From ancient bagpipes to modern synthesisers, we trace the origins of 25 musical instruments across continents. It explores ...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to jazz musician Sherman Irby about his latest work, "Birth of the Blues," exploring the origin of the Blues and its continued influence across genres.

We’re not pulling your egg. Northumbria University has officially certified that mayonnaise can be used as an instrument ...

The question was infamously first posed about 25 years ago by the lovable starfish Patrick on "SpongeBob Squarepants", and now there's finally an answer.

Is mayonnaise an instrument? The question first appeared in a beloved animated series more than twenty years ago, delivered with the kind of pure confidence and stupidity that only a cartoon character ...

A viral SpongeBob quote has officially crossed into academic territory, with a new study confirming that mayonnaise can function as a musical instrument. The research, commissioned by Hellman’s and ...

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musical Instrument Competition this weekend.

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