Music Tech

Watch Michael Jackson animated using Legos
By The Strut on December 2, 2013
Germany based animator Annette Jung has been using her talents to animate Michael Jackson using Legos. Her video Lego Thriller animates the opening scene of...
How to blow smoke rings with a bass drum
By The Strut on November 27, 2013
I know you have been sitting around all day wondering if it is possible to blow smoke rings using a bass drum. Thanks to CBC...
Finding Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground’s photo locations in NYC
By Josh Morrissey on November 26, 2013
Probably my favorite blog in the world is Bob Egan’s Popspots. Bob tracks down the locations of famous music photos and album covers and juxtaposes...
Watch Robyn meet her robot counterpart
By The Strut on November 25, 2013
A group of students at Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) have been working on a robot inspired by Sweden’s own pop sensation Robyn. The...
Hear 100 vinyl copies of The Beatles’ ‘White Album’ played at once
By The Strut on November 25, 2013
Happy 45th anniversary of the White Album! Artist Rutherford Chang’s We Buy White Albums project has built up a collection of 902 vinyl copies of...
Pharrell made a 24-hour music video
By The Strut on November 21, 2013
Not to be outdone by the inventiveness of Bob Dylan, Pharrell has released a music video that lasts a full 24 hours for his song...
Bloc Party’s Kele is releasing the world’s first 3D printed vinyl record
By The Strut on November 20, 2013
To support music therapy charity Nordoff Robins, Bloc Party lead singer Kele Okerek is releasing the first 3D printed vinyl single. From Guardian UK: Bloc...
Bob Dylan’s ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ gets an amazing interactive first music video
By The Strut on November 19, 2013
Bob Dylan’s legendary 1965 song Like A Rolling Stone now has its first music video. 48 years later the song finds itself in an interactive...
Instrument designed by Leonardo Da Vinci comes to life over 500 years later
By The Strut on November 18, 2013
A piano/cello hybrid instrument designed by Leonardo Da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance has been brought to live by Polish pianist Slawomir Zubrzycki. From The...
Giorgio Moroder on recording in Daft Punk’s studio
By The Strut on November 14, 2013
73-year-old producing legend Giorgio Moroder spoke to FACT Magazine about how he recorded the Giorgio By Moroder track with Daft Punk. From FactMag: “They asked...