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Listen: Sharon Gerstel and Her Team Explore Sonic Textures of Byzantine Churches

For art historians, the sonic textures of architecture are as much a part of landscape as they are the art. A few years ago, researchers delved into the acoustic nature of Byzantine churches, helping map their sound that was intentionally a part of its design, a report claims.
By Ian Holubiak

  • Watch Vermin Supreme Lead a Megaphone Rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'

    As if you needed another reason to vote for him, Libertarian hopeful Vermin Supreme has since switched parties in hopes of landing the nomination. At a recent International Students for Liberty Conference, Mr. Supreme led the crowd in a Hendrix inspired rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner, all entirely on a megaphone.
    By Ian Holubiak

  • Review of Dave Malloy’s ‘Preludes’ Based on Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Struggle with Writer's Block

    They say first impressions are everything. After wowing the world with his “Prelude in C-sharp minor,” Sergei Rachmaninoff set expectations high for his 'First Symphony.' However, things didn’t go quote so well for Rachmaninoff, leading him to a three year long struggle with writer's block. But you know what they say, one man’s writer bock is another man’s hit musical...That is a saying right? 'Dave Malloy’s' musical Preludes goes inside the mind of Rachmaninoff, exploring his three year creative drought and the events that lead to it.
    By James Knight