Prague’s Sirius Smart Sounds – World’s Most Attractive Record Store?

When some pictures of Prague’s Sirius Smart Sounds record store breezed across our desks, we were in disbelief ¿Is this really a record store, or a set from a new Sci-Fi movie? No these are actual pictures of the Sirius shop, no affiliation with Sirius Satellite Radio, and boy howdy, is this a sweet spot. In July 1997, the first Sirius Smart Sounds was opened in the Netherlands where the owners attempted to integrate all...

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Internet Fuels Hang Drum Sensation

A percussion instrument, dubbed the Hang Drum (Pronounced “Hung” —Ed.) is quickly becoming an internet sensation. Created in 2000 by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer of the PANArt Company from Bern, Switzerland, the Hang is the result of many years of research on the steel drum (also called the Pan) and many other resonating percussion instruments from around the world. In the Bernese language, Hang refers to the human...

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