Ever wish you had a list of some of the world’s oddest musical instruments? Now you have. Note: Most instruments in the gallery have MP3 samples. Here are a few with video demonstrations:

See the whole gallery at oddmusic.com

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A showcase of rare instruments from around the world. Annual? …I sure hope so.

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Bruce Houghton of the great music industry blog hypebot conducted an interesting experiment last year. In his words…
There are many reasons why corporate and artist sites should not carry advertising. But the most obvious one is that outside ads change the conversation. In one of the few places that a marketer can completely [...]

We really liked James’ post The Death of the Music Festival . (That’s James Cartwright from BeatCrave, not James Pew). His central idea is that “fan enjoyment is not the top priority” in how musical events, like festivals, are organized. It goes without saying that if fan enjoyment is not a top priority, neither is [...]

Another example of a perfectly good mix destroyed by remastering for loudness.  This time the victim is “Money For Nothing”:

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