Jukeboxes have fallen out of favor as time and technology marches on, but they still serve as reminders of a different time with respects to music and culture. Berry Bell shares information about jukeboxes and walks us through his collection on this week’s show. Put a few quarters in the machine and listen to learn more about the “jutebox” confusion, the Gullah roots of the machine’s nickname, and how jukeboxes changed radio programming forever.

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If you’re interested in contacting Berry about buying or selling Jukeboxes, you can find his business card at this link. 

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It’s becoming increasingly difficult to maintain anonymity in our technological culture, but some secrecy and mythology can still be achieved not in spite of, but because of those advances. Mad Genius is a collective of audiovisual experimenters that twist the sounds of our everyday or collective experiences into musical moments that encapsulate a time, place, person, or event. The elusive “Magnus Genioso” will introduce you to the collective and even offer you a special invitation.

You can also listen to the full 2012 series.

Music Used: Newsroom Fight Song (Version 1), Shimmer Song (Instrumental Rough Mix), LP Cover Beat

Check out more of their work on The Mad Genius Soundcloud.

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The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusettes opened in 1799 and has been exploring the intersections of art, culture, and technology across various disciplines over its tenure as one of the longest continuously operating museums in the United States. The French artist and composer, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, created an exhibition that is right at home at the PEM. “From here to Ear” is a composition that utilizes space, sounds, and 70 zebra finches interacting with their surroundings. Learn more about this unique sonic art experimentation from from Céleste himself andTrevor Smith, the Curator of the Present Tense at the PEM.

Watch a video featuring Céleste with footage from the exhibition below:

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