeley’s bells play the earth’s “natural frequencies”
What is the Most Important Innovation in the History of Rock 'n' Roll?
Musicians, historians and critics tell us what they consider to be the greatest game changers for the industry
The Electric Guitar's Long (And Louder), Strange Trip
From its gentle 16th-century acoustic origins to the souped-up ‘Frankenstein,’ a Smithsonian scholar strums the historic chords of the guitar
Five Wild Ideas That Just Got Funded: From an Automated Home Brewery to a Personal (Robot) Assistant
Two other quirky inventions teach music in novel ways
This Music Is Made of Embroidery
Here’s what happens when you feed historical cross-stitch through a music box
Listen to the Freedom Songs Recorded During the March From Selma to Montgomery
When MLK called for people to come to Selma, Detroit's Carl Benkert arrived with his tape recorder, making the indelible album "Freedom Songs"
60 Years Ago, the First African-American Soloist Sang at the Met Opera
Marian Anderson performed as the fortuneteller Ulrica in Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera
Our Answers to the Most Burning Questions of 2014
Here are the ten most popular installments of "Ask Smithsonian" this year
Repeat a Bit of Regular Speech, And It'll Turn Into a Song
Throw it in a loop, and listen to the music
"White Christmas" Is Actually the Saddest Christmas Song
The season would have reminded composer Irving Berlin of his young son who died Christmas Day in 1928
Vinyl Producers Can’t Keep Up With Hipsters’ Demands
Vinyl is cool again, but will it last?
What’s Your Surgeon’s Jam? Probably Classical or Soft Rock
British doctors make the case for playing music during an operation
After 12/13/14, What Are the Next Fun Dates for Math Lovers?
Sequential integers are a bit boring, anyhow. Here are some more exciting sequences to celebrate over the next 89 years
Norwegian Nobel Winners Release Their Inner Avant-Garde Musicians
Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine repurposed a Norse folk tune for a science lecture
Why the Composer of Candy Crush Soda Saga is the New King of Video Game Music
You may have never heard of Johan Holmstrom, but millions listen to his music every day
How Will We Make Music in 200 Years?
A group of innovators were asked to imagine what music will be like in 2214. If they're right, it could be pretty bizarre
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