NAMM 2026: The Stylophone takes another evolutionary leap forward with Stylophone Voice, a pocket-sized sampler equipped with ...

In Manhattan last week alert listeners at a Philadelphia Orchestra concert noticed that in the Bach Toccata and Fuge the basses had a new, if perhaps unneeded, sonority and strength. They had ...

Strange it is. Stranger the workstyle. Strangest the name. The person you see in the picture above is not a magician. He is a thereminist, who assumes a magician-like veil, all thanks to the musical ...

We’re back with another “worst of” list. On Monday, we picked the worst songs of the year. You’ll see some repeats here, but there are a few new entrants who made some woefully disappointing or ...

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. You can hear these songs in our ongoing Best ...

Invented by accident in the 1920s, the unusual electronic instrument is hard to master but offers an enticing reward: freedom. Invented by accident in the 1920s, the unusual electronic instrument is ...

Update: A minibus spending package passed by the House of Representatives on January 8, 2026, effectively cancels the Mars Sample Return program by eliminating almost all funding for future missions.

The amount of noise The Row’s annual sample sale generated last weekend was perhaps antithetical to the brand’s ultimate quiet luxury status. But what else could be expected? The brand’s legions of ...

Come on, what's better than free food? Costco has been serving up free samples for years -- with a brief halt during the pandemic. It's one of the many things that makes Costco a universal fan ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Matt Groening knows what a real theremin sounds like. As a kid who grew up on the celluloid junk food of the 1950s ...

Two men, David Satori and Evan Fraser, transform the Britt Festival stage into a world music sound sample tasting. Some sounds stem from simple gourds, blocks of wood, and metal prongs from around the ...

The Battle Creek Symphony is set to kick off its 2025-26 season with a spooky twist. The symphony's "Spooky Symphony" concert is scheduled for Oct. 11, according to a community announcement. Tickets ...