Ben Shattuck’s hip and ironic ‘The History of Sound’ a perfect pick for Mark Twain award

The short story collection doesn’t just touch on cultural themes Twain would have appreciated, it deals in the sort of ...
American Songwriter

‘American Idol’ Fans Sound off After ‘The Voice’ Finalist Is Allowed to Audition

American Idol fans aren’t shy about making their opinions known. Leading up to the show’s season 23 premiere, its social media channel posted sneak peek clips of some auditions. Given his past ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

Boom breaks sound barrier with American-made private supersonic jet

MOJAVE, Calif. - XB-1 became the first American-made private supersonic jet to fly faster than the speed of sound as Boom Supersonic works toward building a fleet of supersonic jets for commercial air ...
NPR

One Chickasaw composer and a string quartet search for an American sound

When the Dover Quartet asked Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate to compose a new work inspired by Native American traditions, he turned to the woodland creatures venerated by his own Chickasaw Nation. The ...
American Songwriter

3 British Bands That Sound Like American Bands

The rock bands on this list are all British, but they all sound American. While no one will confuse Gavin Rossdale, Joe Elliott, or Mick Jagger with a Yankee, they each front groups with a distinctly ...
PC Gamer

American Truck Simulator’s latest teaser is just a sound effect and no one seems to agree on what exactly it means

In the latest teaser for American Truck Simulator, SCS Software asks you to simply hear them out. More precisely, hear out the roughly thirty seconds of out-of-context engine revving followed by a ...