Category Archives: Breaking News

Resonance FM’s Rogue Planets to interview MOPS Director

LONDON – Museum of Portable Sound Director, Chief Curator, and author of A Brief History of Sound Recording John Kannenberg will appear live in the studio at Resonance FM London on the Rogue Planets show with Frank Malachi Thursday 30 April 7-8pm. The live interview will cover a variety of topics including the history ofContinue reading “Resonance FM’s Rogue Planets to interview MOPS Director”

A Brief History of Sound Recording book now available

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A Brief History of Sound Recording: Fully Incomplete and Highly Biasedby Dr John Kannenberg Imprint: Museum of Portable Sound PressOn sale: 27 November 2025Price: £30.00Pages: 124ISBN: 9798347413720 CONTACT:Johnjohn[at]museumofportablesound.com “A true labour of love and well worth your time.” —Wallpaper* Magazine, December 2025 Ten years in the making, this unconventional history of audioContinue reading “A Brief History of Sound Recording book now available”

In Person Visits Now Booking

SOUTHSEA, PORTSMOUTH, UK — The Museum of Portable Sound is pleased to announce that it is officially back open for in person visits. Based in Southsea, UK, it is easiest to book in person visits there. However, since the museum is portable, we are able to bring it along wherever our Director and Chief CuratorContinue reading “In Person Visits Now Booking”

MOPS Director Talks Death of the iPod on Sky News

LIVERPOOL/SOUTHSEA – MOPS Director John Kannenberg appeared on the 10 o’clock Sky News last night as part of a three minute segment marking the death of the iPod.

Science Museum in London Donates Object to Museum of Portable Sound

BLYTHE HOUSE ARCHIVE, LONDON – A vintage 1982 Philips portable tape recorder once held in the Science Museum’s archives has been officially transferred to the collections of the Museum of Portable Sound.

Announcing Our Summer 2022 Blockbuster Exhibition!

18 1/2 Minutes: The Erasure of Watergate Tape 342 Hear the infamous gap in the tape that sealed the fate of US President Richard Nixon exactly 50 years ago