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Cat Power, Cat Stevens and Stray Cats: Three Musical Identities
A listening route through Cat Power, Cat Stevens and Stray Cats, exploring three distinct musical identities connected by a feline name.
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MusicCats in Opera and Classical Music: From Rossini’s Cat Duet to Prokofiev’s Clarinet
From Rossini’s borrowed cat duet to Prokofiev’s clarinet: feline music, ballet and opera, with the keyboard legends separated…
MusicSongs About Cats: From Nina Simone to Radiohead
Explore feline pop history, from Nina Simone’s animated video and Japan’s Black Cat Tango to the Stray Cats,…
MusicJazz Slang Cat: Why Musicians Call Each Other Cat
Trace jazz slang cat through early dictionary records, Cab Calloway’s jive glossary, Lester Young, and the vocabulary’s travels…
MusicHow Auto-Tune Works: Pitch Correction and the Robot Voice Explained
Learn how Auto-Tune detects and shifts pitch, why fast retuning creates the robot effect, and how formants and…
MusicHow Music Affects the Brain: The Science of Why Sound Moves Us
Why music brings pleasure, memories and movement: research on dopamine, rhythm and emotion, plus the limits of claims…
MusicThe History of the Theremin: Music, Movies, and a Cold War Detour
Trace the theremin from Leon Theremin and Clara Rockmore to film scores and modern performers, including the real…
MusicWhat Is Shoegaze Music? Guitars, Texture and the Records to Start With
Explore shoegaze’s hazy guitars, melodic textures and essential albums, from My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive to later musicians…
MusicWhat Is the Loudness War? Loud Masters, Dynamics, and Streaming Explained
Understand the loudness war, compression, LUFS, and what streaming normalization changes without mistaking playback targets for better sound.
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