The accidental genesis of Billy Joel’s quirkiest single

How a throwaway comment relieved Billy Joel’s writer’s block and yielded one of his most iconic hits of the 80s. We put ...

Liveblog reviews: Yacht Club fest’s all-over-the-place Day 2 lineup

Our reporter Jared Kaufman is on-site at the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, a three-day outdoor music festival at Harriet ...

Review: With a new drummer and a tribute to Neil Peart, a resurgent Rush gets back to work

Rush’s first direct tribute to late drummer Neil Peart arrived before the second song on Thursday night at a packed United ...
Daily Herald

Review: With a new drummer and a tribute to Peart, a resurgent Rush gets back to work

Rush’s first direct tribute to late drummer Neil Peart arrived before the second song on Thursday night at a packed United ...
Glide Magazine

Jack White Leaves Boston’s MGM Music Hall Ringing with a Ferocious Career-Spanning Set (SHOW REVIEW)

Most mainstream rock is dead on arrival, but Jack White still plays like he’s trying to summon a demon. On Thursday, July 17, ...

Linda Ronstadt's 40 best songs of all time, ranked. Her greatest hits

From "Long Long Time" and "Blue Bayou" to her hit duets with Aaron Neville, these are the 40 best Linda Ronstadt songs for ...

Orchid is a delightfully retro and approachable hipster synth

The Telepathic Instruments Orchid attempts to recapture some of that simple parlor instrument magic. Just like those vintage ...
IEEE

Microwave Frequency Synthesizers: A Tutorial

Abstract: This tutorial provides a brief introduction to the field of frequency synthesis. It starts with general definitions and requirements followed by a review of the main synthesizer ...