Season 1
Why Don't Classical Musicians Improvise?
Today, classical musicians rarely improvise. So what changed?
Why Don't Classical Musicians Improvise?
Is Blues the Mother of All Modern Music?
We explore where the blues came from and its influence on many modern genres of music.
Is Blues the Mother of All Modern Music?
What Does Electric Pow Wow Sound Like?
A Tribe Called Red combine Native American drum circle sounds with electronic music.
What Does Electric Pow Wow Sound Like?
What Do Billboard Hit Songs Have in Common?
Every song in the Billboard top five from the last two years has some interesting trends.
What Do Billboard Hit Songs Have in Common?
It's Time to Rethink the Banjo
The banjo was, at one time, the most popular instrument in America.
It's Time to Rethink the Banjo
Where did Goth Music and Fashion Come From?
Today goth is a subculture popularized by movies like the Addams Family or the fashion of
Where did Goth Music and Fashion Come From?
Are Three 6 Mafia the Godfathers of Modern Rap?
Three 6 Mafia created the building blocks for the trap sound.
Are Three 6 Mafia the Godfathers of Modern Rap?
Ballroom: The Sound of NYC’s Underground Vogue Scene
Ballroom: The Sound of NYC’s Underground Vogue Scene
Ballroom: The Sound of NYC’s Underground Vogue Scene
How Classical, R&B, and Jazz Musicians Play Differently
Adam Neely joined LA and Nahre in the studio for an improvised jam session.
How Classical, R&B, and Jazz Musicians Play Differently
From Mozart to Weird Al: The Evolution of Parody
The history of parody music from the 1700's to the Youtube parodies of today.
From Mozart to Weird Al: The Evolution of Parody
How Kacey Musgraves Changed Country With "Golden Hour"
How Kacey Musgraves Changed Country With "Golden Hour"
How Kacey Musgraves Changed Country With "Golden Hour"
How The Exorcist Changed the Sound of Horror
Why do so many horror film scores today sound similar to The Exorcist from 1973?
How The Exorcist Changed the Sound of Horror
Pitch Shifting in Music: From Chipmunks to Kanye
Have you heard the conspiracy theory that Nicki Minaj songs are just Jay-Z pitched up?
Pitch Shifting in Music: From Chipmunks to Kanye
Is This Even Music? John Cage, Schoenberg and Outsider Artis
What is music? From John Cage to Legendary Stardust Cowboy.
Is This Even Music? John Cage, Schoenberg and Outsider Artis
The Metal Scream: From Nordic Vikings to Black Sabbath
The origin of screaming in music goes back to the Nordic Vikings.
The Metal Scream: From Nordic Vikings to Black Sabbath
Music from the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence
Music from the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence
Music from the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence
Gucci Mane and T.I. both claim to be the creators of trap music, but are they?
How Trap Music Took Over
Why Does Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” Sound So Sad?
Someone grab the tissues. What is it about a sad song that makes it sound sad?
Why Does Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” Sound So Sad?
Get on up! What is it about James Brown's music that makes it sound so funky?