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• This AI wrote such emo lyrics that humans thought it was My Chemical Romance

  AI lyrics created by a  text-generating machine called GPT-2 are so emo that people think they were written by My Chemical ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• How to hide songs on other people's Spotify playlists

  Spotify rolled out a small update that allows you to hide songs on other users' playlists. It's a small change, but could ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Stuck at home? Here are our favorite internet radio stations from all over the world

  Most of us are stuck inside right now, and for very good reason. Before I start complaining about how the ubiquity of sourdough bread making and downward-facing dogging is reaching cult-like levels, I have to admit I’ve enjoyed exploring some interests of mine. These hobbies have ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• Watch 50+ live performances from Montreux Jazz Festival for free

  The good people behind the Montreux Jazz Festival have made 50+ live recordings from the event freely available (until April ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• I listened to the coronavirus playlists on Spotify so you don't have to

  Plenty of Spotify users have made playlists themed around the coronavirus quarantine. So are they any good? We listened to ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• A love letter to Rocksmith, the *real* Guitar Hero

  Very recently, I rediscovered — no, fell in love all over again — with the video game that turns players into music maestros: ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• YouTube Music might soon allow you to upload songs to library

  One of the standout features in the Google Play Music streaming service is the cloud library, which lets you upload your own collection of audio files and listen to them anywhere. According to 9to5Google, the company is working on a new version of YouTube Music that ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Elon Musk’s new song is as bad as his dance moves

  This morning I woke up in a good mood. It was a bright day with sunshine, I pet my cats, and went to a nearby cafe to have coffee. I thought this was going to be a good day, but then my colleague Abhimanyu Ghoshal posted Elon Musk's new single, Don't Kill ur Vibe on Slack. It's ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Radiohead launches digital 'public library' of the band’s archive

  If you've ever spent hours trolling the web for information about Radiohead, today’s your lucky day. In a press release, ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• Spotify’s 2019 Wrapped has arrived: Here’s what you need to know

  It's that time of year again! Spotify's 2019 Wrapped list is out, meaning you can find out what music you listening to most ...

  • Callum Booth

• Loog Pro review: You won't find a better guitar for kids, but the app might frustrate you

  The best way to learn how to play a guitar is whichever method works for you. Anyone who tells you different is either selling something or justifying a purchase. That being said, in my experience the best guitar to teach your kids to play on – through whatever method you choose ...

  • Tristan Greene

• This music venue can track brain responses during performances

  All evidence indicates that music plays a significant role in every human society, both past and present. When we gather ...

  • The Conversation