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"The Prophet-5 is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and influential synths ever built": The story of Sequential Circuits in 10 synths, sequencers and drum machines

Charting the rise, fall and subsequent resurgence of Sequential, we celebrate 50 years of groundbreaking synthesizers and technical ingenuity from one of the original trailblazers

MusicRadar

Smoking the Copium

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Reason

Free Ross: Crypto Community Urges Trump To Keep His Promise For Silk Road Founder

The crypto community is still celebrating Donald Trump's win, but they haven't forgotten that the Republican promised to free Ross Ulbricht on his first day at the White House as the 47th U.S. President.

International Business Times

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Dave Smith, David Stockman, and Jacob Grier: Who Is The Lesser Evil?

Dave Smith is for Trump. Jacob Grier is for Harris. David Stockman says we're screwed either way.

Reason

Wife who watched soulmate die says blasé attitude to symptoms cost him his life

Dave Smith, 58, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on February 2, 2024, after years of suffering from pain

The Independent UK

The 2024 Jasper Fire is a grim reminder of the urgency of adopting a Canadian national wildfire strategy

In what is becoming an unfortunately common occurrence, the town of Jasper, Alta. has been ravaged by a wildfire of unprecedented scale. Crews report witnessing “300- to 400-foot flames,” while one-third of Jasper’s buildings were destroyed. Luckily, there have been no reported fatalities so far.

The Conversation

What's so special about analogue synthesizers?

Do analogue synths really sound better? You bet they do, and here's why…

MusicRadar

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How the Libertarian Party Lost Its Way

Two years post-takeover, some longtime activists and donors claim the Mises Caucus has driven the party into the ground.

Reason

15 of the greatest synth icons ever: Carlos, Hancock, Jarre and more

Legends one and all, we pick the synthesizer's greatest exponents. In order of true greatness…

MusicRadar

Celebrating 60 years of the synth: the '70s

In the 1970s, the synthesizer became a true musical force. Here's how it went from a mono legend to a poly Prophet in 10 short years…

MusicRadar

A Power Struggle Consumes the Libertarian Party

The Libertarian Party's controversial plan is to "stop Biden" and extract promises from Trump along the way.

Reason

Chase Oliver: What Does the Libertarian Presidential Candidate Really Believe?

The L.P. presidential candidate clarifies his views amid criticisms that he is too "woke."

Reason

Former Post Office executive says he should not have said Horizon was robust

David Miller, then chief operating officer, tells inquiry he cannot recall 1999 meeting in which comment was made

The Guardian - UK

Dave Smith vs. Chris Freiman: What's the Ideal Immigration Policy?

Podcast host Dave Smith and philosopher Chris Freiman debate open borders on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

Reason

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"Nobody liked us because we sounded like Foo Fighters!": the inside story of the doomed Dave Grohl album no-one ever talks about

"In hindsight, I like to think we were before our time", says Dave Grohl of his 'lost' band, Dain Bramage

MusicRadar

"It sounded completely out of place in the chart it was in, and the year it was released": 5 Prophet-5-powered tracks by Radiohead, Gary Numan, Japan and more

We're in Prophet-5 mode, as we celebrate five decades of the first 'proper' polysynth with five – ok six – glorious tracks

MusicRadar

The very first Prophet-5 review was sweet, spot on and surprisingly prescient: "Think of it as a 5-note Minimoog, and your programs can be stored even when the instrument is turned off!"

"The Prophet-5 will remember 40 different preset sounds, each of which can be easily recalled and also modified. Impressive, eh?"

The Canberra Times

Chief Minister's intervention brings back dropped top candidate

Aspiring MLA's hopes live on after a bitter preselection process.

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AAP

Father Dave the fighting priest still punching on at 61

A three-time Australian of the Year nominee, 61-year-old Anglican priest Father Dave Smith is to return to the ring as the country's oldest professional boxer.

Reason

A New Reason Podcast Is Just Asking Questions

Dave Smith joins Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe for the first episode of Just Asking Questions.

Reason

Dave Smith: What Is a Libertarian?

Dave Smith joins Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe for the first episode of Just Asking Questions.

The Independent UK

Two-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills his pregnant mother with gun left on nightstand

The Norwalk Police Department recovered a IG Sauer micro 9 mm handgun from the scene

MusicRadar

Synth wars: The story of MIDI, the one interface that ruled them all

CV/Gate, DCB, USI, UMI and The Oberheim System… This is the story of how synth’s biggest players narrowly averted a standards war and made sweet music together

Total Film

Password sharing, preservation, and rising costs – why are streaming services failing us?

Opinion | Netflix and Disney Plus's new changes are bad news for everyone

The Independent UK

Post Office conducted ‘one side of coin’ report on IT system accused of faults

Post Office Limited’s former head of product and branch accounting gave evidence to the Horizon inquiry on Thursday.

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