Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are few instruments that are as iconic or mysterious as the Theremin. Its sound immediately conjures recollections of '50s ...

You know that sound that makes the hair stand up on the back of you neck? That “watch out because the alien’s huge, slimy tentacles are slithering closer and closer” sound? Lots of classic 1950s ...

At the end of every semester, we get a bunch of cool and well-documented student projects from Cornell’s ECE4760 class. [Scott] and [Alex]’s infrared theremin is no exception. The classic theremin ...

Of all the musical instruments created over time, the theremin is certainly one of the most intriguing. It almost seems like magic the way the device reacts to moving hands closer and farther away ...

What’s your earliest musical memory? I think it was probably watching The Wizard of Oz. There were so many movies that I saw as a kid that really made me hear and appreciate film music. I’m very proud ...

HAMAMATSU, Japan It was a sight fit for an episode of the Twilight Zone: Dressed in black formal wear, a crowd of musicians filed into a concert hall west of Tokyo and sit down to play. But instead of ...

It may be a one-trick pony, but the Theremin's is a great trick and this is one hell of a pony. Not exactly versatile. If you just want the sound, you can get it from a plug-in. MusicRadar's got your ...

Here’s a video of Lady Gaga trying to play the daddy of weird musical instruments: the theremin. Lady Gaga appeared on The Graham Norton Show last Friday (28 September), and was asked to play the ...

There are few instruments that are as iconic or mysterious as the Theremin. Its sound immediately conjures recollections of '50s Sci-Fi films and B horror movies. Yet when it debuted in the late 1920s ...