It’s often been said that music is a universal language. So why was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X initially removed from the country Billboard charts? Hallease and Evelyn use this hit record to talk about the business of music and how it...

The Shawshank Redemption is frequently considered one of the best films of all times. I try to understand the philosophy underpinning the film's success by looking at its key themes while considering the philosophy of hope and stoicism....

You might have heard about the debut of Hologram Tupac at the music festival Coachella earlier this year. But with Queen's recent announcement of a Hologram Freddie Mercury and TLC's plans for a Hologram Lisa Left Eye Lopes, it looks...

Dr. Daniel J. Levitin, a neuroscientist and musician, discusses his book I Heard There Was a Secret Chord, which explores the profound effects of music on the brain and body. Drawing on neuroscience and aesthetics, he explains how music...

Subscribe to MOTHERBOARDtp://bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>MOTHERBOARD In this episode of Sound Builders, we went to Los Angeles, to meet with Mileece. She's a sonic artist and environmental designer...

Why do we classify some sounds as music and others as noise? Some intervals, such as the octave, seem universally aesthetically appealing. However, most elements of music we find appealing are culturally learned. Experimental musicians...

Medieval history is full of stories about miracles and cures. Professor Page discusses the importance of Chant to people seeking miracles'http://www.gresham.ac.uk/music-imagination-and-experience-in-the-medieval-world' target='_blank'...

The architectural origins and aesthetic development of the word “Sublime”, and its importance to Romanticism. A version with no background music is hereref='https://youtu.be/ul_YAM_Udek' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here For more...

Manuela Toscano argues that Debussy's 'songe musical' is inspired by the music of winds, breezes, swirls, wavering and floating in arabesques. This celebration of movement as élan vital shapes a constellation of aesthetic values which...

Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...

Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...

Kung fu, tai chi, Wing Chun - China's martial arts have many faces. Used as a mean of attack, self-defense or merely to train for the perfect balance between body and mind, many of the techniques have established themselves as active...

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"A new collective of some of the brightest young classical musicians in the world . . . " —Time Out New York There is a world of nuance in the use of lines—in etchings as well as in music. In this concert, Decoda (formerly known as The...

PBS Digital Studio's The Art Assignment visits artist collective Dignicraft during their residency at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Omar Foglio, José Luis Figueroa, and Paola Rodriguez give us the...

Sarah Lewis describes how photography and music are often the catalyst for radical societal change. Lewis is a curator and historian based in New York. She is the author of The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for