Music & Tech
Bad Brains Unearth Mythical First Demo Tape
Are You Ready: The First Studio Recording documents the D.C. punk legends’ 1979 session at Arlington, Virginia’s Inner Ear Studios
Bad Brains to Release Early Recordings, Share "Pay to Cum"
Are You Ready: The First Studio Recordings (Inner Ear - March 1979) will be released on November 6th. Bad Brains Announce New Album of Earliest Material, Unleash “Pay to Cum”: Stream Langdon Hickman
Sony Music Joins ARIAM to Advocate for Responsible AI Usage
Sony is the first music company to join the alliance that includes The Walt Disney Co., BBC, Fox Entertainment, Condé Nast and more.
Bad Brains Announce New Album of Earliest Material, Unleash “Pay to Cum”: Stream
Are You Ready: The First Studio Recordings (Inner Ear - March 1979) will be released on November 6th. Bad Brains Announce New Album of Earliest Material, Unleash “Pay to Cum”: Stream Langdon Hickman
Bad Brains Announce New Album of Earliest Material, Unleash “Pay to C*m”: Stream
Are You Ready: The First Studio Recordings (Inner Ear - March 1979) will be released on November 6th. Bad Brains Announce New Album of Earliest Material, Unleash “Pay to C*m”: Stream Langdon Hickman
Robert Palmer estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering publishing and recording catalogs, plus name, image & likeness rights
Palmer recorded 14 studio albums and three live albums Source
‘Wonka’s The Golden Ticket’ review: enter a world of pure humiliation
Roald Dahl’s whimsical tale has been corrupted by an AI Gene Wilder
‘Wonka’s The Golden Ticket’ review: enter a world of pure humiliation
Roald Dahl’s whimsical tale has been corrupted by an AI Gene Wilder
AI Music Startup Grai Acquires Hangout
In August we wrote about a startup called Grai becoming one of the first two companies – the other was Udio – to license a group of AI patents registered by UMG-backed Music IP Holdings. The post is f
Sony Music Group becomes first music company to join AI policy coalition ARIAM – alongside Disney, the BBC, and The New York Times
It is the first music company to join the group, which launched in June 2026 with members drawn from film, TV, journalism and more. Source
AI-music startup Grai acquires social-music service Hangout
In August we wrote about a startup called Grai becoming one of the first two companies – the other was Udio – to license a group of AI patents registered by UMG-backed Music IP Holdings. The post is from Music Ally.
Ex-Patreon trio join OpenAI to ‘build together with creators’
Creatives of all stripes, from musicians to YouTubers, have been fretting about how AI might put them out of work. Yet plenty have also been exploring how AI can help them to do that work better. The post is from Music Ally.
Tosin Abasi Presents Custom Guitars to Satriani and Vai
Abasi got guitar art wizard Dave Bonvillain to replicate the Chrome Boy's finish for Satch's ēmi 8, and to put together a special Passion And Warfare swirl finish for Vai
Tosin Abasi gifts Joe Satriani and Steve Vai Abasi Concepts 8-strings with signature finishes
Abasi got guitar art wizard Dave Bonvillain to replicate the Chrome Boy's finish for Satch's ēmi 8, and to put together a special Passion And Warfare swirl finish for Vai
Sounds Market Champions Circular Economy in DJ Gear
Sounds Market has refurbished and resold more than 1,800 DJ devices since 2023, making the circular economy a working alternative to buying new. In this Member Feature, Pau Agustí explains why discont
Matt Bellamy Unfazed by Mark Zuckerberg's Muse Social Media Handle Acquisition
Tech mogul decided he wanted his new AI tool be called ‘muse’
"He’s not too bad”: Matt Bellamy is OK with Mark Zuckerberg taking Muse's social media handle
Tech mogul decided he wanted his new AI tool be called ‘muse’
Universal and Warner Contest AFM's Interpretation of 'New Use' Clause Regarding AI
In June the American Federation Of Musicians sued Universal and Warner over their AI deals, insisting the majors should be sharing their AI money with the union’s members under its Sound Recording Lab
Sounds Market: Driving the Circular Economy in DJ Equipment
Sounds Market has refurbished and resold more than 1,800 DJ devices since 2023, making the circular economy a working alternative to buying new. In this Member Feature, Pau Agustí explains why discont
“I have an actual Rhodes in the studio, but I used the little Yamaha CP on my desk – it’s right there, and it’s closer!”: Bonobo reveals why he chose a $499 Reface mini keyboard over a real electric piano for Me and You
Bonobo appeared on the Tape Notes podcast to unpack the production behind several tracks on new album Distance in Static