1. A must-see video in which the jazz pianist Bill Evans discusses how to approach making music.
“They would rather approximate the entire problem than take a small part of it and be real and true about it.”
2. A video in which the Turkish musician Gorkem Sen demonstrates his remarkable-sounding acoustic instrument.
“The vibrations from the strings are transmitted via the coiled springs to the frame drums. These vibrations are turned into sound by the membranes which echo back and forth on the coiled springs. This results in a unique listening experience with a hypnotic surround sound.”
3. An article about a very young heavy metal band from Brooklyn.
“Music is music, and as long as you can express yourself in a way that you think is good for people to hear then it’s something you should do. I wish everybody could not be afraid to do the things they want to do.”