The latest issue of The Wire magazine (no. 505, March 2026) features a 3/4 page review of our new book A Brief History of Sound Recording. Written by staff writer Derek Walmsley, the review is transcribed below: A small museum’s survey of recorded sound and music documents a sonic avalanche across time, space and formatsByContinue reading “‘A Brief History of Sound Recording’ reviewed by The Wire magazine”
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The Wire Issue 474 Review
The current issue of the London experimental music magazine The Wire (issue 474, August 2023) contains a full-page review of our museum written by Ilia Rogatchevski, who visited our museum both online and in-person in order to research the piece. The text reads: “Are you familiar with the story of the First MP3?” asks JohnContinue reading “The Wire Issue 474 Review”
Seismograf.org Interview with Our Director
Denmark-based music and sound studies magazine Seismograf has published an extensive interview with Dr John Kannenberg, our Director and Chief Curator, conducted last summer by writer Julie Hugsted. The interview covers the history of our museum, highlights from the Permanent Collection, and many of the influences and strategies that have helped shape what our museumContinue reading “Seismograf.org Interview with Our Director”
Reviews in Digital Humanities reviews our museum
The open-source online journal Reviews in Digital Humanities has posted a thoughtful review of our museum written by musician Rebecca Gates. The review is part of the journal’s September 2021 special issue devoted to sound, guest edited by Mary Caton Lingold.
Online Visit Review in Museum Mutterings Blog
The Museum Mutterings blog has posted a review of their resident critic’s recent Online Visit to the Museum of Portable Sound, and they had some wonderful things to say – we are immensely grateful for the kind words!
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