Stories by tintinnabula

Instrument of the State

A Fan of Fans: Reconsidering Malcolm McLaren's Opera Album

La Voix Humaine

The 100 Jokes That Shaped Modern Comedy

Clarence Reid, Singer and Songwriter Also Known as Blowfly, Dies at 76

The Man Who Forgot Everything (2013)

How Buildings Sound

In Praise of Blue Notes: What Makes Music Sad?

Why Musicians Need Philosophy

Sleazier sounds: electric guitar solos are descended from saxophone solos

Syd Barrett: the genius who almost was (1973)

Fireman Shostakovich

Seeking Jagger’s Muse

Seventeenth-Century Drinking Songs (2013)

The Piha Stays in the Picture

Sugarfoot Stomp

On ‘White Christmas,’ the Original Christmas Hit

Prayers for Little Richard

Why You Don’t Sell the One Copy of Your Album for $2M

English and Its Undeserved Good Luck

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