WHEN CLINT MAEDGEN, alto saxophonist for the legendary New Orleans ensemble the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, is in the market for a new instrument, he doesn’t necessarily visit a music store. Instead, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether your child is a fan of Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa or Taylor Swift, these toy instruments can motivate them to ...

For modern composers, toy pianos are more than just child’s play. Toy pianos have been manufactured since the late 1800s, when a German toymaker started a business in Philadelphia. But in 1948, ...

A tuneful trio called the Wackids is tearing up YouTube with their toy instrument covers of classic jams. Watch some of their tiny takes on Rage Against The Machine, Metallica and AC/DC below! The ...

Playfulness and purposeful converge in the music of Microplastique. The quartet’s membership includes some of Chicago’s busiest and most engaged rising improvisers. Percussionist and composer Adam ...

If bingo-master and compère Nadeem Khan hates the very game that he hosts once a month with a passion, just imagine the unparalleled vitriol the longtime bassist holds toward the toy instruments he ...

Last night, Metallica stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and the group filmed the most adorable segment with Fallon and the Roots, performing their hit “Enter Sandman” using toy ...

“Walk This Way” took on a whole new vibe Wednesday night as Aerosmith joined Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show house band the Roots to re-imagine the song with children’s instruments. Fourteen ...

Metallica stopped by “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon” on Wednesday night to perform a very special version of “Enter Sandman” — on classroom musical instruments. The rock band’s lead singer, James ...

The motto was always “Build it, don’t buy it.” Richard Upchurch heard his dad say this constantly growing up. So when his beloved sixties-era Sony transistor radio broke, a young Upchurch didn’t ...

Rage Against The Machine’s “Killing In The Name” is one of the great mosh-pit songs of the ’90s, a staple even today for karaoke and cover bands thanks to its thunderous climax and its applicability ...