Male Mice Sing Fancy Tunes to Woo the Ladies
Male mice sing different songs in different contexts when courting lady mice, saving their best stuff for females they haven’t even met yet. That’s according to new research out of Duke University that documented male mice changing their tunes, literally, as social contexts changed. And the kicker? The fancy tunes were, perhaps no surprise, a…
How Does Genre Affect Popular Musicians’ Life Expectancy?
Do all popular musicians live hard and fast, take risks and die young? Image Credit: Surian Soosay via flickr | CC BY 2.0 This article is the third in a series examining mortality in popular musicians. To recap, the first article examined longevity, suicide, murder and accidental death rates in pop musicians compared with population…
Inside the Small Brooklyn Studio Making the Wackiest Synths I’ve Seen
Critter & Guitari make some of the most unique synthesizers I’ve ever seen. They don’t just sound cool—they’re explicitly designed to be both familiar to experienced musicians and encourage people to engage with the gear in new and creative ways. When you think synthesizer, you probably think something like a Casio digital piano, or if…