Absynth is back and weirder than ever after 16 years

Native Instruments revives the cult-classic Absynth with MPE and new presets from Brian Eno and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.

How Composer Max Richter Used Elizabethan-Era Instruments and a Women’s Choir to Shape ‘Hamnet’s’ Emotional Tone

Composer Max Richter turned to Elizabethan-era instruments and a women’s choir to help find “ Hamnet ‘s” emotional tone.

Singer Camryn Magness, who opened for One Direction, dies at 26

Singer Camryn Magness, best known for performing alongside pop superstars One Direction and Fifth Harmony, has died at 26.

Composer Daniel Blumberg Says the Wild Music of ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Had to Be ‘As Extreme as Possible’

Daniel Blumberg says his motto writing music for The Testament of Ann Lee was "it has to be as extreme as possible." ...

His electronica, a blend of past and future, gives ‘Marty Supreme’ its swagger

Daniel Lopatin discusses the process of composing his synthesized score for Josh Safdies's 'Marty Supreme,' both evocative of ...

Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, has died at 60

The son of Cuban immigrants, Malo and his band blended country, rock and roll, folk, jump blues, Latin music and Cajun ...
Nature

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing articles from across Nature Portfolio

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing exploits the CRISPR-Cas system to modify a genome in a targeted manner. Guided by RNA, the Cas9 endonuclease breaks DNA at a target sequence. Imprecise repair of the double ...

Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason reflects on 50 years of 'Wish You Were Here'

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason about the band's epic album "Wish You Were Here" as it's reissued 50 years after its release.