Deciphering the Most Bizarre Commercial Jingles of Yore

A collection of the weirdest, most cringeworthy songs and visuals used to sell products.

cultureJessie SchieweJune 24, 2021music, pavlo fedykovych, history

The Infectious & Sometimes Annoying Appeal of Ice Cream Truck Music

The soundtrack to your childhood does more than just sell cones and popsicles.

143, cultureJessie SchieweMay 18, 2021music, food, history, jessie schiewe, summer

Using Classical Music to Fight Crime

Here’s why you might start hearing more Bach and Mozart in public places.

cultureJessie SchieweSeptember 15, 2020music, crime, jessie schiewe

What It’s Like Busking During Coronavirus

Stuck in Japan for the time being, Captain George is a street performer who refuses to let the pandemic stop him from playing.

culture, 143Jessie SchieweJuly 30, 2020music, coronavirus, jessie schiewe, japan, money

Teach Kids How to Play Classical Music & They Might Become Tiny Geniuses

San Francisco’s Little Stars Trio is hard-working, insanely talented, and still in grade school.

cultureJessie SchieweJuly 6, 2020music, kids, san francisco, jessie schiewe, people, bay area

Got Stress? Using Music & Virtual Reality To Coax Milk From Cows

For farmers, a happy herd means a greater bounty and a higher paycheck.

wtfJessie SchieweJune 9, 2020animals, cows, music, jessie schiewe

Hip-Hop Aloha

How Einer Bankz convinces top rappers to spit bars over his ukulele.

cultureJessie SchieweJune 4, 2020ukulele, rap, hip-hop, einer bankz, sam graap, jessie schiewe, music, hawaii, UK Comment

Getting Weird With The Band: An Interview With Glass Animals

The British indie rockers muse about cannibalism, finger modeling, and thongs.

culture, 143Jessie SchieweMay 11, 2020music, interview, jessie schiewe, jonathan m hall, UK

Can You Recreate Synesthesia With Music?

A former music journalist gives tips on enhancing your senses, so that sounds have colors, shapes, and textures.

cultureJessie SchieweApril 1, 2020music, erin k barnes, synesthesia, maria karambatsakis, DIY

The Enduring Appeal of David Bowie Merch

Someone you know owns a Bowie t-shirt. It's (kind of) a fact.

cultureJessie SchieweMarch 7, 2020fashion, music, susannah cohen, bryan west, people, feature

Just Another Diamond Day: An Interview With Vashti Bunyan

The British folk singer released her first album in 1970 — and nothing happened. Decades passed. Time moved on. Then, suddenly, she became inexplicably famous.

cultureJessie SchieweNovember 8, 2019music, interview, jessie schiewe

The Most Haunted Band in America

Between her music and her paranormal investigations, Death Valley Girls frontwoman Bonnie Bloomgarden doesn’t believe in keeping a day job.

cultureJessie SchieweOctober 16, 2019paranormal, haunted, music, elle carroll

The Creepy Histories Behind Victorian Jump Rope Rhymes

Who knew these cute, little songs were so macabre?